A NORWOOD, Payneham & St Peters Council audit of Queensland box trees found 691 near aged-care homes and retirement villages were “high-risk” due to the slipping hazards created by fallen seed pods. A ...

C. hirsuta seed pods consist of two, long valves. When the seeds are ready for dispersal, these valves rapidly separate and coil back, firing seeds out across a large area. The secret to these pods ...