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Water restrictions from 18 Sep 2018 - Water restrictions apply to all Council water supply schemes:
Medium level (200 litres/person/day) - Brookstead, Cambooya, Cecil Plains, Clifton, Greenmount, Hodgson Vale (includes Top Camp), Pittsworth, Southbrook, Vale View & Yarraman schemes.
Continuation of permanent conservation measures (200 litres/person/day) - Toowoomba Bulk Water Supply Scheme (Oakey, Jondaryan, Haden, Crows Nest, Highfields, Kingsthorpe, Gowrie Junction, Meringandan, Toowoomba City, Westbrook and Goombungee)
Medium level (200 litres/person/day) - Brookstead, Cambooya, Cecil Plains, Clifton, Greenmount, Hodgson Vale (includes Top Camp), Pittsworth, Southbrook, Vale View & Yarraman schemes.
Continuation of permanent conservation measures (200 litres/person/day) - Toowoomba Bulk Water Supply Scheme (Oakey, Jondaryan, Haden, Crows Nest, Highfields, Kingsthorpe, Gowrie Junction, Meringandan, Toowoomba City, Westbrook and Goombungee)
Crows Nest Community Nursery
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.
Contact details
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Volunteering opportunities
The nursery welcomes volunteers to join the team. Read more about volunteer opportunities here.
Seed collectors needed
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. To check the availability of the following stock, contact the nursery team leader.
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
Botanical name |
Common name |
| A | |
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Acacia deanii |
Wattle, deane’s |
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Acacia fimbriata |
Wattle, brisbane |
|
Acacia granitica |
Wattle, granite |
|
Acacia hispidula |
Wattle, rough leafed |
|
Acacia pendula |
Myall, weeping (wattle) |
|
Acacia podalyriifolia |
Wattle, queensland silver |
|
Acacia resinosa (rare) |
Wattle, resin |
|
Acacia salicina |
Wattle, black sally |
|
Acacia victoriae |
Gundabluie |
|
Acmena smithii |
Lillypilly, common |
|
Acronychia laevis |
Acronychia, glossy |
|
Actinotis helianthi |
Flannel flower |
|
Adiantum hispidulum |
Maidenhair, rough |
|
Alectryon connatus |
Birds' eye, common |
|
Alectryon subcinereus |
Birds eye, quince leafed |
|
Allocasuarina inophloia |
She oak, thready bark |
|
Allocasuarina littoralis |
She oak, black |
|
Allocasuarina luehmannii |
Bull oak |
|
Alphitonia excelsa |
Ash, soap |
|
Alpinia caerulea |
Native ginger |
|
Aneilema acuminatum |
Native wandering jew |
|
Angophora leiocarpa |
Applegum, rusty |
|
Araucaria bidwillii |
Pine, bunya |
|
Araucaria cunninghamii |
Pine, hoop |
|
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
Palm, piccabeen |
|
Austrostipa verticillata |
Grass, slender bamboo |
| B | |
| Baloghia inophylla |
Bloodwood, brush |
|
Banksia integrifolia |
Banksia, tree |
|
Banksia oblongifolia |
Banksia, fern leafed |
|
Banksia spinulosa var. collina |
Banksia, hair pin |
|
Brachychiton acerifolius |
Flame tree |
|
Brachychiton discolor |
Lacebark |
|
Brachychiton populneus |
Kurrajong |
|
Breynia oblongifolia |
Breynia |
|
Bridelia exaltata |
