Long Grass Nature Refuge
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Medium-large deciduous tree to 30m tall in subtropical, dry and littoral rainforests in Shoalhaven River, NSW to Cape York, Nth QLD. Flowers are lilac bunches from leaf axils and branchlet ends from September-November. They are chocolate scented. Fruit is a bunch of yellow drupes (each drupe around 15mm in diameter) which are ripe February-June. Yes, this one of a few truly winter deciduous Australian trees. It is also very fast growing and hardy. Can be completely defoliated by moth caterpillars at certain times of the year. Propagate from fresh seed (remove flesh). Germination can be slow. White cedar fruits are poisonous to humans, dogs, pigs but are eaten by native frugivores.
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