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Native Timber Walk

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FORMAN’S MALLEE Botanical Name: eucalyptus formanii Family Name: Myrtaceae Description: Grows to 10 m. Adult leaves are linear and glossy green on both sides. Creamywhite flower buds in leaf axils of 7 or 9 between December to April. WILGA Botanical Name: Geijera parviflora Family Name: Family Name: Rutaceae Indigenous Use: Boomerangs, bark and roots for splints, leaves for bedding, shelter for native animals. European Use: Fodder, shade, grazing for sheep, leaves for toothache. Description: A local species, very drought tolerant. Single-trunked tree to 9m. Leaves grey/green and weeping. Attractive small white star-like flower clusters after rain, winter to spring, strong citrus perfume.

MYALL, WEEPING MYALL Botanical Name: Acacia pendula Family Name: Mimosaceae Indigenous Use: Boomerangs, spears European Use: Gate posts, firewood, fodder Description: A common drought-tolerant species found west of the Great Dividing Range. Grows to 12m. Likes clay soils. Rough, fissured, dark-grey bark often deep red in fissures. Leaves graceful weeping habit. Small lemon coloured flowers in winter. BOTTLE TREE Botanical Name: Brachychiton rupestris Family Name: Malvaeae Indigenous Use: Shields, boomerangs and medicinal European Use: Fodder under dire circumstances Description: Named for its unique shape. Bark generally smooth with shallow fissures. Leaves about 100mm long and drop before flowering. Bell-shaped yellowish flowers between October and December.

KURRAJONG Botanical Name: Brachychiton populneus Family Name: Malvaceae Indigenous Use: Seeds for flour, young roots eaten. European Use: Seeds make a nourishing beverage, fodder during drought, shade Description: Small to medium tree to 20m. Tolerant to frosts and hot, dry summers. Bark smooth with shallow lacing. Leaves shiny green. Small bell-shaped flowers from cream with a pink to purple tinge in summer. Flowers followed by large boat-shaped seed capsules. POPLAR BOX OR BIMBLE BOX Botanical Name: Eucalyptus populnea Family Name: Myrtaceae Indigenous Use: Bark for shelter, used in burials, habitat for food sources and didgeridoo European Use: Shade, windbreaks and fencing Description: Grows to 20m. Leaves glossy green with red stems. Strong grey trunk with white plates. Sheds in ribbons. Profuse white flowers. Fruit 2-4mm long. Good native wildlife habitat. RIVER SHE-OAK Botanical Name: Casuarina cunninghamiana Family Name: Casuarinaceae Indigenous Use: Shade European Use: Firewood (burns hot), windbreaks Description: Common outback tree, found in NT and NSW. Fast-growing to 20-25m. Bark is grey and deeply fissured. Male and female flowering carried out in different trees. MUGGA IRONBARK Botanical Name: Eucalyptus sideroxyton Family Name: Myrtaceae Description: A common species, can grow to 10-30m. Bark is dark and furrowed. Blue-green leaves form large, weeping canopy. White flowers from May-October, however pink and red flowering forms are common and prized for gardens.

CARBEEN OR MORETON BAY ASH Botanical Name: Corymbia tesselaris Family Name: Myrtaceae European Use: Railway bridges Description: Common fast-growing evergreen species to QLD, NT and the WA growing in deep well-drained soils. Resistant to strong winds, heat and drought. Creamy-white flowers in clusters from July to January.

WHITE CYPRESS PINE Botanical Name: Callitris Glaucophylla Family Name: Cupressaceae Indigenous Use: Huts European Use: Timber Description: A native, coniferous evergreen tree growing to 20m, most commonly found on sandy soil.

SALLY WATTLE Botanical Name: Acacia salicina Family Name: Mimosaceae Indigenous Use: Ash for soap. Spears, boomerangs, pod straw. Tannin used as antiseptic. Seeds ground to make flour for bread. European Use: Furniture, woodworking, firewood, shade. Bark used in tanning. Description: Large shrub to 20m. Flowers cream with globular heads in autumn to early winter.

SILVER LEAF IRONBARK Botanical Name: Eucalyptus melanophlioa Family Name: Myrtaceae Indigenous Use: Weapons, sap used to tan animal hides European Use: Yard posts, turning, furniture, good for honey production Description: Native to NSW and QLD a fast-growing drought tolerant tree to 20m. Commonly found in red, sandy, loam and spinifex country. A Koala fodder species. Leaves ovate broad and grey-green. Flowers white with high pollen content usually in summer.

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BRIGALOW Botanical Name: Acacia harpophylla Family Name: Mimosaceae Indigenous Use: Bidjara used timber for spears, boomerangs, clubs and nullah nullah’s. Sap used to cure animal skins. European Use: Firewood, fodder, rails Description: A single trunk tree to 25m. Suckers easily. Leaves are long and narrow, silver/grey in colour and leathery. Flowers are bright yellow to white.

BRACELE HONEY MYRTLE Botanical Name: Melaleuca rmillaris Family Name: Myrtaceae Indigenous Use: Bark used for painting European Use: Shelter and windbreaks Description: A bird attracting large shrub or small tree with weeping habit. White/mauve bottlebrush like flowers that appear in spring and summer.

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18 TEA TREE, TI TREE / NARROW-LEAVED PAPERBARK Botanical Name: Melaleuca altermifelia Family Name: Myrtaceae Indigenous Use: Medicinal European Use: The oil is believed to be antibacterial and used to treat insect bites, acne and athletes’ foot. Description: A small tree or large shrub endemic to Australia growing to around 7 m. Leaves are smooth, soft, linear. Flowers in white or cream-coloured masses, during spring - summer.

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RIVER RED GUM Botanical Name: Eucalyptus camaldulensis Family Name: Myrataceae Indigenous Use: Medicinal uses- diarrhoea, sores & sore throat, paintings and witchety grubs (dunbon) European Use: Medicinal uses, firewood, fencing, sleepers, construction Description: Single large trunk to 30m. Can live for 300-1000 years. Trees have a deep sinker root. Leaves shed to reduce water demand. Flowers are cream appearing between Spring to mid-summer.

COOLABAH Botanical Name: Eucalptus microtheca Family Name: Myrtaceae Indigenous Use: Firewood and to stun fish European Use: Firewood Description: On average growing to 20m with flaky bark. Flowers white occuring in any month.

GIDYEA Botanical Name: Acacia cambagei Family Name: Mimosaceae Indigenous Use: Spears, boomerangs, firewood, cutmurri (underground cooking) European Use: Fencing, firewood, valued source of protein for bees, valuable shade and shelter tree. Description: A long-lived small tree, 5-15m tall. Leaves a dull green 4-14cm and can emit a strong offensive smell in hot or humid weather. A hard, heavy, durable timber. Flowers from May – September in tight yellow, globular heads with pods papery smooth, flat.

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MULGA Botanical Name: Acacia aneura Family Name: Mimosaceae Indigenous Use: Seeds ground to an edible paste, sweet drink from the insects ‘repairs’, spears and long shields (called mulgas). European Use: Fodder, turning, furniture Description: An slow-growing tree growing to 10m. Only found in Australia’s dry inland. Leaves grey/green in colour. Flowers bright yellow spike any time of the year following suitable rains. Trees can be of either sex.

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