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Do trees like to be touched? I can't tell if they're into it, but I’m definitely the weirdo in the forest who can’t keep their hands to themselves. I lay my hands on their trunks, as if trying to absorb their stories and energy. If trees could talk, would they call me a groper? Probably. But can you blame me? There’s just something so magnetic as you press your hands into the texture of their bark. Bunya Bunya (also known as the Bunya Pine, Araucaria bidwillii ) has rough te

Lilly Pillies are just about everywhere! You'll find mighty bush trees in NSW and QLD that seem to fruit all year round. But in Victoria they're an urban forager's delight. Households grow them as hedges to keep the peeping toms from looking in. Councils love planting them everywhere; you'll even spot a massive tree behind the public toilets in Reservoir. I’m not sure how close is too close when it comes to foraging next to a public dunny, but I’m willing to push those bounda