Ironbark, brush |
|
Bursaria incana |
Bursaria, frosty |
| C | |
|
Callicarpa pedunculata |
Velvet beauty berry |
|
Callitris baileyi |
Cypress, bailey's |
|
Calostemma luteum |
Daffodil, native |
|
Calotis dentex |
Daisy, tall white |
|
Capparis mitchellii |
Caper tree, mitchell's |
|
Carissa ovata |
Kunkerberry |
|
Casearia multinervosa |
Casearia |
|
Cassinia laevis |
Cough bush |
|
Casuarina cristata |
Belah |
|
Casuarina cunninghamiana |
She oak, river |
|
Cissus antarctica |
Vine, kangaroo |
|
Citrus australis |
Round lime |
|
Claoxylon australe |
Brittlewood |
|
Clematis glycinoides |
Old man's beard |
|
Clerodendrum tomentosum |
Hairy lolly bush |
|
Codonocarpus attenuatus |
Bellfruit |
|
Cordyline petiolaris |
Palm lily, large-leafed |
|
Cordyline stricta |
Palm lily, narrow-leaved |
|
Crotalaria mitchellii |
Mitchell's rattlepod |
|
Croton insularis |
Croton, silver |
|
Cryptocarya glaucescens |
Jackwood |
|
Cryptocarya microneura |
Murrogun |
|
Cullen tenax |
Emu foot |
| Cupaniopsis parvifolia |
Tuckeroo, small leaf |
| D | |
|
Deeringia amaranthoides |
Deeringia |
|
Denhamia bilocularis (was Maytenus bilocularis) |
Orangebark, hedge |
|
Dianella brevipedunculata |
Flax lily, short stemmed |
|
Dianella caerulea var assera |
Flax lily |
|
Dianella revoluta |
Flax lily, black anther |
|
Diospyros australis |
Plum ebony |
|
Dodonaea sinuolata |
Hopbush, thready- leafed |
|
Dodonaea tenuifolia |
Hopbush, fern leafed |
|
Dodonaea triangularis |
Hopbush, triangle leafed |
|
Dodonaea viscosa subsp angustifolia |
Hopbush, narrow leafed |
|
Doryanthes palmeri |
Lily, spear |
|
Dysoxylum fraserianum |
Rosewood |
| E | |
|
Ehretia acuminata |
Koda |
|
Einadia nutans (yellow-fruited) |
Saltbush, nodding |
|
Elaeocarpus kirtonii |
Whitewood, mowbullan |
|
Elaedendron australe var. integrifolium |
Olive plum, red-fruited narrow-leafed variety |
|
Elaedendron australe var. australe |
Olive plum, red-fruited broad- leafed variety |
|
Elattostachys xylocarpa |
White beetroot tree |
|
Emmenosperma alphitonioides |
Ash, yellow |
|
Eremophila debilis |
Devil's marbles |
|
Eremophila mitchellii |
Ellangowan turkey bush |
|
Eucalyptus argophloia (Not local native) |
Chinchilla white gum |
|
Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
Gum, river red |
|
Eucalyptus major |
Gum, mountain grey |
|
Eucalyptus melliodora |
Box, yellow |
|
Eucalyptus microcorys |
Tallowwood |
|
Eucalyptus moluccana |
Box, gum topped |
|
Eucalyptus montivaga |
Blackbutt, toowoomba |
|
Eucalyptus propinqua |
Gum, small fruited grey |
|
Eucalyptus tereticornis |
Gum, forest red |
| F | |
|
Ficus macrophylla |
Fig, moreton bay |
|
Ficus opposita |
Fig, opposite leafed sandpaper |
|
Ficus rubiginosa |
Fig, scrub |
|
Flindersia australis |
Ash, crows |
|
Flindersia xanthoxyla |
Long jack |
| G | |
|
Geijera salicifolia |
Wilga, scrub |
|
Grevillea robusta |
Oak, silky |
|
Guioa semiglauca |
Guioa (pronounced ghee-oa) |
| H | |
|
Hakea eriantha |
Hakea. Woolly flowered |
|
Hardenbergia violacea |
Purple wanderer |
|
Harpullia pendula |
Tulipwood |
|
Hibbertia scandens |
Vine, snake |
|
Homalanthus populifolius |
