Molucca bramble is indigenous to moist eucalyptus forest and tropical rain forest of eastern Australia; dispersed from tropical north Queensland to eastern Victoria. The plant is a relative of the blackberry, Rubus fruticosus, and raspberry, Rubus idaeus.

Rubus moluccanus leaves are oval to heart-shaped, with 3-5 lobes, 2-15cm long and 3-10cm wide with white and hairy underside and serrated margins. Flowers are pinkish red or white with 5 petals, born in bundles, in spring and summer, followed by the bright red fruits.

The Molucca bramble fruit is dark red, raspberry like, edible, 1.2cm wide and it is reputed a tasty fruit. It is consumed out-of-hand and used commercially to a modest extent in jams and sauces. Medicinally the fruit can be used as a remedy for bed-wetting in children

Molucca bramble is a hardy plant suitable for larger properties not gardens. It favors a sunny place and it responds well to pruning so it can be kept to manageable dimensions if regularly maintained. It requires ample water and well-drained soils to do well.

Plant propagation is by seed but germination might be slow. Propagation can also be accomplished using cuttings of firm, current season’s growth. Rubus moluccanus is a member of the Rosaceae family the genus Rubus.

Molucca Bramble, Rubus moluccanus

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Eupomatia laurina Leaves are shiny dark green, oblong-elliptic, 7-12cm long and 2-5cm wide. The pale flowers appear in summer, solitary or in pairs, 2cm in diameter. They appear in the leaf axils all along the stems, have no petals or sepals and are heavily perfumed.

The globular to urn-shaped edible fruit of the Bolwarra is about 15-20mm in diameter with a sweet, aromatic flesh full of seeds, rather like a guava. It is born from the branches and trunk and turns from green to brown by winter.

Fruit is best used in combination with other ingredients that compliment the strong tone of the spice seeds, and should be regarded one of the Australian spices. The whole fruit can be dried, crushed and used to flavor foods such as ice-cream.

The fruit is similarly used as a spice-fruit in cooking, included in beverages, jams, jellies and desserts. It is quite good to eat raw, though the seeds are a bit of a bother.

Plant propagation is from fresh seed with a high level of germination and cuttings. Germination begins after roughly three weeks and is accomplished after five weeks. Cutting propagated trees produce fruit after two years. Seedlings take four or more to fruit.

The tree makes a suitable garden plant and will grow in sun or shade in most soils. It is frost sensitive and favors a protected, semi-shaded site. Eupomatia laurina is a member of the family Eupomatiaceae the genus Eupomatia.

Bolwarra, Eupomatia laurina

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Coccoloba diversifolia leaves are 3-18cm long and 1-7cm wide, rippled, alternate, near round to oval and smooth edged, leathery, brighter green above and lighter below. The leaves on young plants are larger than those on mature plants. Flowers are whitish-green, dioecious, many and inconspicuous, 1.5-1.8 cm long, born on spikes largely in the spring but the plant is flowering year-round.

The fruit of the Pigeonplum is oval to round, single-seeded, 6-10 mm long achene encircled by a dark purple edible fleshy perianth, born in clusters and ripening in autumn. Fruit is eaten fresh but can also be processed into jelly or wine.

Tree propagation is by seed. The plant is resistant to high winds, salt and drought but is incapable of surviving hard frost. The minimum temperature would be around 1ºC. Once established, it needs little upkeep, and is great for use as a canopy tree or mixed in with other plants for screening.

The plant is fast-growing and favors full sun but does well in partial shade. It tolerates most types of moist, well-drained soils. No pests or diseases are of major concern. Coccoloba diversifolia is a member of the family Polygonaceae the genus Coccoloba.

Pigeonplum, Coccoloba diversifolia

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The Rubus parviflorus leaves are palm-shaped, up to 20cm across, coarsely serrated, with five lobes, soft and fuzzed in texture. The flowers are large, 2 to 6cm in diameter, the largest of any Rubus species, with five white petals and numerous pale yellow stamens.

The Thimbleberry produces tartish edible fruit more or less 1cm in diameter, which mature to a bright red in mid to late summer. Fruit is larger but softer than raspberries and it doesn’t pack or ship well, so thimbleberries are seldom cultivated commercially. However, they make a first-class jam.

Plant propagation is by underground rhizome but also by seed. The Thimbleberry is commonly found in forest understory but reaching its best growth in sunlight of forest openings or boundaries. Cultivars of Rubus parviflorus are used for ornamental purposes, bred for their aromatic flowers and appealing autumn leafage. Rubus parviflorus is a member of the family Rosaceae the genous Rubus.

Thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus

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Gaultheria shallo leaves are coarse, leathery, dark green, broadly oval and sharply pointed, 3-9 cm long, 1-6 cm wide and finely toothed. Young leaves are edible and occasionally used to flavor fish soup. They have also medicinal properties and have been used by local natives for generations.

Flowers are pendent and bell-shaped, white or pinkish. Each flower being produced on a hooded leaf like part, in elongate clusters at the end of the previous year’s growth, followed by clusters of dark purple berries in summer and fall.

The fruit of the Salal is sweet blue berries with a unique flavour. The berries were an important food resource for native people, who both consumed them fresh and dried them into patties. Salal berries were also used as a sweetener, and the Haida people used them to thicken salmon eggs.

More recently, Salal berries are used locally in jams, preserves and pies often combined with Oregon-grape. Salal wine recipes have also made the circles among hobby wine makers and the berries can be made into a blue-ribbon worth sauce, used to glaze over wild game birds or even turkey. The fruit is an effective appetite suppressant.

Plant propagation is by spreading underground stems. Gaultheria shallo is very tolerant of both open sun and shady conditions. However, the plant favors a fairly moist, well-draining loamy acidic soil in part sun to part shade place. Gaultheria shallo is a member of the family Ericaceae the genus Gaultheria.

Salal, Gaultheria shallo

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