Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Wordless Wednesday : Mysterious Grass Trees - Twin Sentinels

Taller than the twins


Xanthorrhoea acaulis - A Grass tree  ?
Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp.agustifolia Grass Tree ?
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii -Johnson's Grass Tree ?



These magnificant Grass Trees grow one to two centimetres per year -possibly over 100yrs old. Grass trees have a life span of up to 600 years - finally three years of searching our property we found them after a neighbour told us of their existence.

If you come visit you'll have to find them !




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Posted by ♥.Trish.♥ Drumboys at 22:45

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sammie71 49p · 519 weeks ago

How cute do the boys look in their high-vis vests! Adorable!
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Min@WriteoftheMiddle · 519 weeks ago

Wow those grass trees are pretty special! Gee - how big is your property if it took you a while to find them! :-)
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Leanne@DFF · 519 weeks ago

Wow! On your property? Such history in those trees
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Toni · 519 weeks ago

Dad always called these trees Black boys or black butts, he was into growing all different palm trees and plants. I always thought it wasn't the proper name lol.
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Middle Aged Mama · 519 weeks ago

Well done on finding them! I remember calling these plants "black boys" when we were little - not very PC I guess - I still struggle to call them grass trees, though hubster grew up in Mackay and said he's only ever known them as grass trees, probably because he lived near Grass Tree Beach.
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agentmysterycase 63p · 519 weeks ago

Wow, what a find. Your property must be huge. I just want to do a photo shoot there now.
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coopsnpeps-2 13p · 519 weeks ago

It's been so long since I linked up! Your boys are looking so grown up and handsome xx Bron
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kyl21z 63p · 519 weeks ago

Wow, how cool is that! Imagine how old they are and what they've seen over the years...
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Zita · 519 weeks ago

They are quite magnificent aren't they! I didn't realize they had such a life span!
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kazatmeltingmoments 48p · 519 weeks ago

What a find! I remember taking some school children on an excursion to the Royal Botanical Gardens and learning about them for the first time myself.. Do they grow a big shoot out of the top when they flower?
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havealaughonme 84p · 519 weeks ago

Wow they're pretty special alright Trish! Must be special natives x
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bybeckyh 40p · 519 weeks ago

We bought a tiny grass tree when we got married to represent how long we've been together and to pass on to our kids. It's so exciting to watch it grow - super slowly. Each new blade is a thrill! Yours are very big! Love it.
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Sam Stone · 519 weeks ago

I love grass heads!

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