CASSOWARY FOOD TREES that are available at the Cassowary Coast Regional Council Nurseries . Species Common name and description Fruiting time height Acmena divaricata Cassowary Satinash - tall tree, spreading crown, fruit - pink to red berry approx 50x50mm Jan - Nov 15-25m Acmena hemilampra Broad leaf lilly pilly –attractive red-brown new growth, fruit -white berry approx 15x15mm Feb - Nov 10 -20m Acmenospermum claviflorum Grey satinash – dense crown, dark purple new growth, fruit - red berry approx 10x9mm Sept - Jan 15 m Aglia sapindina Boodyarra – bushy tree, fruit –orange berry approx 20x15mm Nov - May 12m Alpinia caerulea Native ginger – clumps of stems, fruit – blue capsules 10x10mm many seeds and white aril Any month 2m Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm - slender trunk –fruit- a drupe- many red 10x8mm seeds on a large panicle Any month 35m Barringtonia calyptrata Cassowary pine – tree, long cream/ white flowers, fruit- blue drupe approx 70x 60mm Dec - Jan 7-30m Beilschmedia obtusifolia Blush walnut –spreading tree, attractive new growth, fruit black drupe approx15x10mm July - Nov 20-30m Breynia stipitata Fart Bush - greenish flowers, small 5mm round red to black berries, attracts many birds Any month 2-5m Carallia brachiata Corkwood, Corky bark – tree with cream, white or green flowers ,fruit –berry 7x10mm Sept - Nov 10-20m Cananga odorata Perfume tree- yellow perfumed flowers fruit-bunches of green/black berries approx 20x15mm March - Nov 30m Chionanthus ramiflora Native olive- fruit – a blue drupe approx 18x12mm eaten by many bird species July - Feb 10m Cerbera floribunda Cassowary Plum-flowers-perfumed , Fruit – a large blue drupe approx 80x50mm Jan - Oct 10 -30 m Cordyline cannifolia Slender palm lily- fruit in panicles of small red berries approx 6mm round Jan - July 2-5m Cryptocarya triplenervis Brown laurel – bushy tree with greenish-white flowers, small round black fruit Dec - April 5-10m Cryptocarya oblata Tarzali Silkwood – coastal rainforest tree, red globular fruit 3-5cm March - Dec 15-25m Davidsonia pruriens Davidson plum – small tree with brown or reddish-brown flowers, hairy edible blue fruit Any month 6-10m Diploglottis diphyllostegia Northern tamarind – rainforest tree with spreading crown, creamy-brown flowers, yellow fruit July - Dec 10-20m Diploglottis smithii Smith’s Tamarind – shade tree, panicles of small cream flowers, and fleshy fruit Nov - Dec 7-20m Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blue Quandong –fast growing tree with greenish white flowers, blue fruit, attracts many birds Any month 15-30m Endiandra wolfei Rainforest tree with green, white or yellow flowers, fruit eaten by cassowary Aug - Dec 25m Ficus benjamina Weeping fig – tree with canopy as wide as it is high, fruit eaten by many birds & flying-foxes Feb - Dec 8-15m Ficus congesta Red-leaf fig – short trunk, spreading crown, yellow fruit eaten by cassowaries & flying-foxes Any month 6-12m Ficus copiosa Plentiful fig – cream, yellow figs eaten by fig parrots, cassowaries, flying-foxes Jan - Nov 10m Ficus drupacea Drupe fig – large tree (strangler) fruit attracts birds Jan - Oct 10-20m Ficus hispida Hairy fig – small bushy tree, edible hairy fruit attracts many bird species Any month 4-8m Ficus leptoclada Atherton Fig – fruit eaten by many bird species Any month 10-20m Ficus pleurocarpa Banana fig –strangler to 30m fruit eaten by many birds and rainforest animals Any month 30m Ficus racemosa Cluster fig – large tree, fast growing attracts birds May - Feb 15 -20m Ficus variegata Common red-stem fig – fruits on trunk and branches, green to red fruit eaten by many species Any month 30m Ficus virens White Fig, Banyan – white, pink, purple or black fruit eaten by many bird species Sept - July 40m Ficus virgata Fig - Orange, red figs eaten by many bird species Any month 