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Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea), On The Rooftop Garden, At Salesforce Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, California

The Sign
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The sign for this exhibit was mounted on the fence dividing the sidewalk from grass trees. That sign read in part: "Xanthorrhoea, commonly known as the Grass Tree, is a medium size tree with grass-like leaves, palm-like stems, and a spike of small white flowers. Native to eastern Australia, Grass Trees may grow only 3 feet in 100 years, and mature trees can be centuries old.


Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea) external link   •  On The Rooftop Garden external link   •  Salesforce Transbay Transit Center external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, Nikon 35-70 mm f/2.8 Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 15:54:04 Saturday 12 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 23 November 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4202
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When Young
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When young, this tree could easily be mistaken for native grass.


Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea) external link   •  On The Rooftop Garden external link   •  Salesforce Transbay Transit Center external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, Nikon 35-70 mm f/2.8 Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 15:54:11 Saturday 12 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 23 November 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4203
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Six Grass Trees
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Six Grass Trees were planted alongside the path in the Rooftop Garden of the Salesforce Transbay Center. They were planted along with low flowering bushes which hid what little trunk the Grass Trees may of had.


Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea) external link   •  On The Rooftop Garden external link   •  Salesforce Transbay Transit Center external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, Nikon 35-70 mm f/2.8 Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 15:54:24 Saturday 12 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 23 November 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4204
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