by David Blair | Nov 19, 2022 | Trees of Peterson Creek
Blue Quandong: Elaeocarpus grandis Family Elaeocarpaceae Dulgubarra Yidinji name: MURRGAN Click below to hear the name spoken by Laurie Padmore. Tree to 35m with buttress roots. Distribution: endemic to eastern Australia, found along rainforest watercourses....
by David Blair | Nov 19, 2022 | Trees of Peterson Creek
Milky Pine: Alstonia scholaris Family Apocynaceae Dulgubarra Yidinji name: JALANGGAN Click below to hear the name spoken by Laurie Padmore. Bushy tree to 40m. Distribution: Australasia & Old-World Tropics. All parts of the plant are toxic. Timber uses vary in...
by David Blair | Nov 19, 2022 | Trees of Peterson Creek
Atherton Penda: Xanthostemon whitei Family Myrtaceae Dulgubarra Yidinji name: JULUJULU Click below to hear the name spoken by Laurie Padmore. Tree to 45 metres. Can attain diameters of 3 metres. Very hard wood that was not utilised until the advent of tungsten-toothed...
by David Blair | Nov 19, 2022 | Trees of Peterson Creek
River Oak or River She-Oak: Casuarina cunninghamiana Family Casuarinaceae Dulgubarra Yidinji name: GALGABAR Click below to hear the name spoken by Laurie Padmore. Evergreen spreading tree to 35m. Grows along rivers where there is some sand in the soil. Seeds are a...
by David Blair | Nov 19, 2022 | Trees of Peterson Creek
its Forest Red Gum: Eucalyptus tereticornis Family Myrtaceae Dulgubarra Yidinji name: GAWUUL Click below to hear the name spoken by Laurie Padmore. Tree to 50m. One of the most widespread Eucalypts in eastern Australia in layered & open forests. It produces...
by David Blair | Nov 19, 2022 | Trees of Peterson Creek
Brown Pine: Podocarpus grayae Family Podocarpaceae Dulgubarra Yidinji name: DALGAL Click below to hear the name spoken by Laurie Padmore. Tree to 30m tall, belonging to the largest extant family of southern conifers. Distribution: widespread from coastal rainforests,...
