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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.
The Crows Nest Community Nursery is open each Thursday between 8.30am and 1pm with two open days also held each year - one in spring and the other in autumn.
The nursery is located on Depot Road, Crows Nest. View Google map.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
EFTPOS is now available at the nursery.
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 volunteering, 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.
Acacia complanata
Wattle, Donkey's ears
Yes
Acacia conferta
Wattle, Crowded leaf
Acacia deanei
Wattle, Deane's
Acacia decora
Wattle, Pretty
Acacia fimbriata
Wattle, Brisbane
Acacia granitica
Wattle, Granite
Acacia melanoxylon
Wattle, Blackwood
Acacia podalyriifolia
Wattle, Queensland silver
Acacia resinicostata (rare)
Wattle, Resin
Acacia salicina
Wattle, Black sally
Acacia semilunata
Wattle, Half moon
Acacia sertiformis
Wattle, Golden wreath
Acacia stenophylla
Wattle, River cooba
Acacia suaveolens
Wattle, Sweet
Acacia venulosa
Wattle, Veiny
Acacia victoriae
Wattle, Gundabluie
Acmena smithii (Syzgium smithii)
Lillypilly, Common
Acronychia laevis
Acronychia, Glossy
Alchornea ilicifolia
Dovewood, Holly
Alectryon connatus
Bird's eye tree
Allocasuarina inophloia
She oak, Thready bark
Allocasuarina littoralis
She oak, Black
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Bull oak
Allocasuarina torulosa
She oak, Forest
Alphitonia excelsa
Ash, Soap
Alyxia ruscifolia
Chain fruit
Aneilema acuminatum
Native wandering jew
Angophora leiocarpa
Applegum, rusty
Angophora subvelutina
Applegum, Broad leafed
Araucaria cunninghamii
Pine, Hoop
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Palm, Piccabeen
Aristolochia meridionalis
Cressida butterfly vine
Atalaya salicifolia
Brush Whitewood
Auranticarpa rhombifolia
Hollywood, Golden
Austrostipa ramosissima
Grass, Stout bamboo
Austrostipa verticillata
Grass, Slender bamboo
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 bidwillii (Not local Native)
Kurrajon, Rusty
Brachychiton discolor
Lacebark
Brachychiton populneus
Kurrajong
Brachychiton rupestris
Bottle tree
Breynia oblongifolia
Breynia
Bridelia exaltata
Ironbark, brush
Bursaria incana
Bursaria, frosty
Bursaria spinosa
Bursaria, sweet
Callicarpa pedunculata
Velvet beauty berry
Callitris baileyi
Cypress, bailey's
Callitris glaucophylla
White cypress
Calostemma luteum
Daffodil, native
No
Calotis dentex
Daisy, tall white
Capparis mitchellii
Caper tree, mitchell's
Capparis sarmentosa
SCrambling caper
Carissa ovata
Kunkerberry
Casearia multinervosa
Casearia
Cassinia laevis
Cough bush
Casuarina cristata
Belah
Casuarina cunninghamiana
She oak, river
Chrysocephlalum apiculatum
Yello buttons
Castanospermum australe
Bean, Black
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
Corymbia citriodora sbsp.variegata
Gum, spotted
Crotalaria mitchellii
Mitchell's rattlepod
Croton insularis
Croton, silver
Cryptocarya glaucescens
Jackwood
Cryptocarya microneura
Murrogun
Cullen tenax
Emu foot
Cupaniopsis parvifolia
Tuckeroo, small leaf
Deeringia amaranthoides
Deeringia
Denhamia bilocularis (was Maytenus bilocularis)
Orangebark, hedge
Denhamia disperma
Orange, boxwood
Denhamia pittosporoides
Veiny denhamia
Dianella brevipedunculata
Flax lily, short stemmed
Dianella caerulea var assera
Dianella, Sprawling
Dianella revoluta
Flax lily, black anther
Diospyros australis
Plum ebony
Dodongea biloba
Hopbush, prostrate
Dodonaea sinuolata
Hopbush, thready-leafed
Dodonaea tenuifolia
Hopbush, fern leafed
Dodonaea triangularis
Hopbush, triangle leafed
Dodongea triquetra
Hopbush, forest
Dodonaea viscosa subsp burmanniana
Hopbush, Burmann's
Dodonaea viscosa subsp augustifolia
Hopbush, narrow-leafed
Doryanthes palmeri
Lily, spear
Drypetes deplanchei
Yellow Tulipwood
Dysoxylum fraserianum
Rosewood
Ehretia acuminata
Koda
Einadia hastata
Saltbush, Red berry
Einadia nutans (yellow-fruited)
Saltbush, Nodding
Elaeocarpus obovatus
Hard Quandong
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
Blueberry Ash
