By Geoff Holloway Ivory Curl or Spotted Silky Oak (Buckinghamia celsissima) can grow to 30 metres with dense dark green canopy, flushed with red during growth periods, the long profuse creamy flowers appear in abundance in summer and the fruit…
By Geoff Holloway Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) is a tree in the family Proteaceae, native to southern Queensland and northern New South Wales growing to 25m. Common names include macadamia nut and Queensland nut. Another species discovered by Explorer/botanist Allan Cunningham.…
By Geoff Holloway Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), a native to eastern Australia, from the Wide Bay–Burnett region in the north to the Illawarra in New South Wales. It is best known for its imposing buttress roots and large canopy. In the…
By Geoff Holloway Paperbark or Weeping Paperbark (Melaleuca leucadendra) grows to a height of 30m throughout northern Australia and New Guinea. In Ipswich they are found close to creeks and rivers, recognized by spongy white papery bark, light green…
By Geoff Holloway Queensland Kauri Pine, (Agathis robusta) The Family Araucariaceae thrived in Australia for 175 million years and once covered much of the super continent, Gondwanaland. The other members of the Araucariaceae family are the Bull Kauri (Agathis microstachya),…
By Geoff Holloway Red Ash or Soap Tree (Alphitonia excelsa) A small to medium tree occasionally growing up to 35m high with a stem of 1.2m diameter, found in dry rainforests and locally in the vine scrub of Rosewood. Bark…
By Geoff Holloway Red Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis), commonly known as weeping bottlebrush or creek bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, growing to 10 m tall with hard,…
By Geoff Holloway River Sheoak (Casuarina cunninghamiana) a member of the Casuarinaceae family which includes 21 species growing throughout Australia. The River Sheoak is prolific in the Ipswich area especially on river and creek banks (a good example is on…
By Geoff Holloway Rose she-oak or forest oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) is a tree which grows in sub-rainforest (just outside the main forest area) of Queensland and New South Wales, a tree that typically reaches 12-18 metres but can grow to…
By Geoff Holloway Rosewood (Acacia fasciculifera) Other Names: Spearwood, rose wattle, scaly bark, scrub ironwood. The Rosewood tree grows to 10 – 20 metres and 0.6 metre diameter. Straight trunk with grey furrowed bark. Foliage is long narrow leaves with…
