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Nursery

Friends of Yellagonga has a modern well organised automatic reticulated nursery, with a capacity up tp 40,000 native plants per annum. Plants are grown for various Municipalities and other Friends groups, currently we are growing 30 different species both from seed and cuttings some of which provide a considerable challenge. Fiends of yellagonga nursery is run by a volunteer manager with many volunteer helpers The range of activities include Seed and cuttings collection Seed processing Soil preparation Sowing seed, Potting out of seedlings   The nursery is located at Landsdale Farm School.   Work day at the nursery.

SPECIES OF PLANTS GROWN FOR YELLAGONGA REGIONAL PARK   TALL TREES OVERSTORY          SPECIES GENUS COMMON NAME HEIGHT     Eucalyptus calophylla Marri 20m Coastal plain, upland of wetlands   Eucalyptus gomphocephala Tuart 30m Coastal plain, upland of wetlands   Eucalyptus marginata Jarrah 20m Coastal plain, upland of wetlands   Eucalyptus rudis Flooded Gum 25m Grows near wetlands will grow upland     SMALL TREES AND LARGE SHRUBS   Acacia cyclops Red-Eyed Wattle 3m Coastal Plain and wetlands   Acacia saligna Coojong 6m Common around Perth in bushland & wetlands   Allocasaurina fraseriana Common Sheok 8-15m Coastal and wetland areas   Astartea fascicularis 2m Grows near swamps, lakes and water courses   Banksia attenuata Candle Banksia 10m Common around Perth in bushland & wetlands   Banksia grandis Bull Banksia 10m Coastal Plain and wetlands   Banksia ilicifolia Holly-Leaf Banksia 10m Grows up to 50m from the coast   Banksia menzessi Firewood 8m Bushland upland of wetlands   Banksia littoralis Swamp Banksia 10m Wetlands,rivers, winter depressions   Dryandra sessilis Parrotbush 5m Limestone soils on the Coastal Plain   Hakea prostrata Harsh hakea 5m Grows upland of wetlands   Jacksonia sternbergiana Green Stinkwood 7m Is found fringing wetland areas   Kunzea ericifolia Spearwood 6m Can grow in moist soils   Melaleuca preissiana Modong 15m Shallow wet depressions   Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Fresh Water 10m Rivers and permanent lakes. Can have their roots   Paperbark in water for nine months of the year   Regelia ciliata 3m found in bushland upland of wetlands   Spyridium globulosum Basket Bush 5m Coastal, bushland and moist depresssions   Viminaria juncea Swishbush 5m Grows close to shorlines of lakes, wetland areas   Under Story SMALLSHRUBS AND GROUND COVER   Acacia pulchella Prickly Moses 2m Bushland, upland of wetlands   Calothamnus quadrifidus One Sided Bottle Brush 2m Bushland, upland of wetlands favours limstone soils   Clematis wetland sp Creeper, ground cover. Found in wet depressions   Dianella revolta Flax Lily 0.5m Bushland, upland of wetlands   Eremaea pauciflora 1.5m Bushland, upland of wetlands   Hakea lissocarpha Honey Bush 1.5m Bushland, upland of wetlands   Hardenbergia comptoniana Native wisteria Creeper, ground cover. Found in bushland   Jacksonia sericea .6m Bushland, upland of wetlands   Isolepis nodosa .9m Bushland, can grow in moist wetland areas.   Kennedia prostrata Running Postman Creeper, ground cover   Macrozamia riedlei Zamia Palm 1.5m Bushland   Myoporum species Ground cover   Patersonia occidentalis Purple Flag .5m Bushland, upland of wetlands   Patersonia wetland sp .5m Species that grows close to wetlands   Petrophile macrostachya 1m Bushland   Rhagoda baccata Seaberry .5m Bushland   Solanum species Wild Tomatoe 3m Bushland   Xanthorrhoea preissii Grass Tree 2-4m Will grow in different soils     RUSHES SEDGES   Baumea articulata Jointed Twig Sedge 2.5m Grows in deep fresh water.   Baumea preissii Broad twig Sedge 1m Grows in fresh/semi-saline water   Bulboshoenus caldivelli Marsh Club Rush 0.6m Grows in fresh water   Carex appressa Tall Sedge 2m Grows in fresh/brackish water   Carex fascicularis Tassel sedge 1m Grows in moist soils. Freshwater   Juncus pallidus Pale Rush 2m Grows in freshwater   Schoenoplectus validus Lake Club Sedge 2m Fresh to semi-saline