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Local Provenance Plants for Sydney's Inner West

During the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Turpentine-Ironbark Forests which covered Sydney, were cut down for their valuable timber. The remaining local provenance vegetation succommed to farming, mining for clay, for pottery and bricks, sandstone quarries, for construction, and eventually residential development.

Where to Buy Sydney Native Plants

While the Rozelle Bay Nursery does not sell plants, you can buy local provenance species from Cornucopia Nursery, Marrickville Community Nursery and Strathfield Council Native Nursery.

This list of Local Provenance Plant Species, that is plants that would have been endemic in the area, is based on a list compiled by Catherine Rowland.

Local Provenance Plants are those that have naturally evolved to suit the climatic, light and soil conditions of an area. The Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery has collected seeds and cuttings from the closest remaining bushland, since 1995, and propagated these to reintroduce Local Provenance Plants to the Sydney's Inner West.

The Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery & Bushcare Groups

The nursery is currently located at the end of Chapman Rd. Enter Chapman Road from the roundabout at intersection of Nelson St and the Crescent and it is just past the self storage. The nursery has operated here since the mid 1990s but hopes to eventually move to a permanent home in Wisdom Street Annandale....more

Woman in Red Jumper with tubestock Groups meet at the Nursery on Wednesday, Fridays, Saturday and Sunday mornings to:

Get to know Native Plants that are endemic to the Inner West
Learn and Propagate Native Plants
Care for the pockets of Bushland in the Local Area
Meet new people

The Nursery projects rely on volunteers to help collect and propagate native seeds, weed and plant in the area. There are no prerequisite skills or knowledge required. A hat and sturdy shoes are all you need to bring. The Nursery provides tools and protective gear for the variety of activities.

seedlings To get involved or learn more:

just turn up at the Nursery at the Nursery on 8.30 am – 12 noon Wednesday and Friday
Contact Doug Anderson 9367-9326 or email: douga@lmc.nsw.gov.au
Contact Bronwen Campbell 9810-7217
Approach Groups working at Mort Bay, Whites Creek, Balmain High, Hawthorn Canal, Elkington Park
Sites around Annandale include Piper Street (between Nelson and Trafalgar Streets), Hogan Schindlers Park, End of Rose Street and Whites Creek. Native Plants have also been introduced into traffic islands and verges.

Annandale NSW is bounded by Rozelle Bay (Port Jackson/Sydney Harbour), Parramatta Road, Johnston's Creek and White's Creek. Latitude:33°52'53.04"S, Longitude:151°10'14.52"E.

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