![Coachwood stand in Nymboida National Park By Poyt448 Peter Woodard [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons](https://plant.daleysfruit.com.au/trees/s/Coachwood-4291.jpeg)
Coachwood is one of the very few rainforest species that flourishes in the gullies of Sydney bushland. The trees are very distinctive, tall, with dark green, glossy leaves, mottled grey and white bark and flowers with white petal-like sepals that later turn pink. Coachwood grows in coastal rainforests of NSW and QLD. As the name suggests, Coachwood was used in early days for coach building but it has a multitude of other applications. The timber is used extensively for decorative work and also for flooring, furniture and boat masts. Seating in the High Court of Australia in Canberra was manu
