My contribution to this week’s X challenge.
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This was the beginning of our attempt to grow an Australian Grass Tree in our front yard…a fairly expensive plant. We thought that planting it above ground level would assist it to survive in our corner of the world. Alas! It was not to be. After a promising first summer with increased foliage, it began to suffer and we could not revive it. After struggling on for about two years in total much to our disappointment it finally succumbed. We are out of the ideal growing area although there are some growing wild in our area. I think we may have over watered it as when it was finally removed the ‘hole’ in which it was planted was still quite wet.
Due to its ability to withstand a bush fire and the resulting black trunk it was commonly known as a Black Boy Tree.
It is now known as a Grass Tree
and its botanical name is
Xanthorrhoea
which is the only way I could manage a post this week.
Google Xanthorrhoea for further information, or
click the link for
Wikipedia’s Xanthorrhoea
page.
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X-X-X-challenge
by frizztext
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Related pages
- [Photo Journal/ A-Z Photo Challenge] X is for Xeric |
- Xamining Xamples of the XXX Rating | Beyond the Brush
- X is for… Xenomania | Travel with Intent
- Tishfarrell.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/xmas-greetings/
- http://wp.me/p24idL-1LX
- Tuesday’s A to Z Challenge- XXX | Photos by Emilio
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The name change is a result of political correctness I believe.
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I think you are probably correct..although grass tree does sound better.
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🙂
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I was wondering where the X was. Had to read your whole blog. And I’m not much of a reader. But it was worth it.
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Happy you enjoyed it
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thanks to Xanthorrhoea we have your post this week, I hope that “Y” next week will be easier!
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I know it will be 🙂
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Looks a bit rude haha.
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As sad as it is that you lost your tree, you did a fine job with frizz’s XXX challenge. You may be the only one with that X. 😉
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Thank you. More words begin with X than I expected but not many I had photographed. The next two weeks…definitely easier!
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