miha1967 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 (edited) :D I just made a discovery! I am surrounded by Indian Almond Trees! They grow everywhere in Port Douglas and surroundings. Even in my own garden! I discovered one just came up from a seed in my garden. The seeds (nuts) are transported by bats or something so that's how it landed in my garden. Anyway, I've notice the shape of the ones I buy is the same like the leaves of these trees and I 've notice they make a fruit almond shaped. I reserched and the result: they are definitely Indian Almond Trees! I just colected some leaves! Cheers! Edited June 13, 2009 by mihaela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agaff4 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 wow congradulations ur very lucky im goin to google search the trees to so i know what they look like if i ever come accross one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 There are some Google map links to where these trees are found in Cairns in this thread http://ausaqua.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=7918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyarlla Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 LOL using google maps to find ketapang leaves, good one guys Well, if anyone from down south is planning to go to Qld anytime soon, we could possible make a map for you noting all the ketapang trees you go near on your trip? :betta: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbzy81 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 What an awesome find! I'm guessing that they'd never grow here in wet, cold, dreary old Melbourne? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Yeah, there's an old thread somewhere which I can't be bothered looking for, where it was determined that the trees wouldn't grow further south than Coffs Harbour. However, if you had a heated greenhouse.... My fantasy fishroom has a north facing greenhouse section where I grow tropical orchids hanging off and Indian Almond tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 and you could have a huge barracks you didn't need to bother heating, and big indoor grow-out ponds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Get us some...pretty please?? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terribletegs Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Waaaaaah why do I gotta live just south of Coffs Harbour! I am jealous of you tropical-types. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 DO WANT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bewarebrunette Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 There on most of the beaches also mihaela! But if you have them in your backyard... that's all you need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyy Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 you're so lucky. i want some T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celph Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 i am just wondering has anyone seen these on the gold coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghengis Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Post a pic of the trees, mihaela. Have been looking around as well (although not very hard, I must admit), and don't even know which trees I'm looking for... I know they are out there... Somewhere... Watching... Waiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&a...mp;aq=f&oq= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghengis Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Ahhhh....is that what Google is for? Hmmmm...alot more was than I thought I dumb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I was just trying to be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghengis Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I know, Lilli... Sorry, my response wasn't a dig at you, more at my own laziness. Thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just look for trees that have leaves turning red and falling at this time of year. In the summertime its the trees that the blackcockatoos chew the tops off the branches and make a hell of a mess. They have none in brisbane so i guess there would be none on the goldcoast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miha1967 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Sorry, haven't been here for a while. Ghenghis, that's the tree from the pictures Lili posted! Tghey are pretty much every where here. I didn't know why I didn't google it myself from the begining. I suppose I can send some but when I can. I don't want to go and pick up leaves every day. I've sent some to Michael (Bettarazzi) and they arrived without problems. I've sent them registred and he paid for postage. Send me PM if you want me to send and I'll do my best! I was wandering if the red leaves would be better or it doesn't matter! The ones I've sent to Michael were picked up from the tree but I used the already dry one from under the tree and they seem to be as good. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Actually I think the fallen leaves are what is normally used. At the Fish Fair in Melbourne last weekend a few of us had a look at the dried green leaves and they look and smell quite different from what we're used to. The leaves that we get from Thailand and Singapore have a very strong perfume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I hate to be a panic merchant but I'm sure I once read that only the dried, fallen leaves must be used, as the sap in the living leaves is toxic. Does anyone else recall this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miha1967 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Actually I think the fallen leaves are what is normally used. At the Fish Fair in Melbourne last weekend a few of us had a look at the dried green leaves and they look and smell quite different from what we're used to. The leaves that we get from Thailand and Singapore have a very strong perfume. Anyway you let them dry first I suppose! It's easier to pick up the fallen leaves but I didn't know that did I. But the fallen dried leaves have no perfum anyway. Maybe this is a different variety of the tree. It's definitely Indian Almond Tree though. I will take pictures when I can. But the leaves, green or dry, don't have any perfume. I used them succesfully though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Actually it is very true. In regards to IAL, you should never get the leaves attached to the tree and dry them. The reason for this is that the leaves are not mature enough and don't have much of the antioxidents formed yet. The best leaves are the ones that has already been on the ground. As these leaves are fully mature and the antioxident levels on these are very high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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