Native Tamarind
Diploglottis Australis
AN EVERGREEN SMALL TO MEDIUM TREE WITH A SPREADING CROWN OF BEAUTIFUL, LONG, PINNATE FOLIAGE, DARK GREEN ABOVE, RUSTY-VELVET BENEATH. LARGE CLUSTERS OF YELLOW TO BROWN, HAIRY FLOWERS BORNE IN SPRING, FOLLOWED BY ROUND, ORANGE-YELLOW, SOUR BUT PLEASANT TASTING, FLESHY FRUIT, WHICH CAN BE USED TO MAKE JAMS OR A REFRESHING DRINK. BfRDS AND FRUIT BATS LOVE THE FRUIT. PLANT IN WELL DRAINED SOIL WHICH IS RICH IN ORGANIC MATTER A
ND APPLY A LIGHT DRESSING OF ORGANIC FERTILISER IN EARLY SPRING. KEEP WELL WATERED DURING DRY PERIODS. IDEAL SHADE TREE OR PARK SPECIMEN AND POTENTIAL AS STREET OR AVENUE TREE. A GREAT TUB PLANT WHEN YOUNG.
Another Great Australian Plant!
PHOTOGRAPH BY HUGH NICHOLSON
