Botanic Gardens - The Pepper Tree

So May is going to be about Adelaide in my People and Places album - yes- I am behind - ha ha - what's new?
This week I will be posting photos from the Botanic Gardens.

This particular tree is in the Adelaide Botanic gardens, near the North Terrace entrance. It was planted in 1863, eight years after the founding of the gardens. It is 154 years old, and expected to live for many more years. It was planted by George William Francis, founder of the gardens, and its first Director. It is of remarkable size, and typical of several trees planted by the early settlers and mentioned in two of the Botanic Gardens publications. It is considered to be of state importance.

[Louise & Ken]

What an awesome tree! That trunk is quite fabulous! I love all the detailed history you added as it makes it so meaningful!

[Sam]

Why is it called a "Pepper" tree Ms Annie?

[Annie D]

@gigiflower I imagine because it has little pink peppercorns on it - which can be eaten - but it isn't related to the other types of pepper.

[Annie D]

@Weezilou thank you Louise - I can't help looking up information - I love to know - and figured others might too

[Sam]

@annied Rightio! Did you eat one?

[Annie D]

@gigiflower not that day but I have before :)

[Nicole Campbell]

What a tree, it is magnificent

[sally agnew]

Love the gnarled trunk, so much character :)

[Graeme Stevens]

I like a good gnarly tree, most excellent

[Jennifer]

how cool, love the textures

[Sylvia du Toit]

Beautiful.

[Francoise]

how strange

[KoalaGardens🐨]

what a trunk!

[Marnie]

That's been there a good while, any date on it?

[Annie D]

@golftragic ha ha you must read the narrative - it's 154 years old