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Crows Nest Community Nursery
Volunteer activities at the Crows Nest Community Nursery, including the sales of plants has been temporarily suspended.
Horticultural staff will ensure that all plant material at the nursery is maintained during this time.
The Crows Nest Community Nursery helps to support native wildlife by propagating indigenous trees, shrubs and ground cover plants that occur naturally within, and beyond, our regional boundaries. If you want to encourage birds, bees and butterflies to visit your garden, property or re-vegetation site, we have lots of plants for you to choose from to attract them. Our local native plants are essential for the survival and well-being of our native animals who rely on them for food and shelter.
Open hours
The Crows Nest Community Nursery is open weekly on Thursday between 8.30am and 1pm with two open days also held each year - one in spring and the other in autumn.
Location
The nursery is located on Depot Road, Crows Nest. View Google map.
Contact details
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Payment options
EFTPOS is now available at the nursery.
Volunteering opportunities
The nursery welcomes volunteers to join the team. Read more about volunteer opportunities here.
Each year there's a brief timeframe to collect seeds from the endangered Acacia harpophylla, commonly known as the Brigalow Tree. Fortunately, the tree exists in the Oakey area providing our nurseries with a unique opportunity to harvest its valuable seeds, which in turn will help boost plantings of this dwindling species.
If you are interested in seed collecting, please register your interest by phoning 131 872.
Botanical Name: Allocasuarina littoralis
Common Name: Black She-Oak
Description: A small, fast growing tree with dark fissured bark. Capable of reaching 8 metres, the species is an excellent windbreak or screen option. It's frost resistant and drought hardy and is available as male and female varieties. The female trees offer a great seed source for black cockatoos.
Photo source - Glen Leiper
An extensive variety of plants and trees stocked at the Crows Nest Community Nursery are available for purchase on Thursdays between 8.30am - 1pm. For customers unable to attend the nursery, plant pick-ups in Toowoomba can be arranged through the nursery team leader.
Please note: Stock numbers and species will vary throughout the year.
The plant list below is organised alphabetically by botanical name. Click on the relevant letter below to skip quickly through the list.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V X
List updated on 19 March 2019.
Botanical name |
Common name |
In stock |
| A | ||
|
Acacia complanata |
Wattle, Donkey's ears |
Yes |
|
Acacia conferta |
Wattle, Crowded leaf |
Yes |
|
Acacia deanei |
Wattle, Deane's |
Yes |
|
Acacia decora |
Wattle, Pretty |
Yes |
|
Acacia fimbriata |
Wattle, Brisbane |
Yes |
|
Acacia granitica |
Wattle, Granite |
Yes |
|
Acacia melanoxylon |
Wattle, Blackwood |
Yes |
|
Acacia podalyriifolia |
Wattle, Queensland silver |
