Acacia cognata - Narrow Leaf Bower Wattle / River Wattle / Bower Wattle

A shrub to tree 3-10m in height with willowy arching branches, dark yelllowish green, thin, linear phyllodes with small globular pale lemon yellow flowers in late Winter to Spring.  This species is distributed in SE Australia on the coastal and adjacent foothills of the Great Divide from near Nowra, NSW to near Orbost, VIC in moist gullies and in hillsides in lowland sclerophyll forest, on sandstone and in soils derived from Granite.  A beautiful specimen with a soft gentle habit and luscious bright green foliage, breeders have delevoped many wonderful cultivars from this species with great results.

Brachychiton populneus - Kurrajong

A drought tolerant tree to 20m, but very often smaller, this species has a natural distribution from NE VIC to Townsville QLD, from coastal areas through to semi arid inland on various soil types.  The trunk is grey and stout with shiny green leaves and a compact and dense habit with new growth greenish-pink.  Small bell shaped flowers are cream on the outside and a mottled pinkish red in the inside, then followed by large boat shaped seed capsules which contain seeds that resemble corn kernals!  Please note that care should be taken when collecting seed as they are surrounded by irritating hairs in the capsules and therefore best to wear gloves.

Eucalyptus fibrosa - Red Ironbark / Broadleaf Ironbark

A frost and moderately drought tolerant tree 15-35 tall with a straight trunk which is about half the height of the tree, grey-black bark is persistent throughout.  Green to greyish-green leaves, these are broader than in other Ironbarks, white flowers appear in clusters from March - August.  The wood is red, hard and durable and can be used for poles, construction and flooring, there is some value for honey production and also a valuable habitat for native birds, insects and mammals including Koalas.  Distributed in QLD and NSW.