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Acacia falciformis - Mountain Hickory / Broad Leaved Hickory / Black Wattle / Tanning Wattle

An erect or spreading tree to 12m, sometimes taller, with grey green pendulous sickle shaped leaves and cream ball shaped flowers in Spring-Summer and deeply or fined fissured bark.  This species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria and is hardy in well drained sunny situations.

Banksia oblongifolia syn B. asplenifolia - Fern Leaved Banksia

This species is distributed from Ulladulla NSW to 70km north of Bundaberg, Queensland and has an open multi stemmed habit and grows to 1.5m tall.  The bark is grey brown with reddish brown hairy new growth, serrated green leaves and its flowers are cylindrical, blue grey or greenish yellow in bud and open to a yellow colour.  Seeds are enclosed in follicles the usual woody Banksia cones.

Eucalyptus dealbata - Tumbledown Red Gum

A tree to 15m with a short trunk, this species sheds its bark in flakes to reveal tones of whites, grey and copper.  The leaves are a dull grey colour and white flowers appear from may to October.  An extremely drought, frost and wind tolerant plant and very good if used as a windbreak, for wildlife habitat and provides nectar and pollen to birds and bees and also a durable timber.