Plant lists - Ridge - Midstorey

RIDGE

ALL PLANTS	TREES	MIDSTOREY	UNDERSTOREY	CLIMBERS & GROUNDCOVERS
AGROFORESTRY & FIREWOOD	EROSION & SALINITY	BIODIVERSITY & REVEGETATION	SHELTER & WINDBREAK	USEFUL / EDIBLE

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

ACACIA melanoxylon

Blackwood

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*

*

*

8-20 x 7

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*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Furniture, shade, varied growth due to site, excellent all round tree

ACACIA verniciflua

Varnish Wattle

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*

6 x 4

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*

*

*

*

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

BEDFORDIA arborescens

Blanket Leaf

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*

5 x 3

*

L

*

Rainforest look, small yellow daisy flowers

CORREA lawrenciana

Mountain Correa

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4 x 3

FL

Lime green flowers, very attractive tall open shrub

LOMATIA fraseri

Forest Lomatia

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5 x 4

*

FL

Native Proteaceae tree, serrated leaves, white spider flowers.

NOTELAEA ligustrina

Privet Mock Olive

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5 x 4

FR

Red/blue inedible olive berries, shapely tree

OLEARIA argophylla

Musk Daisy Bush

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*

5 x 5

*

FL

*

Masses of large Spring pom pom daisy flowers

PHEBALIUM squameum

Satinwood

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5 x 4

L

*

Beaut, dense, high rainfall, Agroforestry,white scented flowers

PITTOSPORUM bicolor

Banyalla

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4 x 3

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**

L

*

Great dense screen, lovely flowers and fruit, upright form

POMADERRIS aspera

Hazel Pomaderris

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*

6 x 4

*

B

*

Quick growing, lanky, lovely foliage, thickets

PROSTANTHERA lasianthos

Christmas Bush

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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

RIDGE

CLIMBERS & GROUNDCOVERS

AGROFORESTRY & FIREWOOD

EROSION & SALINITY

BIODIVERSITY & REVEGETATION

SHELTER & WINDBREAK

USEFUL /
EDIBLE

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