several people have asked me what exactly we planted the other day.
elizabeth has kindly supplied this list and as she gets more info on various trees, i’ll add to this.

the format is the latin name, followed by the family in italics, then how many we planted, then the common name/s, then notes.

Ac acidula X 10

Alphitoniai petriei (Rhamnaceae) X 8 Pink Ash
Pioneer tree, can grow 3ms per year. Leaves smell like liniment. Attracts insectivorous birds

Alstonia scholaris X 8
Arytera divaricata Sapindaceae X 6
Coogera/Rose Tamarind 8-20ms Understory 3-4ms.
New growth soft pink.

Athertonia diversifolia Protaecea X 4 Atherton oak 10-30ms
Leaves turn black when fall. Blue fruit like almonds. White tailed rats love them. Endemic Atherton Tblds.

Brachychiton acerifolius Sterculiaceae X 4 Flame tree
Looses leaves before flowering – Turns brilliant red

Carni arail X 4

Castanospermum australe Fabaceae X 3 Black bean
5-20ms Unripened seed poisonous. Attracts parrots/lorikeets

Castanospora alphandii Sapindaceae X 8 Brown Tamarind
15-20ms Flowers scented Weeping foliage w/grey, felty underside leaves

Chionan ram X 10

Cryptocarya hypospodia Lauraceae X 2 Laurel 20ms
Large tree with strong smelling flowers

Cryptocarya mackinnoniana Lauraceae X 2 Laurel 20ms
Large tree Fruits strong smelling/very decorative. New growth red

Cryptocarya triplinervis Lauraceae X 12 Laurel 5-10ms
Slow growing prefers shade

Diploglottis diphyllostegia Sapindaceae X 8 Northern tamarind 20ms
Large clusters golden fruit attract frugivorous birds/spectical flying foxes.
Makes jams/cordials. Beautiful tree

Dysoxylum pettigrewianum X 2 20ms
Lg tree buttressed needs shade when young

Eleocharis grandis X 2

Eupomatia laurina Eupomatiaceae X 4 Bolwarra/Native guava/Copper laurel 4-10ms flowers over powering perfume Fruit sweet edible Beautiful tree

Euroschinus falcata Anacardiaceae X 6 Ribbonwood 15ms mango/mandarine scented sap bird attracting, fast growing, hardy

Ficus destruens Moraceae X 5 Rusty fig Lg strangler fig Imp food/shelter tree for rainforest fauna/birds Leaves bright rusty undersides

Ficus leptoclada Moraceae X 8 Med tree. Beautiful. not strangler

Ficus obliqua Moraceae X 8 Small leafed fig Med tree. Beautiful. not strangler Imp food/shelter tree for rainforest fauna/birds

Ficus superba Moraceae X 4 Cedar fig/Deciduous fig 6-10ms strangler. Weeping branches Edible fruit

Flindersia acuminata Rutaceae X 4 Silver silkwood 25ms

Flindersia bourjotiana Rutaceae X 10 Qld Silver ash 25ms Yellow timber used for cabinet making

Geissois biagiana Cunoniaceae X 8 Northern brush mahogany Lg tree buttressed Cream flowers like tenticles on sea anemonies Bright red new growth leaves

Homalnthus novoguineensis Euphorbiaceae X 10 Bleeding Heart Pioneer tree 8ms short lived Heart shaped leaves turn red before falling Attracts skipper and blue butterflies. Attracts seed dispersing vertebrates

Lindernia queens Scrophulariaceae X 4

Litsea leaf Lauraceae X 10

Melicope elleryana X 8 Pink Euodia

Mischocarpus lachnocarpus Sapindaceae X 4 Woolly pear fruit 8ms new leaves pink/apricot droopy. Arils protecting fruit sweet tasting Decorative tree at all stages

Mischocarpus pyriformis Sapindaceae X 6 Yellow pear fruit 10ms Sm scented flowers Clusters bright red fruit Slow growing

Neolitsea dealbata Lauraceae X 4 White Bolly gum Sm under story tree Leaf backs almost white Rusty fragrant flowers – black aromatic bird attracting fruits

Phaleria clerodendron Thymelaeceae X 8 Phaleria 3-8ms Fast growing, understory plant Highly perfumed flopwers along stem/branches. Brilliant red egg shaped fruit. Cassowaries love them. All parts of plant poisonous.

Prunus turneriana Rosaceae X 8

Sloanea langii Elaeocarpaceae X 5 White carabeen 15ms buttressed Brilliant red new leaves Starry white flowers Bright orange fruit

Stenocarpus cani Protaecea X 8

Stenocarpus sinuatus Protaecea X 8 Fire wheel 15ms spectacular flowers in wheel shape

Syzigium canicortex Myrtaceae X 8 yellow satinash 30-35ms Orange/red flushes of new growth cover crown of tree

Syzigium cormiflorum Myrtaceae X 8 White apple 15ms Flowers and fruit sprout on main trunk. Lorikeets love the flowers

Syzigium cryptophlebium Myrtaceae X 10

Treminalia seri X 6

Tetrosynandra longipes X 2

Toona ciliata Meliaceae X 10 Red cedar

Viticpremna queenslandica Munir Verbenaceae X 4

Xan renifienra? X 10

Xanthostemom chrysanthus Myrtaceae X 8 Golden Penda 20-30ms
Golden flowers like chrysanthemums attracts nectarfeeding birds. Grown throughout Cairns!

Zanthoxyllum ovalif Xanthophyllaceae X 10