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PLANTING NATIVE
VEGETATION for koalas
in Gunnedah
GULGGUNNEDAH URBAN LANDCARE GROUP
The following tree and shrub species are recognised as important food and shelter trees for koalas in the Gunnedah region. Planting these trees will benefit koalas by providing food and shelter.
It is crucial to plant the most suitable trees for your soil type and position in the landscape. If a tree is growing in a less than ideal location, it will suffer moisture and nutrient stress, and produce chemicals that discourage koalas from eating them.
Use the information overleaf to determine which species will be most suitable at your place. All the trees listed are valuable to koalas; those highlighted in yellow appear to be most favoured.
Where possible, to maximise koala use of new trees, plant next to existing remnant native vegetation or create a corridor between remnants.
Contact WIRES if you see a sick or injured koala 1300 094 737
Record a koala sighting to the Atlas of Living Australia www.ala.org.au
Post a picture on Facebook to Project Koala Gunnedah groupwww.facebook.com/groups/Project.Koala.Gunnedah
COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME WATERCOURSES/RIVERS & CREEKS
FLOODPLAINS/BLACK SOIL
SLOPES/ RED SOILS
FOOD TREES
Rough-barked apple Angophora floribunda
Blakely's red gum Eucalyptus blakelyi
River red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Dwyer’s Red Gum Eucalyptus dwyeri
Tumbledown red gum Eucalyptus dealbata
White box Eucalyptus albens
Fuzzy box Eucalyptus conica
Yellow box Eucalyptus melliodora
Inland grey box Eucalyptus microcarpa
Grey box Eucalyptus moluccana
Bimble box Eucalyptus populnea
Mugga ironbark Eucalyptus sideroxylon
SHELTER TREES
Brigalow Acacia harpophylla
Weeping myall Acacia pendula
Cooba Acacia salicina
Kurrajong Brachychiton populneus
White cypress Callitris glaucophylla
Belah Casuarina cristata
River oak Casuarina cunninghamiana
Wilga Geijera parviflora
Native olive Notelaea microcarpa
Reference: North West Ecological Services, Phil Spark (2016). Gunnedah Koala Conservation Plan for Landcare and Community Groups, Prepared for North West Local Land Services. Available at: https://www.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au/index.php/environment/environmental-management/gunnedah-koala-conservation-plan
North West Local Land Services 35-37 Abbott StreetGunnedah NSW 2380T: 6742 9220northwest.lls.nsw.gov.au
Gunnedah Urban Landcare GroupPO Box 94 Gunnedah NSW 2380E: [email protected]/GunnedahUrbanLandcareGroup/
© State of New South Wales through Local Land Services 2018. You may copy, distribute and otherwise freely deal with this publication for any purpose, provided that you attribute Local Land Services as the owner.
The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing (July 2018) and may not be accurate, current or complete. The State of New South Wales (including Local Land Services), the author and the publisher take no responsibility, and will accept no liability, for the accuracy, currency, reliability or correctness of any information included in the document (including material provided by third parties). Readers should make their own inquiries and rely on their own advice when making decisions related to material contained in this publication.
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*Yellow highlighted species indicates prefered/primary food trees