BOTANICAL
NAME


COMMON
NAME
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS)   TOLERANCES
(SEE KEY)
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS
USED FOR KEY TO TOLERANCES
• Somewhat tolerant
•• Quite tolerant
••• Most tolerant





SPECIAL USES
coast ridge foothills plains size
ACACIA melanoxylon
Blackwood * * * * 8-20 x 7 *       * * * * *   * * Furniture, shade, varied growth due to site, excellent all round tree
ACACIA verniciflua
Varnish Wattle   * *   6 x 4       *   *   *   *   * 2 forms, shrub for coastal f'hills, tree for ridge & inland




BOTANICAL
NAME


COMMON
NAME
LOCAL TO
(INDIGENOUS)
  SOILS ETC TOLERANCES
(SEE KEY)
USED FOR KEY TO TOLERANCES
• Somewhat tolerant
•• Quite tolerant
••• Most tolerant





SPECIAL USES
coast ridge foothills plains htxw
BEDFORDIA arborescens

Blanket Leaf   * *   5 x 3   *           L     * Rainforest look, small yellow daisy flowers
CORREA lawrenciana

Mountain Correa   *     4 x 3               FL       Lime green flowers, very attractive tall open shrub
LOMATIA fraseri

Forest Lomatia   *     5 x 4       *       FL       Native Proteaceae tree, serrated leaves, white spider flowers.
NOTELAEA ligustrina

Privet Mock Olive   *     5 x 4               FR       Red/blue inedible olive berries, shapely tree
OLEARIA argophylla

Musk Daisy Bush   * *   5 x 5   *           FL     * Masses of large Spring pom pom daisy flowers
PHEBALIUM squameum

Satinwood   *     5 x 4               L     * Beaut, dense, high rainfall, Agroforestry,white scented flowers
PITTOSPORUM bicolor

Banyalla   *     4 x 3 *         **   L     * Great dense screen, lovely flowers and fruit, upright form
POMADERRIS aspera

Hazel Pomaderris   * *   6 x 4 *             B     * Quick growing, lanky, lovely foliage, thickets
PROSTANTHERA lasianthos

Christmas Bush   * *   6 x 4               FL     * One of the prettiest trees in the Otways


BOTANICAL
NAME


COMMON
NAME
LOCAL TO
(INDIGENOUS)
  SOILS ETC TOLERANCES
(SEE KEY)
USED FOR KEY TO TOLERANCES
• Somewhat tolerant
•• Quite tolerant
••• Most tolerant





SPECIAL USES
coast ridge foothills plains htxw
RIDGE
ALL PLANTS TREES MIDSTOREY UNDERSTOREY CLIMBERS & GROUNDCOVERS AGROFORESTRY & FIREWOOD EROSION & SALINITY BIODIVERSITY & REVEGETATION SHELTER & WINDBREAK USEFUL /
EDIBLE


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