Kunzea pomifera, commonly known as muntries, emu apples, native cranberries, munthari, muntaberry or monterry [2] [3] (from Tanganekald Ngarrindjeri mantari [4]), is a low-growing or prostrate shrub with hairy stems, small, mostly egg-shaped leaves, groups of white flowers on the ends of the branches and fleshy, more or less spherical, edible ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Kunzea pomifera is commonly known as muntries, emu apples, native cranberries, munthari, muntaberry or monterry. It is a low-growing shrub that has hairy stems, small and egg-shaped leaves, white flowers, and fleshy, edible fruit.

Muntries (also known as munthari, muntaberry or monterry) are a long time favourite of our traditional people. They hold a significant place in the historical diet of the Narrindjeri people of the Coorong in the south-east of South Australia.

Muntries (aka. emu apples, muntaberry, monterry) were one of the first species of Australian native plants introduced in England. For the Ngarrindjeri people of the Coorong (southeast SA), they’re an old favourite in the historical diet, and were often traded with other tribes.

May 12, 2023 · Muntries ("Kunzea pomifera") are evergreen, prostrate, perennial shrubs native to Australia that produce small, edible, red and green berries said to have a spicy, apple-like flavor.

Muntries are sprawling, woody native shrubs that grow to 0.5–1m tall and 2–5m wide. Their small, glossy green leaves are densely crowded along the stems, forming a thick mat of foliage.

Find out why muntries, an Australian super fruit loaded with antioxidants, has been a staple in the Aboriginal diet for millenia.

Muntries, Emu apple, native apple, cranberry, crab apple, muntaberry. Traditionally, muntries were highly valued by Aboriginal populations. Surplus fruit was pounded into a pulp, shaped into flat cakes and dried in the sun. It was also baked into cakes for …

The fruits of the muntrie plant are small green and red berries that have the flavour of spicy apples and much higher antioxidant levels than blueberries! It is quite an easy and attractive plant to grow, it forms a groundcover in the wild but you can also trellis the plant for easier harvesting.

Use frozen Muntries all year round in pies, muffins, bread and butter puddings, tarts and cakes. Use the Chutney on meat sandwiches, in a ploughman’s lunch, in stir-fries and inside a boned pork or lamb roast.