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Mature Rainforest PlantsFlindersia australis - Teak or Crows Ash
A medium tree much sought after for its durable timber. The leaves are aromatic when crushed. The white flowers appear from Sept to Feb. The fruit is a woody, prickly capsule which opens into five segments releasing winged seed.
Clausena brevistyla - Native Wampee
An uncommon attractive shrub native to Sth Qld and NSW. Growing to 3-7m, it produces masses of small white flowers followed by a sweet aromatic edible fruit, the aftertaste is a little like the taste of orange peel. The flowers are attractive to butterflies and it is the host for numerous papilionid catterpillars.
Araucaria cunninghamii - Hoop pine
Syzygium luehmanii - Riberry
The small leaved lilly pilly produces masses of red pear shaped fruit. Its handsome purple-red growth makes this lilly pilly one of the favourites. The fruit exhibits a juicy but slightly acidic clove-like finish reminiscent of cinnamon. It is a very popular ingredient in wildfood dishes.
Pouteria australis - Black Apple
A tall tree with a fluted trunk and bushfood potential. This tree produces a small apple-sized fruit that is eaten by rainforest mammals. The edible flesh is a rich red, with a delicate, slightly sweet flavour. 28m
Flame tree
A spectacular plant for large gardens, parks or as a street tree. Bright green, shiny, palmate shaped leaves with red bell-shaped flowers. Flowers best after a hot dry summer. Tolerant of most soil types and positions.
Hoop Pine
Arystera distylis - Twin-leaved Coogera
Small tree, with showy pink new leaf growth in winter, fruits are developed in summer and are bird attracting. Hardy once established.
Xanthostemon chrysanthus - Golden penda
A highly ornamental tree, native to Nth Qld Rainforests. Beautiful yellow flowers with prominent anthers occuring in winter. Its glossy green leaves makes it an ideal landscape specimen as far south as Sydney.
Araucaria bidwilli - Bunya Pine
Handsome large tree for parks and gardens. Has large edible nuts and is cold tolerant. A symmetrical pine suitable for container growing. Full sun.
Arytera divaricata - CoogeraThis is a very attractive small tree especially when it is in full flush as the tree is cover with limp pink new growth. It has a dense bushy habit and is excellent for coastal areas as it is tollerant of salt winds. It is native to littoral and seasonally dry rainforests from the mid north coast of NSW through to north Queensland.
Parachidendron pruinosum - Snow wood
As a member of the Mimosaceae the similarity of this trees seeds are like the Acacia and are borne in pods and split when mature. The small greenish-white flowers are seen in summer and followed by flattened papery seed pods. Hardy pioneer rainforest tree.
Blue Quandong
A prominently buttressed based tree with an open layered crown. Birds and marsupials are attracted to the bright blue fruits that have a thin covering of flesh surrounding a seed that resembles a ‘brain’. Ripen August to January. 35m
Ficus superba - Deciduous fig
Deciduous strangling fig. Food source for the rare and endangered Coxens Fig-parrot and Wompoo fruit dove.
Yellow wood or Long Jack
Sub-tropical and dry rainforest tree growing from Richmond River, NSW to Gympie, SE QLD.The yellow, elastic and durable timber was used extensively for coach building because of its steam bending qualities. Good shade tree.
Ficus obliqua - Small Leaved Fig
This is a large spreading strangling fig with a dense shady crown. It is an excellent bird attracting tree and is beautiful if grown in a container or used for bonsai.
Elaeocarpus grandis - Blue Quandong
A prominently buttressed based tree with an open layered crown. Birds and marsupials are attracted to the bright blue fruits that have a thin covering of flesh surrounding a seed that resembles a ‘brain’. Ripen August to January. 35m
Rusty Fig
A small to medium tree with a bushy habit. The dark green leaves have rusty brown hairs on the underside producing a fascinating colour change on windy days. Makes a beautifull shade tree, very hardy.
White Beech
White Beech is a large, handsome, semi-deciduous tree that makes a fantastic feature tree in large gardens or parks. It is also a very useful bush regeneration and cabinet timber tree as it is hardy, moderately fast growing and produces a durable, easily-worked, and non-shrinking timber said to be as valuable as Red Cedar (Toona ciliata).
Flindersia xanthoxyla - Yellow wood
Sub-tropical and dry rainforest tree growing from Richmond River, NSW to Gympie, SE QLD.The yellow, elastic and durable timber was used extensively for coach building because of its steam bending qualities. Good shade tree.
