There is a children’s book written by Shel Silverstein in which a tree gives all its parts until it has nothing left. There are many trees in Australia, including brachychiton rupestris, the Queensland Bottle tree,…
No matter how much you know about trees, there is always something more to learn. This book was a fortuitous used book find. Originally published in 1968, by Ivan Holiday and Ron Hill, it is…
Not only do mango trees work well as an ornamental feature tree, but they also produce the most delicious fruits. Granted, it’ll take about five years before fruit production really gets going, but, after this,…
With more and more people now feeling inclined to step it up when it comes to growing their own food, fruit trees have come into the spotlight. Plant them once and they’ll produce bigger and…
This seems to be the year to focus on “self-care”. There is no place where it is more applicable than when gardening. Trees, such as the magnificent Queensland Bottle Tree, Mango tree, or even an…
Let’s be honest, some trees can be really messy. Fallen leaves aside, you also often have to deal with dropped flowers, fruits, and seeds, making some trees completely unsuitable for a low-maintenance garden. If you’re…
Just like any other living thing, trees need time to mature. Do some research into the tree species that are currently in your garden and you’ll easily learn their expected growth rate. However, with some…
Water is essential for a tree’s survival, but, unfortunately, rainfall often doesn’t provide enough. This makes manual watering a must. However, do this in the wrong way and they’ll still end up suffering, making it…
With olive trees hailing from the Mediterranean, it goes without saying that they really thrive in the warmth of the sun. However, this doesn’t mean that they can’t cope with colder temperatures. In fact, many…
Grass Tree Australia is an amazing place. There are more than 25,000 different plants that grow there, many of which do not grow naturally anywhere else in the world. One of the plants that is…
What looks like a bottle, stores up liquid and has an edible inner bark? The bottle tree. Shaped like a sturdy wine bottle, these trees are often left standing when undergrowth is cleared away for…
Yucca Filifera: St. Peter’s Palm or St. Peter’s Yucca, sometimes also known as palma china, is native to Mexico and grows wild in North America as far north as the Carolinas. Or, to put it…
Yucca Rostrata or the Beaked Yucca is an exceptionally beautiful tree yucca. It develops a perfectly spherical pom-pom at the top of a slender stem. In summer, it puts up a single tall bloom stalk….