Grass Tree: An Ancient Feature Tree
When you plant a glauca grass tree, you are planting a national treasure. We are happy to share this uniquely Australian plant with you.
When you plant a glauca grass tree, you are planting a national treasure. We are happy to share this uniquely Australian plant with you.
Growing monocots in your designer garden can mean that you are growing specimens of some of the oldest kinds of plants in the world. Why is this significant? There are many reasons, but one of…
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Grass Trees or “Balga” in the News. Another word for Grass tree is “Balga” in the Noongar language according to an article dated September 7, 2021, in the Metronet News. The trees are a subject…
Grass trees are iconic Australian plants. There are more than 60 different varieties of Xanthorrhoea or grass trees that are endemic to Australia. These tough, drought-resistant plants were and still are important to the native…
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Multi-stemmed trees are pretty impressive. Although they have just one single root system, they produce multiple stems, and this offers up a few distinct advantages. For starters, a multi-stemmed tree will provide more of a…
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