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Acacia Wattle 1 October 2008
(Photographer: Viki Alonso)

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.

Acacia (Wattle) Seed Pods and Flowers

More information: WattleWeb - A web guide to the wattles of New South Wales | Things to do on Wattle Day (September 1)

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Acacia terminalis (Wattle) 1 October 2008
(Photographer: Viki Alonso)

acacia terminalis in bloom - yellow fluffy flowers and fernlike leaves on a sparce bush
Acacia terminalis (Wattle) 6 April 2009
(Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz)

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Acacia falcata (Wattle) 1 October 2008
(Photographer: Viki Alonso)

Acacia Stricta Seed Pod 23 October 2009 Acacia Stricta Flowers
Thought to be Acacia stricta
(Hop Wattle)
Pods - 3 December 2008, Open Pods 23 October 2009
Flowers - 10 July 2009
Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz

Sydney Wattle Seed Pod Sydney Wattle about to bloom in July 2009
Acacia longifolia (Sydney Wattle), Starting to Bloom, July 2009
Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz

Acacia Suaveolens in Flower (green sparse spiky leaves and pale yellow puff ball flowers
Acacia sueaveolens in Flower, July 2009
Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz

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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