Recent Posts Tagged With 'native trees'

• Corymbia ficifolia, Scarlet flowering Gum

  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 18:10 in native trees

  Corymbia ficifolia syn Eucalyptus ficifoliaOne of the fantastic street trees in my neighbourhood is this Gum tree. There are 3 of them in a row and they were possibly planted by the owner of the house adjacent. What makes them an ideal street tree is...

• Banksia serrata

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 02:29 in bonsai, native trees

  Banksia serrata,Old Man Banksia as a bonsai This is one of the first plants collected by Joseph Banks in April 1770 at Botany Bay in New South Wales. It occurs naturally along the coast and in the mountains from Queensland to Tasmania. As a garden tr...

• Eucalyptus sideroxylon

  Posted on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 00:01 in native trees

  Eucalyptus sideroxylon "Mugga" IronbarkThis beautiful tree is in flower now and when you approach it all you can hear is the screech from hundreds of parrots which are feeding on the nectar laden flowers. The distinctive feature of this tree is the b...

• Bottle Tree

  Posted on Saturday June 13th, 2009 at 18:51 in native trees

  The Bottle tree, Brachychiton rupestre is a remarkable tree from the sub coastal regions of Queensland. It has a conspicuous large swollen trunk.Though much of its native habitat has been cleared for cattle grazing, many fine specimens have been save...