10-30m Ganophyllum falcatum Scaley Ash large tree – small orange to red fruit eaten by many bird species Dec - Feb 30m Gmelina dalyrampleana Dalrymple’s white beech – tall shrub or small tree with bluish-pink flowers Jan - July 6-10m Hydriastele wendlandiana Creek Palm- clumping, slender trunks – fruit attracts many bird species Aug - Feb 25m Leea indica Bandicoot berry – fast growing spreading shrub with green to red and brownish-purple berries March - Dec 5m Licuala ramsayi Queensland fan palm – solitary palm with 4m circular looking leaves, needs shade Nov - Feb 6-18m Litsea leefeana Bollygum – white,cream or yellow fragrant flowers, fruit eaten by many bird species Aug - Dec 15 – 30m Morinda citrifolia Cheese fruit – small tree, dense foliage, sweetly perfumed flowers, bad smelling ripe fruits Aug - Jan 3-10m Myristica globosa Native nutmeg – large spreading tree, seeds attract many birds Aug - Nov 10-20m Nauclea orientalis Leichhart tree – large tree, fragrant yellow pom-pom like flowers, soft yellow fruit Dec - July 10-25m Normanbya normanbyi Black palm – bushy crown, very similar to Foxtail palm, silverish tinge under the leaves August - April 20 m Pandanus monticola Urchin-fruited pandan – red fruit eaten by cassowary and white-tailed rat, rainforest pandanus March - Dec 5- 10m Pandanus tectorius Beach pandan - with prop roots, branching fruit eaten by palm cockatoos May - Dec 12m Pandanus solms laubachii Swamp pandan – branching, large yellow fruit July - Nov 20m Podocarpus grayae Nth Brown Pine – long narrow leaves, tall straight trunk, fruit eaten by pigeons / cassowaries Oct -Jan 30 m Polyscias australiana Ivory basswood – small slender tree, attracts many birds and butterflies July - April 8m Premna serratifolia Creek premna – spreading small tree, with green-cream flowers and black round fruits Oct - May 4-8m Ptychosperma elegans Solitary palm – a solitary palm with a slender trunk red fruit attracts many birds April–Nov, Jan 10m Rhysotoechia robertsonii Robertson’s tuckeroo – small tree, yellow flowers, orange and yellow fruits attract birds Nov – Jan 6-16m Scolopia braunii Brown birch – shrub or tree with pink, brownish-red new growth good for screen Dec - April 10m Syzygium alliligneum Onion wood – tree with pink new growth and bright pink or red fruit eaten by cassowaries May - Oct 15-20m Syzygium australe Creek cherry – small tree with a dense crown, dark glossy leaves and pink fruits Any month 10m Syzygium angophoroides Yarrabah satinash – tree with a small purple fruits eaten by many birds and cassowaries Sept - Feb 8-30m Syzygium cormiflorum Bumpy satinash – round crown, purple new growth, white flowers and fruit on the trunk Sept - June 10-30m Syzygium fibrosum Fibrous satinash – dense small tree with purple red new growth, attractive pink to red fruits April - Dec 5-15m Syzygium forte White apple – tree with rounded shady crown, dark green shiny leaves and white fruit, coastal Nov - April 15-30m Syzygium kuranda Kuranda satinash – dense spreading crown, bright, shiny green leaves, fruit loved by birds June - March 15-30m Syzygium leuhmanii Small leave lilly pilly – small tree with bright pink-red new growth, delicate leaves, red fruits Nov - March 10-15m Syzygium tierneyanum River cherry – tree with dense spreading crown, glossy dark green leave, red or white fruits Jan - March 10-25m Syzygium wilsonii Powderpuff lilly pilly – spreading shrub with pink /red new growth and red hanging flowers Oct - Jan 6m Terminalia arenicola Brown Damson – deciduous tree , flowers Sept – May have unpleasant odour Any month To 10m Terminalia catappa Beach almond – large tree with big leaves turning red before falling and almond shape fruits Feb - April 20m Terminalia sericocarpa Damson’s plum – spreading tree, layered branches, strongly scented cream flowers, blue fruit Nov - May 20-30m .