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Acacia macradenia - Zig Zag Wattle 

A spreading shrub to small tree to 5m widespread in inland districts of Southern and Central Queensland.  New growth is reddish and it has pendulous zig zag shaped branches with bright yellow ball flowers which occur in Winter - Spring, then followed by clusters of seeds pods.  This is a very showy species and good for ornamental use and roadside projects.

Eucalyptus camaldulensis - River Red Gum

A long lived single stemmed medium to large size tree, one of the most widespread Eucalypt species in Australia occuring in every mainland state.  It is fast growing, readily established and mainly cultivated for remediation of degraded sites, in particular Mine sites and those affected by salinity.  This species is frequently dominant of riparian communities and also a notable tree of riverine sites, whether permanent or seasonal water is aavailable.

Geijera parviflora - Wilga/Native Willow

A hardy tree to 9m with a beautiful weeping form and distributed in dryer areas - inland New South Wales, but also Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia in mainly mixed woodland communites.  Leaves are dark and glossy green, highly scented, as is the bark.  Flowers are small, white and produce an unpleasant smell to attract Blowflies for pollination, other insects also use the tree. These flowers appear June to November, then followed by fruit January to May.  This species can be used for fodder (mainly for sheep), it produces a dark amber honey with a very strong flavour and burning the foliage repels mosquitoes.