Yes |
|
Acacia resinicostata (rare) |
Wattle, Resin |
Yes |
|
Acacia salicina |
Wattle, Black sally |
Yes |
|
Acacia semilunata |
Wattle, Half moon |
Yes |
|
Acacia sertiformis |
Wattle, Golden wreath |
Yes |
|
Acacia stenophylla |
Wattle, River cooba |
Yes |
|
Acacia suaveolens |
Wattle, Sweet |
Yes |
|
Acacia venulosa |
Wattle, Veiny |
Yes |
|
Acacia victoriae |
Wattle, Gundabluie |
Yes |
|
Acmena smithii (Syzgium smithii) |
Lillypilly, Common |
Yes |
|
Acronychia laevis |
Acronychia, Glossy |
Yes |
|
Alchornea ilicifolia |
Dovewood, Holly |
Yes |
|
Alectryon connatus |
Bird's eye tree |
Yes |
|
Allocasuarina inophloia |
She oak, Thready bark |
Yes |
|
Allocasuarina littoralis |
She oak, Black |
Yes |
|
Allocasuarina luehmannii |
Bull oak |
Yes |
|
Allocasuarina torulosa |
She oak, Forest |
Yes |
|
Alphitonia excelsa |
Ash, Soap |
Yes |
|
Alyxia ruscifolia |
Chain fruit |
Yes |
|
Aneilema acuminatum |
Native wandering jew |
Yes |
|
Angophora leiocarpa |
Applegum, rusty |
Yes |
|
Angophora subvelutina |
Applegum, Broad leafed |
Yes |
|
Araucaria cunninghamii |
Pine, Hoop |
Yes |
|
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
Palm, Piccabeen |
Yes |
|
Aristolochia meridionalis |
Cressida butterfly vine |
Yes |
|
Atalaya salicifolia |
Brush Whitewood |
Yes |
|
Auranticarpa rhombifolia |
Hollywood, Golden |
Yes |
|
Austrostipa ramosissima |
Grass, Stout bamboo |
Yes |
|
Austrostipa verticillata |
Grass, Slender bamboo |
Yes |
| B | ||
|
Baloghia inophylla |
Bloodwood, brush |
Yes |
|
Banksia integrifolia |
Banksia, tree |
Yes |
|
Banksia oblongifolia |
Banksia, fern leafed |
Yes |
|
Banksia spinulosa var. collina |
Banksia, hair pin |
Yes |
|
Brachychiton acerifolius |
Flame tree |
Yes |
|
Brachychiton bidwillii (Not local Native) |
Kurrajon, Rusty |
Yes |
|
Brachychiton discolor |
Lacebark |
Yes |
|
Brachychiton populneus |
Kurrajong |
Yes |
|
Brachychiton rupestris |
Bottle tree |
Yes |
|
Breynia oblongifolia |
Breynia |
Yes |
|
Bridelia exaltata |
Ironbark, brush |
Yes |
|
Bursaria incana |
Bursaria, frosty |
Yes |
|
Bursaria spinosa |
Bursaria, sweet |
Yes |
| C | ||
|
Callicarpa pedunculata |
Velvet beauty berry |
Yes |
|
Callitris baileyi |
Cypress, bailey's |
Yes |
|
Callitris glaucophylla |
White cypress |
Yes |
|
Calostemma luteum |
Daffodil, native |
No |
|
Calotis dentex |
Daisy, tall white |
No |
|
Capparis mitchellii |
Caper tree, mitchell's |
Yes |
|
Capparis sarmentosa |
SCrambling caper |
Yes |
|
Carissa ovata |
Kunkerberry |
Yes |
|
Casearia multinervosa |
Casearia |
Yes |
|
Cassinia laevis |
Cough bush |
Yes |
|
Casuarina cristata |
Belah |
Yes |
|
Casuarina cunninghamiana |
She oak, river |
Yes |
|
Chrysocephlalum apiculatum |
Yello buttons |
Yes |
|
Castanospermum australe |
Bean, Black |
Yes |
|
Cissus antarctica |
Vine, kangaroo |
Yes |
|
Citrus australis |
Round lime |
Yes |
|
Claoxylon australe |
Brittlewood |
Yes |
|
Clematis glycinoides |
Old man's beard |
Yes |
|
Clerodendrum tomentosum |
Hairy lolly bush |
Yes |
|
Codonocarpus attenuatus |
Bellfruit |
Yes |
|
Cordyline petiolaris |
