Wild Orange refers to plants bearing fruit reminiscent of oranges. They are not necessarily associated to the Rubiaceae family which contain true oranges. Wild Orange, Capparis mitchellii, also known as Native Pomegranate and Bumble Tree is an evergreen, Australian indigenous plant that neither related to oranges or to the Osage-Orange, Maclura pomifera, known as “Wild [...]

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The Little Gooseberry Tree, Buchanania arborescens, also known as Satinwood and Sparrow’s Mango is an evergreen, small graceful tree, native to monsoon tropical forests of northern Australia, South-East Asia and the Solomon Islands. The tree grows up to 20 meters in height. Buchanania arborescens leaves are spirally staged, smooth, leathery, elongated and rounded, 5-26 cm [...]

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Wongi Plum, Manilkara kauki, is a tropical, fruit bearing tree occurring from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia to Northern Queensland in Australia where it is known also as Caqui. Wongi Plum can reach heights of up to 20 meters, with a dense and almost ovoid crown, although they are most often seen as fairly stunted, [...]

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The Sandpaper Fig, Ficus opposite, also known as Sweet Sandpaper Fig and Sweet Fig is native to the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia and New Guinea. Sandpaper Fig grows as either a shrub or small tree reaching to 10meters in height. It is a beautiful sub-tropical fruit bearing tree suited to large or small [...]

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The Native Tamarind – Diploglottis australis, is a medium to tall evergreen, fruit bearing tree, growing up to 35meters in the sub-tropical and dry rain-forest of its native Northern Australia. Young trees will grow straight up with a small spiral of leaves until they reach the forest canopy when they begin to branch. Mature large [...]

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