Dimocarpus australianus
Grown from seedlings
Also known as Australian native lychee, it is a species of trees closely related to the longan. This is one of our very rare and little known native bush foods.
The fruit has a musky, sweet taste similar to dates, sweeter than a longan, and drier and less messily juicy than a lychee.
The fruit has a bark-like shell, thin, but firm, making the fruit easy to peel by squeezing the pulp out.
The fruit is best eaten fresh out of hand.
Native to tropical North QLD.
The tree can reach 10m high, though is best kept to a manageable height of around 3-4 metres.
Grown from seedlings
Also known as Australian native lychee, it is a species of trees closely related to the longan. This is one of our very rare and little known native bush foods.
The fruit has a musky, sweet taste similar to dates, sweeter than a longan, and drier and less messily juicy than a lychee.
The fruit has a bark-like shell, thin, but firm, making the fruit easy to peel by squeezing the pulp out.
The fruit is best eaten fresh out of hand.
Native to tropical North QLD.
The tree can reach 10m high, though is best kept to a manageable height of around 3-4 metres.