Common Name: Coastal Screw Pine Native Of: Coastal Eastern Queensland and New South Wales Native Habitat: Pandanus are native to coastal dunes and headlands of eastern Australia Form: Pandanus are a small tree with a widely branching canopy supported by prop roots. Evergreen / Deciduous: Evergreen Features: Pandanus produce large orange fruit up to 40cm across. Drought Resistance: ***** Frost Tolerance: *** Salinity Tolerance: ***** Comments:...

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Common Name: Foxtail Palm The recently described foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) is from Cape York, Queensland. This beautiful native palm is named after Wodyeti, the last male Aboriginal with traditional knowledge of the Bathurst Bay-Melville Range area who has now passed away at 78 years of age. Recognised internationally for its lovely, feathery fronds this palm makes a striking statement at 6-15m tall. It has a slightly bottle-shaped...

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Common names: Australian Cabbage Palm, Fan Palm Distribution Habitat: very widely distributed throughout lowland forest and swamps of eastern Australia. Description: Large, attractive fan palm. General:Very popular landscaping plant. Culture: Very hardy palm, grown from the tropics thru to temperate regions. Frost tolerant. Likes lots of water, and lots of sun. Wind, and salt...

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Common Name: Red Edged Pandanus Native Of: Madagascar and Mauritius Native Habitat: Sandy to rocky exposed slopes Form: Upright, generally multi trunking with wide spreading head. Evergreen / Deciduous: Evergreen Features: Grey brown trunk and round seed pods create a statement. Branching often uniform from main trunk Drought Resistance: **** Frost Tolerance:* Salinity Tolerance:**** Comments: An architectural...

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