The Desert Bloodwood Tree produces yellow and white flowers in the cooler months (April - October). The drops of nectar in each flower provide a high energy drink for many desert animals including honeyeaters, insects and possums. They have tough leathery leaves and store water in their roots. The Desert Bloodwood is long-lived. Large specimens can reach 15 metres in height but are more commonly 8 – 10 metres, and are likely to live several hundred years The Desert Bloodwood tree is host to an unusual female insect called a coccid. She has no legs, wings or antennae and never leaves her gall. Hidden away, she spends her life sucking sap out of the trees veins. The gall that grows on the tree is the coconut, once you have collect the coconut it must be broken open, the insect on the inside is what you eat, the grub contains a lot of moisture and a disinfectant, it is still eaten today. Germinates easy from seed.

Approx 10 seeds

Please Note; although many of the traditional “Bush Food and Medicine” plants we supply are now commercially produced in various forms we recommend you re-search these before using them as any form of food or medicines. Some parts of the plant may not be edible or some may need prepared before they are safe to eat or use in any way. We do our best to describe there traditional modern uses It is the purchaser responsibility to ensure they are fit for their intended use.