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 (Warning: Poisonous to stock)
Budda
Eucalyptus albens
White Box
Eucalyptus cebra
Ironbark, narrow-leafed
Eucalyptus infera
Mallee, Durikai
Eucalyptus melanophloia
Ironbark, silver-leafed
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 noblis (was viminalis)
Gum, manna
Eucalyptus orgadophila
Coolibah, Mountain
Eucalyptus pilularis
Blackbutt
Eucalyptus siderophloia
Ironbark, grey
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Gum, Forest red
Eucalyptus propinqua
Gum, small fruited grey
Gum, forest red
Eustrephus latifolius
Wombat berry
Ficus coronata
Fig, sandpaper
Ficus macrophylla
Fig, moreton bay
Ficus opposita
Fig, opposite leafed sandpaper
Ficus rubiginosa
Fig, scrub
Flindersia australis
Ash, crows
Flindersia collina
Ash, leopard
Flindersia xanthoxyla
Long jack
Geijera parviflora
Wilga, common
Geijera salicifolia
Wilga, scrub
Glochidion fernandi (not local native)
Cheese tree
Gossia bidwillii
Python tree
Grevillea banksii
shrub form (white)
shrub form (red)
Grevillea robusta
Oak, silky
Guioa semiglauca
Guioa (pronounced ghee-oa)
Hakea eriantha
Hakea. Woolly flowered
Hardenbergia violacea
Purple wanderer
Harpullia pendula
Tulipwood
Hernandia bivalvis
Grease not tree
Hibbertia scandens
Vine, snake
HIbiscus heterophyllus (yellow)
Native hibiscus
Homalanthus populifolius
Bleeding heart
Hovea lanceolata
Hovea, lance-leafed
Hovea longipes
Hovea, brush
Hovea lorata
Hovea, small-leafed
Hymenosporum flavum
Frangipani, native
Indigofera australe. Pink form
Indigo, native
Isotoma axillaris
Isotome, blue
Jacksonia scopario
Dogwood
Jasminum dianthifolium
a natural hybrid
Jasminum simplicifolium
Stiff jasmine
Kennedia rubicunda
Pea, red kennedy
Kunzea flavescens
Kunzea, yellow (rare)
Leiocarpa brevicompta
Daisy, plover
Leptospermum brachyandrum
harlequin Bark Tea Tree
Leptospermum polygalifolium
Tantoon tea tree
Leucopogon trichostylis
Daphne Beard Heath
Lomandra hystrix
Creek matrush
Lomandra longifolia
Long leaf matrush
Lomatia silaifolia
Crinkle bush
Lophostemon confertus
Box, brush
Mallotus philippensis
Red Kamala
Melaleuca bracteata
Tea tree, black
Melaleuca decora
Paperbark, white feather
Melaleuca densispicata
Paperbark, miles
Melaleuca linariifolia
Snow in Summer
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
Melodorum leichhardtii
Zig zag vine
Murdannia graminea
Purple grass lily
Myoporum montanum
Mountain Boobialla
Myoporum parvifolium (not local native)
Creeping Boobialla
Melicope micrococca
Doughwood, white
Mentha diemenica
Slender native mint
Morinda jasminoides
Sweet morinda
Myoporum parvifolium (Not local native)
Creeping boobialla
Myrsine variabilis (was Rapanea variabilis)
Muttonwood
Neolitsea australiensis
Bollygum, green
Olearia canescens
Daisy bush, grey
Olearia elliptica
Daisy Bush, sticky
Owenia venosa
Apple, rose
Pandorea jasminoides
Wonga vine
Pandorea pandorana
Bower vine
Parsonsia straminea
Monkey rope
Petalostigma pachyphyllum
Quiinine bush, hairy
Petalostigma pubescens
Quinine Tree
Petalostigma triloculare
Quinine bush, smooth
Petrophile canescens
Conesticks
Pimelea neo-anglica
New England pimelea
Pittosporum angustifolium
Gumby gumby
Pittosporum revolutum
Pittosporum, yellow
Pittosporum undulatum
Sweet pittosporum
Pittosporum viscidum
Birds nest bush
Planchonella pohlmaniana
Yellow condoo
Plectranthus insularis (very rare)
Mingimarny cockspur flower
Plumbago zeylanica
Groundcover plumbago
Psydrax lamprophyllum
Shiny-leaved canthium
Pultenaea villosa
Pea, hairy bush
Rhagodia parabolica
Saltbush, fragrant
Rhagodia spinescens
Saltbush, hedge
Rhaponticum australe
Austral cornflower
Rhodosphaera rhodanthema
Yellowwood, deep
Santalum obtusifolium
Shrub sandalwood
Scaevola albida
Fairy 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
Toona ciliata
Cedar, red
Trachymene incisa
Lace Flower
Trema tomentosa
Trema
Turraea pubescens
Native Witch Hazel
Vitex lignum-vitae
Satinwood
Xanthorrhoea glauca
Grass tree, blue leafed
Xanthorrhoea johnstoni
Grasstree, forest
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