Kurrajong Flower

Did you know

• The name 'kurrajong' comes from an Aboriginal word meaning 'fishing line,' as the bark fiber was used to make string and nets.
• Aboriginal Australians roasted and ground the seeds to make a nutritious flour, and the roots were a source of water in droughts.
• The bell-shaped flowers are dotted with colorful speckles inside, visible only when you look closely into the blooms.
• Its swollen trunk stores water, allowing the tree to survive severe droughts that kill surrounding vegetation.
• Captain Cook's crew ate the roasted seeds during their 1770 voyage along the Australian coast and compared the taste to chestnuts.

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Uses

• shade tree
• traditional food source
• ornamental street tree
• livestock fodder