Inverell Shire Council

The Inverell District is regarded as centering on Inverell but extending to the towns of Ashford, Bingara, Bundarra, Bonshaw, Tingha, Glen Innes and close environments.

Climate and soils vary - therefore careful selection of suitable tree species is of major importance.

1. Climate Consideration:

When planning your selection of tree species, it is important toknow your highest and lowest temperature at the place of planting. Frosts are common in winter especially in the easternparts and early and late frosts can cause severe damage to sensitive species of plants.

The successful growth of frost sensitive species is often determined by site selection with hilltops, hill sides or sheltered aspects giving better results than valley bottoms, low lying areasor frost hollows.

2. Soil Type:

Another important element is soil type. It is heavy black clay, red or black basalt, sandy loam or deep sand? What grows there naturally?

The soil types have an important effect on plant survival and growth.

Soil types such as red basalt, black basalt, granite loams, deep sands and trap soils have different drainage, moisture holding capacities, fertility etc and different soils suit different tree species.

3. Rainfall:

This area recieves moderate rainfall between 650 and 750mm per year with a slight summer maximum.ext

Black Basalt Soil and Wetland Areas Common Name Botanical Name Height River Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis var obtusa 20 m Bimble Box Eucaluptus populnea 12 m Black Box Eucalytus largiflorens 12 m - salt tolerant   Sandy Loam to Light Basalt and Rocky Area Common Name Botanical name Height Narrow leaf Ironbark Eucalyptus crebra 20 m Silver leaf Ironbark Eucalyptus melanophloia 10m Fuzzy Box Eucalyptus conica 4m Tumbledown Gum Eucalyptus dealbata 10m Scribbly Gum Eucalyptus rossii 20m White Cypress Pine Callitris glaucophylla 16m Black Cypress Pine Callitris endlicheri 15m Bull Oak Allocasuarina leuhmannii 10m Brigalow Acacia harpholia Temp to -4o C Red Honeysuckle Banksia serrata 6m - temp to -4o C Spinulosa Banksia spinulosa var collina 3m Green Bottle Brush Callistemon pinafolius Yarran Wattle Acacia homalophylla 10m Orange Wattle Acacia saligna 3m Red Stem Wattle Acacia rubinda 3m Hairy Wattle Acacia vestita 4m Mudgee Wattle Acacia spectabilis 5m   Shrubs - Light Basalt for Free Draining Soils Common Name Botanical Name Height Rosemary Grevillea Grevillea rosmarifolia 3m Biternata Grevillea biternata 2m Forest Rambler Grevillea 1.5m Scarlet Sprite Grevillea 1.5m John Evans Grevillea 90cm Violet Honey Myrtle Melaleuca wilsonii 1m x 1m   INTRODUCED OR EXOTIC SPECIES Heavy Black Soil Common Name Botanical Name Height Aleppo Pine Pinua halepensis 12m Southern Europe Ddedar Cedar Cedrus deodara 20m Indian Pin Oak quercus palustris 16m USA Argyle Apple Eucalyptus cinerea 12m Cabbage Gum Eucalyptus amplifolia 18m River She Oak Casaurina cunninghamiana 18m - salt tolerant Swamp Oak Casaurina glauca 12m Forest She Oak Casaurina torulosa 20m Native Willow Acacia stenophylia 6m - temp to -4oC Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon 15m - temp to -4oC Weeping Bottlebrush Callistemon viminalis 6-8m River Bottlebrush Callistemon paludosus 4-8m Alpine bottlebrush Callistemon seeberi 4m Swamp paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia 3m White Cloud Tree Melaleuca bracteate 10m Prickly leaf Paperbark Melaleuca styphelioides 10m Red and Black Basalt Common Name Botanical Name Height Black Box Eucalyptus largiflorens 12m White Box Eucalyptus albens 16m Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora 16m - salt tolerant Cabbage Gum Eucalyptus amplifolia 18m Western grey Box Eucalyptus microcorpa 16m Silverton Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis subcinerea 12m Mugga Iron Bark Eucalyptus sideroxylon 20m Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon 20m - lives 100 years Kurrajong Brachychiton populneus 15m Rough Barked Apple Angophora floribunda 20m Swamp paper Bark Melaleuca ericifolia 3m Snow in Summer Melaleuca linarifolia 10m Old Man Saltbush Atriplex nummularia 2m Narrow leaf Ironbark Eucalyptus crebra 18m Sugar Gum (dwarf only) Eucalyptus cladocalyx 12m Ribbon Gum Eucalyptus viminalis 20m Pink Flowering Yellow Gum Eucalyptus leucoxylon 10m Knife Wattle Acacia cultriformis 3m Red Stem Wattle Acacia rubinda 3m Myall Acacia pendula 8m - temp to -4OC Cootamundra Wattle Acacia baileyana 6m - temp to -4oC Mudgee Wattle Acacia spectabilis 5m - temp to -4oC Light Black to Red and Black Basalt Soil Common Name Botanical Name Height Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis 12m Southern Europe Deodar Cedar Cedrus deodara 20m Indian Pin Oak Quercus palustris 16m USA Mexican Pine Pinus petula 20m Cottonwood Populus deltoides 25m USA Chinese Poplar Populus yannanensis 20m Arizona Ash Fraxinus velutina 10m saline soil Desert Ash Fraxinus oxycarpa 12m Persian Pistacia Pistacia chinensis 6m China Liquidamber Liquidamber styraciflua 18m Flowering Plum Prunus nigra 5m Claret Ash Fraxinus oxycarpa raywoodii 12m Light Basalt to Sandy Loam Soil Common Name Botanical name Height Silk Tree Albizia julibrissin 4m Asia Box Elder Maple Acer negunda 10m North USA Carob Bean Ceratonia siliqua 8m Mediterranean Olive Olea europa 5m Mediterranean Lucerne Tree Chamaecytisus prolifer 8m Planting Guide and photos provided courtesy: NSW Forests Nursery Warialda Road, Inverell Telephone (02) 6721 0103