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FW: Cheese Tree, Glochidion ferdinandi


> Glochidion ferdinandi is a naitve to the east coast of Australia, a
> member of the Euphorbiaceae family
Sounds like an interesting plant, its listed as "cheese tree" in the B &
T seeds catalogue

cheers,
Rod Randall
Weed Risk Assessment
Weed Science Group, Agriculture Western Australia
Home Page  http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/progserv/plants/weeds/Weedsci.htm

             "I weed..."

> ----------
> From: 	John Atkinson
> Sent: 	Thursday, November 20, 1997 9:05 AM
> To: 	medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: 	Re: Cheese Tree?
> 
> At 06:58 AM 11/20/97 +1100, Michael Bailes wrote:
> >I have a"weed" tree that pops up everywhere in my garden.
> >It has fruits about 1/2 inch wide that look a little like home made
> cheeses.
> >The wood is a beatiful red cedar colour.
> >Does anyone know its proper name?
> 
> Glochidon ferdinandi.
> 
> Yes, I find it somewhat of a weed too.  Very pretty tree though.  I
> find it
> mostly grows from root suckers rather than seeds.  Not so "weedy" in
> my
> garden as Pittospermum undulatum or its little brother P revolutum
> though.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> >
> >Michael Bailes,  The Fragrant Garden
> >Portsmouth Road Erina. N.S.W. 2250 Australia.
> >Int fax 61 243 651979  Phone 61 243 677322
> >EMail:frgntgar@fastlink.com.au
> > or
> >frgntgar@ozemail.com.au
> >I would be happy to send an electronic copy of The Fragrant Garden
> Friend's
> >Newsletter Number NUMBERS 9, 11, 12, 12A to anyone who can handle it.
> They
> >are all about , A4 pages long You need Adobe Acrobat distiller
> (shareware
> >available from adobe site);lots of RAM and a server that can handle
> 1mg
> >files. It takes about 5-10minutes to download. It is best printed on
> HP
> >premium paper. Edition 12 is all about Celandine and how to make home
> made
> >medicinals
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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