Palm lily, large-leafed |
Yes |
|
Cordyline stricta |
Palm lily, narrow-leaved |
Yes |
|
Corymbia citriodora sbsp.variegata |
Gum, spotted |
Yes |
|
Crotalaria mitchellii |
Mitchell's rattlepod |
Yes |
|
Croton insularis |
Croton, silver |
Yes |
|
Cryptocarya glaucescens |
Jackwood |
Yes |
|
Cryptocarya microneura |
Murrogun |
Yes |
|
Cullen tenax |
Emu foot |
Yes |
|
Cupaniopsis parvifolia |
Tuckeroo, small leaf |
Yes |
| D | ||
|
Deeringia amaranthoides |
Deeringia |
Yes |
|
Denhamia bilocularis (was Maytenus bilocularis) |
Orangebark, hedge |
Yes |
|
Denhamia disperma |
Orange, boxwood |
Yes |
|
Denhamia pittosporoides |
Veiny denhamia |
Yes |
|
Dianella brevipedunculata |
Flax lily, short stemmed |
Yes |
|
Dianella caerulea var assera |
Dianella, Sprawling |
Yes |
|
Dianella revoluta |
Flax lily, black anther |
No |
|
Diospyros australis |
Plum ebony |
Yes |
|
Dodongea biloba |
Hopbush, prostrate |
Yes |
|
Dodonaea sinuolata |
Hopbush, thready-leafed |
Yes |
|
Dodonaea tenuifolia |
Hopbush, fern leafed |
No |
|
Dodonaea triangularis |
Hopbush, triangle leafed |
Yes |
|
Dodongea triquetra |
Hopbush, forest |
Yes |
|
Dodonaea viscosa subsp burmanniana |
Hopbush, Burmann's |
Yes |
|
Dodonaea viscosa subsp augustifolia |
Hopbush, narrow-leafed |
Yes |
|
Doryanthes palmeri |
Lily, spear |
Yes |
|
Drypetes deplanchei |
Yellow Tulipwood |
Yes |
|
Dysoxylum fraserianum |
Rosewood |
Yes |
| E | ||
|
Ehretia acuminata |
Koda |
Yes |
|
Einadia hastata |
Saltbush, Red berry |
Yes |
|
Einadia nutans (yellow-fruited) |
Saltbush, Nodding |
Yes |
|
Elaeocarpus obovatus |
Hard Quandong |
Yes |
|
Elaeocarpus reticulatus |
Blueberry Ash |
Yes |
|
Elaeocarpus kirtonii |
Whitewood, mowbullan |
No |
|
Elaedendron australe var. integrifolium |
Olive plum, red-fruited narrow-leafed variety |
Yes |
|
Elaedendron australe var. australe |
Olive plum, red-fruited broad-leafed variety |
Yes |
|
Elattostachys xylocarpa |
White beetroot tree |
Yes |
|
Emmenosperma alphitonioides |
Ash, yellow |
No |
|
Eremophila debilis |
Devil's marbles |
Yes |
|
Eremophila mitchellii (Warning: Poisonous to stock) |
Budda |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus albens |
White Box |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus cebra |
Ironbark, narrow-leafed |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus infera |
Mallee, Durikai |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus melanophloia |
Ironbark, silver-leafed |
Yes |
|
Eremophila mitchellii |
Ellangowan turkey bush |
No |
|
Eucalyptus argophloia (Not local native) |
Chinchilla white gum |
No |
|
Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
Gum, river red |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus major |
Gum, mountain grey |
No |
|
Eucalyptus melliodora |
Box, yellow |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus microcorys |
Tallowwood |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus moluccana |
Box, gum topped |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus montivaga |
Blackbutt, Toowoomba |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus noblis (was viminalis) |
