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Capparis arborea
“Native Pomegranate”

TREE 6 TO 8 METRES TALLSmooth dark bark, vicious spines along trunk & branches, beautiful white flowers in Summer. Edible dark green berries with sweet pulp are “bush tucker” & attract birds, possums, bats & food plant for Caper White & other butterflies.

Suitability
CategorySmall Trees up to 10m
FamilyCapparaceae
AspectFiltered Sun
SoilAdaptable, Moist
HabitatDry Rainforest
Features
Bird Attracting, Black Cracking Soils Plants, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Creek Species, Dry Rainforest, Edible Fruit Plants, Fire Resistant Plants, Shade Tolerant Plants
Localities
Ashgrove, Bald Hills, Boondall, Chapel Hill, Cubberla Creek, Enoggera Catchment, Enoggera Ck Corridor, Ipswich area, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Logan City, Lota, Manly, Manly West, Nudgee, Pine Rivers, Pinjarra Hills, Pullenvale, South Brisbane, St Lucia, Upper Brookfield, West End, Westlake, Wynnum

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