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Seeds of Pittosporum Undulatum 13 May 2006- Photo Marghanita
Pittosporum Undulatum Seeds

Local Provenance Plant Species for Sydney's Inner West

During the 18th and 19th Centuries, forestry and farming eliminated the Turpentine-Ironbark Forests of the Inner West. The Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery collects seeds and cuttings from the closest remaining bushland, to propagate and reintroduce species that would have been endemic (indigenous or local provenance) to the area.

These plants have demonstrated how well they have adapted to the extreme wet and dry weater in Sydney between 1998 and 2008. As you walk around Annandale's public spaces you may now notice: Acacia Pods | Seed Pods | Purple, Mauve, Pink Flowers | White and Cream Flowers | Green Flowers | Fungi | Banksia Marginata.

The reference list of Local Provenance Species, for the Inner West, has been expanded from a list compiled by Catherine Rowland to help reintroduce indigenous species into Sydney's Inner West: Large Trees (> 5m) | Small Trees (< 5m) | Shrubs (0.5 to 2m) | Grasses | Climbers | Herbs | Estuarine | Ferns | References | Bookshop

The Rozelle Bay Nursery does not sell plants and it is difficult to source local provenance plants. However, you can buy them from specialist nurseries including: Cornucopia Nursery, Marrickville Community Nursery and Strathfield Council Native Nursery.

Small Trees (< 5m) (2)

Latin Name Flowering MonthsSoilWaterLightPropagation
JFMAMJJASONDDry.............WetSun...................Shade
See Also: Common Name, Family, Height, Uses and Flower Type
Acacia falcataxxclayxxxxxxxxxxhot water; pots
Acacia floribundaxxclay sand loam....xxxx..xxxxxxhot water; pots
Acacia linifoliaxxxclay sandxxxxxxxxxxhot water; pots
Acacia strictaxxxclayxxxxxxxxxxhot water; pots
Acacia ulicifoliaxxxxxxclay sandxxxxxxxxxxpots
Avicennia marina var. australasicaxxxxxsand........xxxx..xxxx
Bursaria spinosaxxclay sand..xxxxxx..xxxxxxfruit in pots
Callistemon linearisxxxxsand..xxxxxxxxxxseedbox
Clerodendrum tormentosumxxsand..xxxxxxxx
Elaeocarpus reticulatisxxsand loam....xxxx..xxxxxxseedbox
Exocarpus cupressiformisxxclay....xxxx..xxxxpots with host; suckers
Hakea salicifoliaxxxclay sand....xxxxxxxxxxpots
Leptospermum attenuatumxxclay sand..xxxxxxxxxxxxseedbox
Leptospermum flavescensxxxclay sand....xxxxxxxxxxxxseedbox
Leptospermum polygalifoliumxxxclay....xxxx....xxxx
Melaleuca armillarisxxsandxxxxxxxx
Melaleuca nodosaxxxxxxclay sand....xxxxxx..xxxxseedbox
Melaleuca nodosaxclay sand....xxxx....xxxx
Notolea longifoliaclay sand....xxxx....xxxx
Omolanthus populifoliusxxxxxclay sand..xxxxxx..xxxxseedbox
Persoonia levisxxxclay sandxxxxxxxxxxxxfire; pots
Persoonia linearisxxxsandxxxxxxxxfire; pots
Pittosporum revolutumxxxclay sand loam..xxxxxx......xxxxxxpots
Pittosporum undulatumxclay sand loam..xxxxxx.....xxxxxxxpots
Rapanaea variabilisxxxxxclay..xxxxxx....xxxxxx
Xylomelum pyriformexxsandxxxxxxxxpots