Archive for the ‘Rainforest Fruit Harvest’ Category

Rainforest Bounty

The Blue Almod grows on the Atherton Talbelands.

Australian Riberries

Australia’s flora, be it in our rainforests, our wetlands, our deserts, or our alpine regions is so diverse, we are only just beginning to investigate, discover and establish what can be done with this amazing food resource.

Harvesting Australian Rainforest Trees

There are many varieties of lilly pilly in Australia

Galeru Rainforest Orchards Gearing Up For Next Harvest

Galeru harvest of riberries and raincherries coincides with school holidays here in the Noosa Hinterland.

Galeru Golden Pearls

This member of the Diploglottis family is not really a tamarind but related to the lychee

Galeru Rainforest Products

Galeru is increasing its range of rainforest products with native tamarind.

Harvesting Fruit from Rainforest Orchards

Harvesting Fruit from Rainforest Orchards.

Yesterday, while brush-cutting through “Hard Yakka”–the name designated to one of our rainforest orchards on on the property– I chanced on some huge Davidson plums lying amongst the weeds. The fruit fell from a Davidsonia pruriens which towers at least five meters above the dominant canopy and I did not expect to gain any crop from this species so early in June.