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Cordyline rubra | One of two truly splendid
Eucalyptus tereticornis on site | A beautiful sight:
Lomandra sp |
We strive to make all participants feel welcome and useful. With a view to returning our site to something approaching a healthy ecosystem, we weed, mulch and plant local native species.
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Our Site
Our site is a small area on Cubberla Creek in Rainbow Forest Park. It is graced by two truly magnificent Queensland Blue Gums (Eucalyptus tereticornis) on the creek bank plus mature specimens of rainforest and riverine plants. The close proximity to the creek means that we have good loam to work with and we are never far from a source of water. Although our site is rich in remnant native plant species, it came to us heavily infested with weeds, particularly large, woody, Asian weeds such as Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) and Chinese Elm (Celtis sinensis). At ground level our biggest weed challenges are the South American Coral Berry (Rivina humilis) and an off-shore species of Wandering Jew (Commelina sp). In between the most persistent weeds are vines and scramblers.
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 | Progress
More than 50 volunteers (over time), have progressively weeded planted and mulched the site with very gratifying results. Large woody weeds have been removed from over half the site with much help from the Brisbane City Council and Greening Australia. Without this mega-input we would not be nearly so far ahead. There is still a goodly portion, perhaps a quarter of the site, which we have not yet touched.
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