Gum, manna |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus orgadophila |
Coolibah, Mountain |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus pilularis |
Blackbutt |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus siderophloia |
Ironbark, grey |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus tereticornis |
Gum, Forest red |
Yes |
|
Eucalyptus propinqua |
Gum, small fruited grey |
No |
|
Eucalyptus tereticornis |
Gum, forest red |
Yes |
|
Eustrephus latifolius |
Wombat berry |
Yes |
| F | ||
|
Ficus coronata |
Fig, sandpaper |
Yes |
|
Ficus macrophylla |
Fig, moreton bay |
Yes |
|
Ficus opposita |
Fig, opposite leafed sandpaper |
No |
|
Ficus rubiginosa |
Fig, scrub |
Yes |
|
Flindersia australis |
Ash, crows |
Yes |
|
Flindersia collina |
Ash, leopard |
Yes |
|
Flindersia xanthoxyla |
Long jack |
Yes |
| G | ||
|
Geijera parviflora |
Wilga, common |
Yes |
|
Geijera salicifolia |
Wilga, scrub |
Yes |
|
Glochidion fernandi (not local native) |
Cheese tree |
Yes |
|
Gossia bidwillii |
Python tree |
Yes |
|
Grevillea banksii |
shrub form (white) |
Yes |
|
Grevillea banksii |
shrub form (red) |
Yes |
|
Grevillea robusta |
Oak, silky |
Yes |
|
Guioa semiglauca |
Guioa (pronounced ghee-oa) |
Yes |
| H | ||
|
Hakea eriantha |
Hakea. Woolly flowered |
Yes |
|
Hardenbergia violacea |
Purple wanderer |
Yes |
|
Harpullia pendula |
Tulipwood |
Yes |
|
Hernandia bivalvis |
Grease not tree |
Yes |
|
Hibbertia scandens |
Vine, snake |
Yes |
|
HIbiscus heterophyllus (yellow) |
Native hibiscus |
Yes |
|
Homalanthus populifolius |
Bleeding heart |
Yes |
|
Hovea lanceolata |
Hovea, lance-leafed |
Yes |
|
Hovea longipes |
Hovea, brush |
Yes |
|
Hovea lorata |
Hovea, small-leafed |
Yes |
|
Hymenosporum flavum |
Frangipani, native |
Yes |
| I | ||
|
Indigofera australe. Pink form |
Indigo, native |
Yes |
|
Isotoma axillaris |
Isotome, blue |
Yes |
| J | ||
|
Jacksonia scopario |
Dogwood |
Yes |
|
Jasminum dianthifolium |
a natural hybrid |
Yes |
|
Jasminum simplicifolium |
Stiff jasmine |
Yes |
| K | ||
|
Kennedia rubicunda |
Pea, red kennedy |
Yes |
|
Kunzea flavescens |
Kunzea, yellow (rare) |
Yes |
| L | ||
|
Leiocarpa brevicompta |
Daisy, plover |
Yes |
|
Leptospermum brachyandrum |
harlequin Bark Tea Tree |
Yes |
|
Leptospermum polygalifolium |
Tantoon tea tree |
Yes |
|
Leucopogon trichostylis |
Daphne Beard Heath |
Yes |
|
Lomandra hystrix |
Creek matrush |
Yes |
|
Lomandra longifolia |
Long leaf matrush |
Yes |
|
Lomatia silaifolia |
Crinkle bush |
Yes |
|
Lophostemon confertus |
Box, brush |
Yes |
| M | ||
|
Mallotus philippensis |
Red Kamala |
Yes |
|
Melaleuca bracteata |
Tea tree, black |
Yes |
|
Melaleuca decora |
Paperbark, white feather |
Yes |
|
Melaleuca densispicata
|
Paperbark, miles
|
Yes |
|
Melaleuca linariifolia |
Snow in Summer |
Yes |
|
Melaleuca lanceolata |
Paperbark, dryland |
No |
|
Melaleuca quercina (rare) |
Bottlebrush, oakey |
Yes |
|
Melaleuca salicina (Callistemon salignus) |
Bottlebrush, willow |
Yes |
|
Melaleuca viminalis (Callistemon viminalis) |
