Acacia harpophylla - Brigalow

An erect tree, usually 10-15m in height with dense foliage and a spreading crown, the foliage is a beautiful silvery green and phyllodes are sickle shaped.  This species is quite impressive at night when the foliage shimmers in the moonlight.  The hard furrowed bark is blackish grey in colour and it is often used for its timber, in mine site and roadside land rehabilitation.  This is a very highly tolerant species to salinity and also has good capability for regeneration after fire as it sprouts form the butt, roots and living stems in response to fire damage.  This is an unusual Acacia species as it isn't hard seeded amd germinates readily without the need to break seed-coat imposed dormancy.

Eucalyptus crebra - Narrowleaf Red Ironbark / Narrow Leaved Ironbark

This species is native to eastern Australia from Cape York Peninsula, north east Queensland and south west to central New South Wales, as a slow growing erect spreading tree to 35m tall.  It has rough furrowed grey bark, leaves are grey green and small white flowers appear from late Autumn to Spring.  It produces a durable strong timber, useful as a nectar tree for birds and honey and also is a Koala food tree.

Kunzea ambigua - Tick Bush / White Kunzea / White Cloud / Poverty Bush

This species is commonly found growing on the coastal areas and plateaus of eastern Australia from New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, can be quite variable in habit depending on provenance, there are some weeping and erect forms.  A hardy plant, which can form dense thickets are usually 2-3m in height with fibrous, furrowed bark and mass sprays of 'fluffy' small white honey scented flowers in September to November, small green linear leaves are produced on short stalks and the seed capsules are very distinctive and remain on plant only until the fruit matures.  Native animals can often be found sleeping under Kunzea plants where they are seeking relief from ticks and other parasites, hence the common name, Tick Bush.  This species is very ornamental and also used in the essential oil trade, useful for attracting wildlife including birds and beetles also used for land regeneration.  Propagates very readily from seed or cuttings.