Xanthorrhoea resinifera
Xanthorrhoea arborea
Xanthorrhoea mediaSunday, November 04, 2007
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8 comments:
Aboriginals made use of every part of the grass-tree. The nectar from its flowers could be made into a sweet high energy drink. Soft young leaves were eaten and tough leaves were used as knives. The stem of the flower spike was used for spear shafts and for making fire. The hard gum resin found at the base was used to repair spears and join tools to wood. Even the roots were eaten in South Australia.
My kind of tree! It is so beautiful, reminds me of cattails. What a nice scene. Do you live near this beauty?
They aren't soft like cat's tails Ces :) That's Sydney Harbour and defining 'near' depends on whether travelling by plane, car or foot. I consider this spot as 'near' after a fair amount of driving and one hour walk.
The top three make good compositions and feel still and timeless.
The bottom one looks like you made the plant stop in it's tracks when it saw you!
I bet they shiver when they see an aboriginal tribe!
Id never seen these before coming to Oz and they still blow me away, I just love them - Beautiful specimens Anon and well shot!
They are ANCIENT plants Modroom ... if it wasn't for the boats and buildings, I could see dinosaurs munching about. HAHA the bottom one does look surprised! Something Aboriginals did that we don't do is work with their environment; they would have given something in return after taking ... the plants would have had less fear when there were tribes about than now!
They are a favourite of mine too Lavender :)
Love all of these...you have some beautiful bush to work in...I love their botanical name as well..not sure why, just appeals to me...great work though
AWWWW thanks Abbey and I'm lucky to know some good bush around Sydney :)
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