This stunning rainforest tree is both highly ornamental and a very desirable for its bush food characteristics. It is quite rare in the wild, native to a few areas of N-E NSW however its popularity within the bush food and horticultural industries promises its security within our flora environment.

This raspberry is a sweet red-orange berry that grows on an upright suckering shrub with cane-like stems. It is delicious eaten fresh and its popularity is seeing it reach supermarket shelves. The taste is milder than the European raspberry. The plant is very resilient to warmer growing conditions and can produce up to 3 kg per plant.

This majestic tree with its enormous nuts has a straight trunk, large prickly leaves and separate male and female flowers. The 10kg female cones contain delicious edible nuts that can be eaten raw or boiled to make extraction from the hard shell easier. Nuts can be sliced or pureed and added to desserts and savoury dishes or
roasted as a potato substitute. The nuts' flour can also be used to make breads and cakes.

This delicate bushy shrub has strong aromatic leaves that can be dried and used as a substitute for mixed herbs. Highly scented. An evergreen bushy shrub. The dried leaves are used as a substitute for mixed herbs. Prefers light moist soils in a protected shaded position. Frost resistant but drought tender.

This tree bears stunning clusters of plum-like fruit with deep dark purple skin and vibrant dark-red flesh. The delicious tangy acid taste makes the fruit a favourite for jams and wines but for those who appreciate a sharp tasting fruit it is delicious eaten fresh. As an under story rainforest tree it can be grown in shady conditions but is increasingly being planted in full sun as a commercial crop.

A native tree with delightful purple fruit this is a favourite of the lilly pilly group. The delicate fruit is aromatic with a sweetish slightly gingery or turpentine flavour. Fruit is spongy and delicate. The glossy green leaves have numerous large oil glands that give a distinctive smell when crushed and distinguish it from other lilly pillies

This slender tree is crowned with large velvety leaves when young. The fruit of Native Tamarind is yellow-brown and hairy. The flesh is a yellow-orange colour, is sour but pleasant, and has been used in making jams. Bird attracting.

A versatile plant for Aboriginal people. The ginger tasting roots were eaten and the flesh from the bright blue fruit. The large leaves were thatched and used to make shelters and to wrap food for cooking 2m Brilliant red under leaf.

Small to medium tree which forms an upright cylindrical shape. Can be pruned to form a hedge. Dark green, glossy leaves are in contrast to the bright pale green new growth. Edible fruits. An excellent indoor or tub plant.

A long narrow fruit with thin skin that ranges in colour from green, yellow, purple and red. The fruit contains an acid juice similar to that of a lime. A delicate rainforest tree that offers a distinctive citrus flavour to sweet or savoury dishes. The juicy cells, similar in appearance to caviar, are a delightful surprise in salad dressings.