Plants
to be considered for reforestation: A
- C - D
(Material
gathered from many sources, for private research only)
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Comment:
This tree grows along the stream in the terrace position/s.
It is propagated using seed, which can be collected during
winter. Use a loam mix, and transplant when tube size, preferably
during summer. It requires light shading when young. A photograph
of the species is in Rainforest Plants, volume 2, page 4.
Special notes: slow growing.
Botanical
Name:
Acmena
smithi
Common
Name:
Creek
lilly pilly, narrow leaved lilly pilly
Comment:
Subtropical, dry rainforest and along scrubby watercourses,
Subtropical, dry rainforest and along scrubby watercourses,
Small bushy tree to 6m, Flower: Creamy/white Nov - Dec, Fruit:
White/pink or mauve berry ripe May - July, Propagation: Seed
should be sown fresh. Soak in cold water for 24 hrs to kill
grubs. Germination occurs after one month. Cuttings strike
easily. Attracts fruit eating birds and also nectar feeders
such as honeyeaters.
Sun exposure: Full sun to light shade. Water needs: lots of water
Botanical
Name:
Alphitonia
petriei
Common
Name:
Pink
Ash
Comment:
Hardy in full sun and not fussy about soil fertility, it is
an excellent garden tree even in cooler areas. With warmth,
fertiliser and plenty of water it can grow 3m in one year,
giving rapid shelter without too much shade.
Botanical
Name:
Araucaria
bidwillii
Common
Name:
Bunya
Pine
Comment:
The hard-shelled nuts, about 5 cm long are edible and choice.
They resemble giant piņon nuts. About every three years, between
January and March, the bunya pine produces heavy cone crops.
At such times, Aboriginals used to gather for tribal ceremonies,
hunting, feasting, and corroborees. A big tree.
Position: prefers full sun; soil should be wet
Botanical
Name:
Araucaria
cunninghamii
Common
Name:
Hoop Pine
Comment:
Botanical
Name:
Archirhodomyrtus
beckleri
Common
Name:
Rose Myrle
Comment:
Graceful weeping outline, aromatic leaves, delicate flowers
and long lasting yellow to red fruits. Very easy to grow -
3m to 4m - full sun or partial shade. Light frost and cool
conditions do not worry it if given a chance to establish.
The highly perfumed flowers of A. beckleri give the
plant a fluffy appearance in December/January. The pale pink
to white petals surround a mass of golden tipped deep pink
stamens. After flowering a small, roundish, bright orange to
red berry develops in autumn. These are well displayed on long
stalks. The berry is edible and tastes a little of mandarins,
a distinct but not unpleasant flavour. The fruit is filled
with many small seeds which can be easily crunched. They would
make an interesting addition to a fruit salad, or green salad.
Another good reason to grow one.
Botanical
Name:
Argyrodendron
trifoliolatum
Common
Name:
White
Booyong
Comment:
his is a large tree which grows up to 45m in height, it is
one of the most common canopy trees in subtropical rainforest.
Can be up to 2m across at the base of the trunk. The canopy
is very dense and when viewed from below, the leaves are brown
or copper coloured.
The base of the trunk is very strongly buttressed.
Leaves:Flowers are silvery brown on the outside and cream on the inside.
Flowers: Fruit:Seeds have a distinctive, flat wing and are eaten by scrub
turkeys. Habitat: Sub-tropical rainforest, dry rainforest and along scrubby
watercourses.
Botanical
Name:
Brachychiton
acerifolius
Common
Name:
Flame
Tree
Comment:
A compact pyramidal tree, 6-10mts high. Slow growing Australian
native to New South Wales and Queensland. Leaves maple-like,
mostly dropping before flowering in early summer. Flowers bell
shaped vivid orange-red in terminal sprays. Best display occur
in hot, dry seasons. Tree sometimes 20 years old before flowering.
Spread: Less than 1/2 the height. Evergreen. Red ornamental
flowers. High draught tolerance.
Botanical Name:
Callicoma
serratifolia
Common Name:
Callicoma
Comment:
This genus is in the small family Cunoniaceae and contains
only one species which is confined to Australia. It grows naturally
as a bushy shrub or small tree to 12 m high in protected moist
gullies usually in close proximity to creeks. It occurs along
the coastal areas of New South Wales from the Braidwood district
to south-east Queensland. In cultivation it is an attractive
ornamental small tree reaching a height of 6-10 m with a diameter
of 3 m. Can be grown from cuttings which strike easily when
taken in March or April. Frost tender when young and grows
best in a shaded position in well composted soil. It requires
plenty of moisture. Excellent specimens are growing in the
Rainforest Gully at the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
Botanical
Name:
Castanospermum
austral
Common
Name:
Black
Bean, Moreton Bay Chestnut
Comment:
Large majestic rainforest tree, common in the rainforests of
Queensland and northern NSW. It bears clusters of red and yellow
flowers in spring or early summer. The large leaves have numerous
dark green leaflets which are about 120 mm long. The starchy
seeds of this tree are poisonous, but were eaten by the aborigines
after considerable preparation. The Moreton Bay Chestnut seeds
were cracked and soaked in water, then pounded , and made into
cakes, and finally roasted. The washing in water removes some
of the soluble toxins, while roasting destroys other toxins.