Bottlebrush, weeping red |
Yes |
|
Melia azedarach |
Cedar, white |
Yes |
|
Melodorum leichhardtii |
Zig zag vine |
Yes |
|
Murdannia graminea |
Purple grass lily |
Yes |
|
Myoporum montanum |
Mountain Boobialla |
Yes |
|
Myoporum parvifolium (not local native) |
Creeping Boobialla |
Yes |
|
Melicope micrococca |
Doughwood, white |
No |
|
Mentha diemenica |
Slender native mint |
No |
|
Morinda jasminoides |
Sweet morinda |
Yes |
|
Murdannia graminea |
Purple grass lily |
No |
|
Myoporum parvifolium (Not local native) |
Creeping boobialla |
No |
|
Myrsine variabilis (was Rapanea variabilis) |
Muttonwood |
No |
| N | ||
|
Neolitsea australiensis |
Bollygum, green |
Yes |
| O | ||
|
Olearia canescens |
Daisy bush, grey |
No |
|
Olearia elliptica |
Daisy Bush, sticky |
Yes |
|
Owenia venosa |
Apple, rose |
No |
| P | ||
|
Pandorea jasminoides |
Wonga vine |
Yes |
|
Pandorea pandorana |
Bower vine |
Yes |
|
Parsonsia straminea |
Monkey rope |
Yes |
|
Petalostigma pachyphyllum |
Quiinine bush, hairy |
Yes |
|
Petalostigma pubescens |
Quinine Tree |
Yes |
|
Petalostigma triloculare |
Quinine bush, smooth |
No |
|
Petrophile canescens |
Conesticks |
Yes |
|
Pimelea neo-anglica |
New England pimelea |
No |
|
Pittosporum angustifolium |
Gumby gumby |
Yes |
|
Pittosporum revolutum |
Pittosporum, yellow |
Yes |
|
Pittosporum undulatum |
Sweet pittosporum |
Yes |
|
Pittosporum viscidum |
Birds nest bush |
No |
|
Planchonella pohlmaniana |
Yellow condoo |
Yes |
|
Plectranthus insularis (very rare) |
Mingimarny cockspur flower |
Yes |
|
Plumbago zeylanica |
Groundcover plumbago |
Yes |
|
Psydrax lamprophyllum |
Shiny-leaved canthium |
Yes |
|
Pultenaea villosa |
Pea, hairy bush |
No |
| R | ||
|
Rhagodia parabolica |
Saltbush, fragrant |
Yes |
|
Rhagodia spinescens |
Saltbush, hedge |
Yes |
|
Rhaponticum australe |
Austral cornflower |
Yes |
|
Rhodosphaera rhodanthema |
Yellowwood, deep |
Yes |
| S | ||
|
Santalum obtusifolium |
Shrub sandalwood |
Yes |
|
Scaevola albida |
Fairy fan flower |
Yes |
|
Senna acclinis |
Senna brush |
Yes |
|
Senna artemisioides subsp. Artemisioides (not local native) |
Senna, silver |
Yes |
|
Senna coronilloides |
Senna, brigalow |
Yes |
|
Sophora fraseri |
Necklace pod (rare) |
Yes |
|
Spartothamnella juncea |
Broom, square stemmed |
Yes |
|
Sterculia quadrifida |
Peanut tree |
Yes |
|
Streblus pendulinus (was Streblus brunonianus) |
Whalebone tree |
Yes |
|
Stylidium graminifolium |
Grass trigger plant |
Yes |
|
Swainsona galegifolia |
Pea, shrub darling |
Yes |
|
Swainsona queenslandica PINK |
Spreading Darling pea (pink) |
Yes |
|
Syncarpia verecunda |
Turpentine, Ravensbourne (rare) |
Yes |
|
Syzygium australe |
Lillypilly, creek |
Yes |
| T | ||
|
Toona ciliata |
Cedar, red |
Yes |
|
Trachymene incisa |
Lace Flower |
Yes |
|
Trema tomentosa |
Trema |
No |
|
Turraea pubescens |
Native Witch Hazel |
Yes |
| V | ||
|
Vitex lignum-vitae |
Satinwood |
Yes |
| X | ||
|
Xanthorrhoea glauca |
Grass tree, blue leafed |
Yes |
|
Xanthorrhoea johnstoni |
Grasstree, forest |
Yes |
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