Bleeding heart |
|
Hovea lanceolata |
Hovea, lance-leafed |
|
Hovea longipes |
Hovea, brush |
|
Hymenosporum flavum |
Frangipani, native |
| I | |
|
Indigofera australe. Pink form |
Indigo, native |
|
Isotoma axillaris |
Isotome, blue |
| J | |
|
Jasminum simplicifolium |
Stiff jasmine |
| K | |
|
Kennedia rubicunda |
Pea, red kennedy |
| Kunzea flavescens |
Kunzea, yellow (rare) |
| L | |
|
Leiocarpa brevicompta |
Daisy, plover |
|
Leptospermum polygalifolium |
Tantoon tea tree |
|
Lomandra hystrix |
Creek matrush |
|
Lomandra longifolia |
Long leaf matrush |
|
Lomatia silaifolia |
Crinkle bush |
|
Lophostemon confertus |
Box, brush |
| M | |
|
Melaleuca bracteata |
Tea tree, black |
| Melaleuca densispicata |
Paperbark, miles |
|
Melaleuca lanceolata |
Paperbark, dryland |
|
Melaleuca quercina (rare) |
Bottlebrush, oakey |
|
Melaleuca salicina (Callistemon salignus) |
Bottlebrush, willow |
|
Melaleuca viminalis (Callistemon viminalis) |
Bottlebrush, weeping red |
|
Melia azedarach |
Cedar, white |
|
Melicope micrococca |
Doughwood, white |
|
Mentha diemenica |
Slender native mint |
|
Morinda jasminoides |
Sweet morinda |
|
Murdannia graminea |
Purple grass lily |
|
Myoporum parvifolium (Not local native) |
Creeping boobialla |
|
Myrsine variabilis (was Rapanea variabilis) |
Muttonwood |
| N | |
| O | |
|
Olearia canescens |
Daisy bush, grey |
|
Owenia venosa |
Apple, rose |
| P | |
|
Pandorea jasminoides |
Wonga vine |
|
Pandorea pandorana |
Bower vine |
|
Parsonsia straminea |
Monkey rope |
|
Petalostigma pachyphyllum |
Quiinine bush, hairy |
|
Petalostigma triloculare |
Quinine bush, smooth |
|
Pimelea neo-anglica |
New England pimelea |
|
Pittosporum angustifolium |
Gumby gumby |
|
Pittosporum revolutum |
Pittosporum, yellow |
|
Pittosporum viscidum |
Birds nest bush |
|
Plectranthus insularis (very rare) |
Mingimarny cockspur flower |
|
Plumbago zeylanica |
Groundcover plumbago |
|
Pultenaea villosa |
Pea, hairy bush |
| R | |
|
Rhagodia parabolica |
Saltbush, fragrant |
| Rhagodia spinescens |
Saltbush, hedge |
|
Rhaponticum australe |
Austral cornflower |
|
Rhodosphaera rhodanthema |
Yellowwood, deep |
| S | |
|
Santalum obtusifolium |
Shrub sandalwood |
| Scaevola albida |
Fan flower |
|
Senna acclinis |
Senna, brush |
|
Senna artemisioides subsp. Artemisioides (not local native) |
Senna, silver |
|
Senna coronilloides |
Senna, brigalow |
|
Sophora fraseri |
Necklace pod (rare) |
|
Spartothamnella juncea |
Broom, square stemmed |
|
Sterculia quadrifida |
Peanut tree |
|
Streblus pendulinus (was Streblus brunonianus) |
Whalebone tree |
|
Stylidium graminifolium |
Grass trigger plant |
|
Swainsona galegifolia |
Pea, shrub darling |
|
Swainsona queenslandica PINK |
Spreading Darling pea (pink) |
|
Syncarpia verecunda |
Turpentine, Ravensbourne (rare) |
| Syzygium australe |
Lillypilly, creek |
| T | |
|
Toona ciliata |
Cedar, red |
|
Trema tomentosa |
Trema |
| V | |
|
Vitex lignum-vitae |
Satinwood |
| X | |
|
Xanthorrhoea glauca |
Grass tree, blue leafed |
|
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii |
Grasstree, forest |
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