The plant is not used in modern bush tucker preparations. --
in Spring/early Summer when brilliant orange-red flowers appear.
After flowering, large woody and cylindrical pods appear, and
it is from these dark pods, that the Black Bean derives it's
most common name. Each pod contains between 3 to 5 golf ball
sized, brown-skinned seeds.
Botanical
Name:
Castanospora
alphandii
Common
Name:
Brown
Tamarind
Comment:
A bushy tree with attractive foliage and masses of small white
scented flowers. Lovely flushes of new growth. They prefer
a moist situation. (10-20M) Weeping foliage forms a handsome
rounded tree. Excellent riparian regeneration species. Large
fruits with dark brown shiny seeds, the white flowers are small,
numerous and pleasantly scented.
Botanical
Name:
Commersonia
bartramia
Common
Name:
Brown
Kurrajong
Comment:
Distribution: Bellinger River, NSW to Cape York, QLD and Malaysia.
Habitat: tropical, dry and riverine rainforest. Form: Medium
tree to 20m. Leaves: Flower: Flowers are small, white and in
dense clusters from December-February. Fruit: Fruit is a brown,
hairy capsule covered with soft bristles splitting into five
segments. Ripe March-June. Garden Use: Yes, it has a pyramidal
shape with horizontal layered branches. It is very ornamental
when in flower. Edible?: No. Propagation: Propagate from fresh
seed and cuttings. Comments: Aborigines made a fibre from the
bark of this plant for use in fish and kangaroo netting. It
is sometimes called scrub christmas tree due to the masses
of white flowers which appear around late December which make
the plant look like it has snow covered branches. This is an
excellent pioneer species, and can grow at a rate of 3 m per
year, in favourable conditions.
Description by Kenneth McClymont
Botanical
Name:
Cryptocarya
glaucescens
Common
Name:
Jackwood,
Native laurel, Brown laurel, Silver sycamore
Comment:
Distribution: From Southeast NSW to Mackay, Qld. Occurs locally
in BFP, Enoggera Creek, Gap Creek Rd. Reserve Habitat: Grows
in tall open forest, riparian rainforest and dry rainforest
Form: Tree - large specimens up to 35m have been recorded;
to 15m in the open Flower: Cream or pale green, sweetly scented,
small, numerous. Oct - Jan
Fruit: Black drupe. Ripe Mar - June Garden Use: An attractive shade tree
for larger gardens. Attracts birds. Foliage is aromatic Edible? No Propagation:
Seed germinates readily and does not need to be removed from the flesh.
Germination starts after about 3 months Comments: Fruit is eaten by topknot
pigeons and other fruit pigeons. A valuable timber tree. This laurel is
easily recognised, unlike other members of this genus
Botanical
Name:
Cryptocarya
rigida
Common
Name:
Forest
Mapel
Comment:
Botanical
Name:
Cupaniopsis
anacardioides
Common
Name:
Tuckeroo, Carrotwood
Comment:
Carrotwood is native to Australia, where it occurs on the north
and east coasts on rocky beaches, sand dunes, hilly scrub,
and riverine and monsoon forests.
Handsome small to medium sized shade tree for coastal areas. Applications
of fertiliser coupled with plenty of water will encourage growth of up
to 2m a year. Evergreen, Full Sun, Drought
Tolerance: Very
Carrotwood is an evergreen tree that is usually single-trunked and grows
to 35 feet tall. The outer bark is dark grey. The tree is called carrotwood
because it often has an orange colored inner bark. Carrotwood leaves are
compound, alternate, and usually even-pinnate (a compound leaf whose terminal
leaflets are a pair). Petioles (leaf stalks) are swollen at the base. Leaflets
are 4-12, stalked, oblong, leathery, shiny yellowish-green, to 8 inches
long and 3 inches wide, with untoothed margins, and tips rounded or slightly
indented. Numerous white to greenish yellow flowers occur in branched clusters
to 14 inches long in January and February. Fruit are the most striking
identifying characteristic, being a short-stalked woody capsule to 1 inch
across, with 3 distinctly ridged segments, yellow orange when ripe (April/May),
drying to brown and splitting open to expose 3 shiny oval black seeds covered
by a yellow-red crust.
Botanical
Name:
Cupaniopsis
newmanii
Common
Name:
Long-leaved
Tuckeroo
Comment:
Large toothed leaves are glossy and very striking. Moderate
grwoth. Established plant is hardy in full sun or shade.
