Black Boy

A very large Black Boy (Xanthorrhoea0 growing on a construction site in Nundah, a suburb of Brisbane.
The Black Boy, or the now more politically correct Grass Tree, is extremely slow growing, about 2cm per year so this particular one is probably about 80 years old. Height to the top of the spear is about 4 metres.
What was really good to see was that while everything on the construction site had been cleared, they had left this guy standing presumably to become part of the new apartment block.

[sally agnew]

What a beauty Poppo, love these plants, they are prolific in the Granite Belt area, love it when the spear is covered with flowers. :)

[Tony]

Magnificent specimen, well spotted and captured.

[Robin]

Nice shot. Love the grass trees.

[gayelene]

WOW this is huge great capture:)

[Sheralee S]

It is a fabulous specimen, how nice that they left it there.

[Kane Arlow]

I'm glad that they left it alone. I grew up knowing this as a black boy too. I visited one in Yanchep WA earlier this year that is thought to be 1000 years old.

[Candace]

Such a strange plant and artistic at the same time! Fav!

[Shirley Banford]

Now that's an interesting plant!

[Graham Thresher]

Great shot. Fav.

[Peter]

Lovely capture Terry, very strange looking tree;)

[Janiskay]

Set for unique plant. And not something I have ever heard of let alone see. I love it's grass skirts.

[Denise Wood]

Terrific they have left it after all those years! That's an amazing height :)

[Peter Grave]

Saw lots of these in Western Australia.Nice shot Terry.

[Rick Schies]

What a unique looking shrub

[Rachel]

I thought it was not politically correct to call them Black Boys anymore, though I would have thought it a great compliment to them. I think they are called Grass Trees, which is not nearly as interesting.

[Sam]

I think it is silly that we can't call them Black Boys anymore! Anyway......I'm pretty sure that you can't touch them anymore in Victoria due to the heritage laws.