As I walked through the Arboretum today, I noticed the Ficus obliqua (Small-leaved fig) at the northern end of the Park is fruiting – and strangling a nearby tree! This native fig is an absolute bird magnet, especially during the spring when it’s loaded with fruit.
We’ve got a few in the nursery if you’ve got the space in your yard (they’re not small). Great for shade, wildlife, and just generally looking majestic.
Other species fruiting in September:
- Aglaia syndina (Boodyarra)
- Archontophoenix alexandrae (Alexandra palm)
- Arytera divaricata (Rose Tamarind)
- Clerodendrum inerme (Harmless clerodendron)
- Chionanthus ramiflorus (Native olive)
- Cryptocarya grandis (Cinnamon Laurel)
- Cupaniopsis anacardioides (Beach tamarind)
- Davidsonia pruriens (Ooray, Davidson’s Plum)
- Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum (Ivory Mahogany)
- Elaeocarpus bancroftii (Johnstone River Almond)
- Emmenosperma alphitonioides (Yellow Ash)
- Ficus albipila (Fig wood)
- Ficus obliqua var. obliqua (Small leaf fig)
- Litsea glutinosa (Brown Bolly-wood)
- Melaleuca leucadendra (Swamp Tea Tree)
- Morinda citrifolia (Cheesefruit)
- Myristica insipida (Native Nutmeg)
- Niemeyera prunifera (Plum Boxwood)
- Normanbya normanbyi (Black palm)
- Podocarpus elatus (Brown Pine)
- Prunus turneriana (Almond Bark)
- Randia fitzalani (Brown Gardenia)
- Synima macrophylla (Topaz Tamarind)
- Syzygium angophoroides (Yarrabah Satinash)
- Syzygium fibrosum (Fibrous Satinash)
- Syzygium kuranda (Kuranda Satinash)
- Terminalia muelleri (Mueller’s Damson)