Quandong Fruit

The Quandong is a truly exclusive native Australian fruit. Found in the dry and semi-dry region of all Australian mainland states, Quandong trees have been classify as belonging to the santalum genus of plants. Ideally tailored to dry environments, the Santalum Acuminatum is known to be a half-parasitic plant.



Quandong trees are able to bear high soil salinity levels and often rely for their absolute water supplies from the root systems of mass plants. Across their national distribution range, Quandong trees normally grow 2 to 3 meters in height, with a dense rubbery crown of leaves perhaps 2 meters broad.

The quandong is also called the native peach as it has a stone like seed with a delicate peach-apricot flavour and it is used in jam.