As a follow up to Greg's posting, I did some more research and have found
nearby Indigenous nurseries listed on Greening Australia that specialise in the
local area native species which seems the more appropriate thing to do.
I also came across this on
www.greeningaustralia.org.au
GAV encourages and recommends
the use of seed collected from local
native plants in revegetation projects.
The adaptations of these plants
over many thousands of years to
local conditions (such as soils and
climate) means that, with good site
preparation, they are likely to grow
successfully and provide multiple
benefits. These adaptations include
co-evolution with our native fauna eg
providing food, nest sites, shelter, and
our plants depend on native fauna,
eg pollinators.
Cheers,
Karen, VIC.
---- Greg Clancy <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> On July 23 Karen from Victoria advised Birding-aus of a website that provides
> advice on which trees to plant to provide habitat for birds and other fauna.
> On the surface this seemed like a good idea but when I visited the site and
> entered my details such as geographical area, species to be attracted etc. I
> was advised to plant a South Australian eucalypt, a non-local bottlebrush
> etc. for a site in Northern New South Wales. I don't know how long it will
> take for the message that the best plants for local fauna species are local
> species grown from local seed to filter through to bodies like the owners of
> the website. Local fauna species are adapted to the local plants and only
> the most adaptable, and therefore common, species are likely to take to
> 'foreign' plants while the rarer species get rarer. It is also a worry that
> this website has been funded by NHT. Karen also checked the site and decided
> against following the advice given for similar reasons to mine.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Greg
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