Category Local Trees Series

By Geoff Holloway Sally Wattle (Acacia Salicina) is found along creek and riverbanks, and flood plains in inland areas of Eastern and Southern Australia, and because it can be found over a wide area of Australia it has numerous common…

By Geoff Holloway  Southern Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) grows to 35 metres and 1 metre diameter, has a straight trunk with grey fissured bark, distinctive fern like silvery foliage and yellow/orange flowers. The heartwood is pinkish brown with prominent medullary…

By Geoff Holloway Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) is an attractive tree growing to 35-45 metres with some reaching 70 metres in higher rainfall areas. The Spotted Gum is found in Coastal NSW and Southern Queensland and identified by the straight…

By Geoff Holloway Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys). A moderate to large tree growing to 25–60m high with a stem diameter of 1–2m found in coastal wet sclerophyll forests from Newcastle, New South Wales to Maryborough and Fraser Island, Queensland. Tallowwood has…

By Geoff Holloway Tuckeroo (Cupianopsis anacardioides) is a fast-growing tree that is suitable for warmer coastal areas, medium native tree with a dense, widely spreading crown, shiny foliage, bears greenish yellow flowers in spring followed by yellow/orange fleshy berries contained…

By Geoff Holloway White Beech  (Gmelina leichhardtii) A large tree attaining a height of 40 m and a stem diameter of 1.5 m. It has a straight, slender trunk, usually circular in cross-section, often flanged at the base but not…