Thank-you Tim and all who have tried to help me with suggestions. I emailed
the council with the question of the trees planted in the area but have so
far had no reply.I just thought there may have been a chance of a local
birder knowing the trees, but thank-you to you all for giving me somewhere
to start my identification process.
David Richardson
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Tim Dolby <> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> See below a list (in rank order) of the most common street tree taxa in
> Melbourne. It shows name, number of trees in Melb, percentage and then
> whether it's native N or exotic E. From my experience the eucalypts spp that
> attract lorikeets in Melbourne are Yellow Gum (often the prostate ssp such
> as Eukie Dwarf), Spotted Gum (an east coast sp found to down the Mimosa Rock
> NP), Lemon-scented gum (naturally in northern Qld) and Red Ironbark (which
> apparently originates from the south-east Qld pop).
>
> I'd suggest the trees near you are either Yellow Gum or Spotted Gum, both
> of which are flowering at the moment.
>
> One of the trees listed below is Smooth-barked Apple, which looks like a
> eucalypts but is actually an Angophora (to tell the difference Angophora
> have opposite leaves rather than alternate, and lack a bud cap). They seem
> quite popular with councils at the moment and are a lovely tree - however
> I've yet to notice lorikeets specifically feeding on them in any numbers.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim Dolby
>
> Queensland brush box (Lophostemon confertus) 61,959 6.9 N
> Snow-in-summer (Melaleuca linariifolia) 46,837 5.2 N
> Purple-leaf cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra') 35,402, 3.9, E
> Prickly-leaved paperbark (Melaleuca styphelioides) 31,049 3.4 N
> Willow bottlebrush (Callistemon salignus) 27,427 3.0 N
> London plane (Platanus × acerifolia) 25,870 2.9 E
> Yellow gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) 20,677 2.3 N
> Willow myrtle (Agonis flexuosa) 19,952 2.2 N
> Desert ash (Fraxinus angustifolia spp. angustifolia) 19,614 2.2 E
> Weeping bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis) 17,422 1.9 N
> Red-flowering gum (Corymbia ficifolia) 17,411 1.9 N
> Pin oak (Quercus palustris) 16,114 1.8 E
> Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.) 15,939 1.8 N
> Double-rose Cherry plum (Prunus × blireana) 14,315 1.6 E
> Bracelet honey myrtle (Melaleuca armillaris) 14,000 1.5 N
> Narrow-leaved peppermint (Eucalyptus nicholii) 13,431 1.5 N
> Prunus spp. 12,865 1.4 E
> Norfolk Island hibiscus (Lagunaria patersonia) 12,521 1.4 N
> Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 12,353 1.4 E
> Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) 11,933 1.3 E
> Lilly pilly (Acmena smithii) 11,707 1.3 N
> Kanooka, water gum (Tristaniopsis laurina) 10,758 1.2 N
> Spotted gum (Corymbia maculata) 10,526 1.2 N
> White cedar (Melia azedarach) 10,059 1.1 E
> Wallangara white gum (Eucalyptus scoparia) 9,829 1.1 N
> Lemon-scented gum (Corymbia citriodora) 8,779 1.0 N
> Red ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon) 7,849 0.9 N
> Sweet pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) 7,672 0.8 N
> Silver birch (Betula pendula) 7,633 0.8 E
> Smooth-barked apple (Angophora costata) 7,128 0.8 N
> Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis) 6,834 0.8 E
> Claret ash (Fraxinus angustifolia ssp. oxycarpa 'Raywood') 6,336 0.7 E
> Plane (Platanus spp.) 5,853 0.6 E
> Crimson bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) 5,783 0.6 N
> Kings Park bottlebrush (Callistemon 'Kings Park Special') 5,777 0.6 N
> Willow-leaved hakea (Hakea salicifolia [syn. H. saligna]) 5,689 0.6 N
> Prunus 'Wrightii' 5,678 0.6 E
> Silky oak (Grevillea robusta) 5,061 0.6 N
> Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana) 5,056 0.6 N
> Unknown species 5,016 0.6 -
> Callery's pear (Pyrus calleryana) 5,001 0.6 E
> Elm (Ulmus spp.) 4,961 0.5 E
> Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) 4,857 0.5 N
> Oleander (Nerium oleander) 4,801 0.5 E
> Hakea (Hakea spp.) 4,301 0.5 N
> Christmas berry (Photinia × fraseri 'Robusta') 4,217 0.5 E
> Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) 4,071 0.5 E
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:
> On Behalf Of albatross valdez
> Sent: Friday, 1 May 2009 11:11 AM
> To: birding-aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI
>
> Hi all,
>
> I live in Hoppers Crossing Vic, and on Wednesday morning while visiting
> Hogans Corner shopping area I was happy to find the young trees planted
> about the carpark where flowering and attracting a lot of feeding activity.
> Without bins I was able to get good close views of the following :-
> Yellow-winged H.E.
> White-plumed H.E
> Red wattlebird
> Little Wattlebird
> Rainbow Lorikeet
> Musk Lorikeet
> Little Lorikeet
>
> My query is does someone on lit live in this area and know what type of
> flowering gums they are in that carpark, as Im interested to know what the
> Little Lorikeets like to feed on.
>
> Thanks,
> David Richardson
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