Jude hosted and presented a large range of flora that he grows: too much information to record it all.
Some of the plants and trees he talked about...
- Dragon fruit: both red and yellow varieties, and Sapote (a South American variety?) Red Dragon Fruit and Sapote was served with morning tea.
- Bonsia Ginkho: known as 'memory fruit' in China, take 10 years to fruit. the nut is good to roast. Jude knows of only one female tree in Queensland, possibly Australia: in Toowoomba.
- Chinese Peanut, and Malibar Chestnut. Nuts were served at morning tea time.
- Camphorwood trees: much sought after by cabinet makers.
- Shangrilai Tree: Jude's own variety.
- Clumping Cane: has a round trunk, whereas spreading varieties have a notch or groove.
- Pomelo: similar to lemonade, but bigger.
- Bananas: a yellow fleshed Malaysian variety that are best cooked, and Sugar bananas.
- Tiger Grass: use the leaves for wrapping when cooking.
- An extensive garden with -
- Loofah, or luffa etc: also known as the "Dishloth Gourd". The tightly grown inner fibers make long wearing, useful sponges, and the young fruit is edible.
- Sweet potato
- Large beans which Jude is keeping for seed. Contact him for seeds as they will be available shortly.
- ... far too much was growing in there to name here ...
More pics here, many of which are of the above.
