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Djelwuk

Austral Mulberry

Hedycarya angustifolia

Djelwuk is a small tree which grows from 3 to 7 metres tall with toothed, glossy dark-green leaves. It bears small green flowers from August to December which become small, round yellow berries.

The stems were used as firesticks by the Wurundjeri-woiwurrung. The berries are inedible.

It grows in rich, well drained soil in dappled to full shade.

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Poyt448 Peter Woodard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Green Spaces

Here are some spaces around Melbourne we've found this plant!

Acknowledgement of Country

The University of Melbourne and the sites listed on this website are located on unceded land belonging to the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin nation, and we pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the land. As students of the University of Melbourne, we benefit from the continued effects of colonisation. We also recognise that decolonisation is a necessary and active process all must participate in, and we hope that the Native Garden Project can highlight ways that our communities have and can contribute to the physical decolonisation of the land. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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