Rosewood
Medium sized tree with scaly bark. Round fruits are cream tinged with pink that split into 3 or 4 segments when ripe. Excellent cabinet timber.
Toechima dasyrrhache - Blunt-leafed SteelwoodSmall tidy tree with slender trunk and compact crown. Red fruits are bird attractive. Suitable as a street tree. Hardy in full sun.
Small Leaf Tamarind
This evergreen tree can be expected to reach 7-8m in an open garden environment providing a beautiful rich green spreading crown. As a mature tree will capture the eye with its interesting fruit from which the bright red-coated seeds emerge in mid summer. The tasty tangy fruit is a refreshing treat eaten raw or it can be used creatively in chutneys and sauces.
Mischocarpus pyriformis - Yellow Pear-fruit
Heavy flowering and fruit make this an attractive addition to a rainforest garden. Flowers are scented and arranged in conspicuous panicles. Native from the mid coast of NSW to the Atherton Tablelands in Qld
Kauri Pine - Qld
A magnificent tree that is suitable for larger gardens, the kauri has a tall trunk and a large crown. Planted in an open position it will become a magnificent feature tree. Requires a moist soil for best results. Protect from frost when very young. Can also be used for an indoor plant, where its leathery leaves are very attractive
Small Leaf Fig
This is a large spreading strangling fig with a dense shady crown. It is an excellent bird attracting tree. Food source for rare and endangered 'Coxens Fig Parrot' and 'Wompoo Fruit Dove'. Perfect specimen for Bonsai or container plant.
Giant water gum
The trunk is generally buttressed with a large diameter and the canopy can spread over almost the same distance as the height of the tree. Sometimes cultivated as an ornamental but too large for household plantings. 40m
Ficus microcarpa var.hillii - Hills weeping fig
These large evergreen trees have short main trunks or several main trunks supporting a dense canopy of lustrous dark green leaves on slightly pendulous branches. They produce small green figs which ripen to salmon pink. 20m
Water Gum
An attractive tree with dark glossy leaves and a dense crown. As a name suggests it prefers wet areas in rainforests such as creekbanks. Water Gum provides food for the blue triangle butterfly. Fruiting occurs in Autumn.
Blunt-leafed Steelwood
Small tidy tree with slender trunk and compact crown. Red fruits are bird attractive. Suitable as a street tree. Hardy in full sun.
Corduroy Tamarind
This is an easy to grow attractive rainfofrest tree, it has bright red new growth and delicious fruits for those who like tartness. The common name comes from ridges in the wood beneath the bark. The corduroy tamarind can grow into a large shade tree to about 30m.
Cryptocarya erythroxylon - Pigeonberry AshThis large buttressed tree is found in the subtropical rainforests north of the Willilams River. Forestry Tube | $2.95 AU | In Production | Foambark
The bark and leaves of this tree are shaken in water to produce foam that contains a chemical that stuns fish. An attractive tree with ferny foliage and a rounded crown. Irritating hairs surround the orange capsule that releases brown seed. 8m
Ficus macrophylla - Morton Bay Fig
This Fig can take two forms, as a magnificent tall spreading tree or as a strangling vine depending on where the seed lands. The orange coloured fig turns a dark purple when ripe. The edible figs appear around February until May. 40m Forestry Tube | $2.95 AU | In Production | Sloanea australis - Maidens Blush
The name for this tree is derived from the colour of its heartwood, which resembles a fair maiden’s blush. Young pink foliage. A moisture loving plant that can grow into a large buttressed tree. Native rainforest species of Eastern Australia Forestry Tube | $3.95 AU | In Production | Lacebark
The large, bell-shaped flowers are usually deep pink and occur in clusters at the ends of the branches. The flowers are very spectacular and are followed by seed capsules which contain many large seeds.
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This is the tallest of the native pines and it is quite capable of reaching heights of more than 40 meters making it an impressive addition to my garden. It is a wonderful bird-attracting tree, as they love to nest in its protective prickly foliage and is an excellent host for lots of native orchid species.
This is the tallest of the native pines and it is quite capable of reaching heights of more than 40 metres making it an impressive addition to my garden. It is a wonderful bird-attracting tree, as they love to nest in its protective prickly foliage and is an excellent host for lots of native orchid species.