Bush Week

Welcome to Bush Week, a Monthly culinary adventure into the
world of Australian Native Food Plants.

This month: Australian Native Raspberry (Rubus muelleri)

Atherton Tablelands:
The Atherton Tablelands in far Northern Queensland hosts the Native Australian Raspberry Rubus mueleri.
This Raspberry is a light palatable nutritious fruit.

Propogation and growing requirements:
This Raspberry grows at a high altitude on the Atherton Tablelands and in a sub-tropical climate.
The Raspberry adapts well to the coastal regions south through most of the Qld and N.S.W. coast.


Growing and harvesting:
The canes can grow to lengths of 3 metres or more. If grown on trelises like European Raspberrys they can produce up to 3kg or more of Raspberrys per plant.
Recipes and ways to use produce:
The Raspberrys are excellent in fruit salads with icecream or yoghurt, chocolate dipped, made into jam or syrup.
Nutritional Value:
Quite high in natural Vitamin C and Bioflavanoids.

Industry use:
Cultivation of this nutritious Raspberry can yield a produce of fresh Raspberrys for Jams, fruit salads or natural fruit syrups.



* Atherton Raspberry Jam can be ordered from:
A. Notman. 1440 Main Road Peats Ridge. 2250 N.S.W. Australia. Ph) 0243 731303.
* For plant material and growing requirements contact:
John McCarthy. Sydney Native Nursery.
11-13 McPherson St. Warriewood, N.S.W. Australia. Ph) 0299 798812.

If you love food you must try some of the unique and tantalizing flavours, that our native flora offers, giving an insight into the Australian Native Food Industry which is growing and expanding at a steady rate.

Next Month: Native Riberry.
This Monthly article is dedicated to the Indiginous Peoples of Australia.
Article and photo by:    Adrian Notman.