As it turns out Australia is not a perfect place that causes no allergies. It could be the air that seems to smell strongly of bushfires (I guess summer's coming back), but I think it's more likely the grass trees that are pollinating like crazy right now.
These trees are pretty impressive even if I'm allergic to them. They grow about 2-2.5" per year, so you can imagine how old the tree in this picture is. Aboriginal people have a lot of uses for the tree. First, the flowers that form on the spikes flower on the north side of the spikes they produce more than the south, so they are often used as compasses. The spikes also produce a nectar that is used for sweet drinks and making glue, and afterwards the spikes are strong enough to be used as spears for things like fishing. So the trees are typically used for many purposes. Recently during a freeway extension one of these trees was transplanted into a garden at the Water Corporation offices that was in the way of the planned freeway. It was tall enough that it has lived for at least 1100 years, and has 33 of the grass "bush-like" limbs!
These trees are pretty impressive even if I'm allergic to them. They grow about 2-2.5" per year, so you can imagine how old the tree in this picture is. Aboriginal people have a lot of uses for the tree. First, the flowers that form on the spikes flower on the north side of the spikes they produce more than the south, so they are often used as compasses. The spikes also produce a nectar that is used for sweet drinks and making glue, and afterwards the spikes are strong enough to be used as spears for things like fishing. So the trees are typically used for many purposes. Recently during a freeway extension one of these trees was transplanted into a garden at the Water Corporation offices that was in the way of the planned freeway. It was tall enough that it has lived for at least 1100 years, and has 33 of the grass "bush-like" limbs!
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