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Kainforest Study Group Grotjp Leader David Jenkinson 18 Skenes Ave Eastwood 2122 N.S.W 4SSOCJ 4TION OF SOCIETIES FCIR Gl?OWTNC, 4TISTRALTAN PLANTS KAINFOREST STUDY GROUP GROTJP LEADER DAVID JENKINSON 18 SKENES AVE EASTWOOD 2122 N.S.W. NEWSLETTER NO. 10 (ISSN 0729 5413) SEPTEMBER 1990 "Although occupying only 596 of the land surface, rainforests contain at least one half of the earth's terrestial plant and animal species" (Grainger 1980) - GROUP LFADER'S REPORT be moat weloome in belping us to gain momentum and improve our. aotiwitieie. When farwardtng payment, If you would oare to request that we deacribe a part- ioular aapulot, subjeot or area in whioh you are intexeeted, or uonversoly, if you are willing to'do I somathing wbem you have pwtlcular kndmleage or expertise pleme let me know. X would Ilks to thank the rollQWing members for extra financial assistance during 1990. D, T'hmas, J. Wilton, td. haen, 3. &.rice, 8. R8cQbian, N. Marriott, T. Deane, S. Jack, G. Rice, A. Palmer, $, Waatherhead, %I,Kaarna, P. OlBe, P. Sheaxston, n. Bray, L. Bird, P. Thompson, J. Ward, M. all-, R. Alley, @.my, K. Jones W. Macartby, P. Dadswell. R. Burgess, P. Rrauns, G. Caddy, H. Frans, J . Sked, J. Beakin an8 many S~PGroups and Regions. PWlv, iinlre to b-1 for ber aberling work on bearing with me and the great effort she puts into preparing eaah newsletter an the antique tgpauriferr. NEW MEMBERS A warm welcome to the following who have recently joined the group, or were lost for a while. Joe Beekin P.Q. BQX 228 Romabg 2077 Helen Jwce 6 Zatnedowna St Eaakood 2122 Paul h.dr 14 Wintergreen P1. We~tbnnant A)Mg Faddy 1dghtfoot 64 Ridgeway Rd in lenbton RB~$% Peter Brama MS 464 Helldon Q. 4344 Graham ~amortbg609 Grandview Rd, Wilemale do69 Colin Broadfoot PO Box 154 Bellingen 2454 Bather Ear1or 74 Francis Sf Rap~ondUlls 4305 Rex Burgees 58A Utings9one kv mble 2073 Ron Twaddle 413 Owley Rd Shexwoab Q, 40m 8 Quest he Tmie Bay 22Q8 8GAP Maraondqh FQ Box 33 Ringrrood Vic 3134 37 B2usbsll St Alexandra Kill* 4161 SGRP Noma PD Box 63;8 Noma 2541 381 Oreen 3%thla8ulla 2539 SOdP Tamania CPCJ Box 1353 HobaFt TOO1 Bill Jonee 105 Wallmong ,Cr Week Pgmble 2073 4 REMINDER! NEXT SYDNEY M&TTNG SUNDAY 14TH OCTOBER. Meet at Trevor and Carol Deane's 18 Coolabah Cres. Forestville at 11 a.m. to look at their garden, Bring a quick lunch as we will also go to Katandra Bushla~d Reserve with its flowering sandstone plants and gully rainforest. (Katandra is open to the public only for a limited season). SGAP NSW ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW. Being held at the Royal Botanic Gardens from 17th to 23rd September. Anyone able to help out in setting up or assisting with the displays should contact Betty Rvmer (654 1831) who will be most grateful. THE PROPOSED RAINFOREST RAMBLE IN 1991. I Eight members have so far expressed interest in joining in for at least some part of the trip. Harry Franz of Goomeri ha8 kindly offered to organise visits to local dry rainforest in the Murgon Forestry District and has suggested a number of suitable campi.ng areas. Rosa Macleay is happy to introduce the group to areas around Bellingen and Coffs Harbour and of course to demonstrate their work on Bellingen Island. I've managed to check out a few spots around Buladelah - Wauchope that should be good. The Border Ranges are a "must", and we will seek some interesting locations from our members around Lismore in due course. Recipes and hints on minimising leech attacks will be greatly welcomed! AA JBlBR90 REFERENCE LIBRARY! Membera Jan Sked/Pine Rivera SGAP have generously donated copies of four publiaa%ions to our Group. All ess compiled by Jan, we very informative and will be most helpful to me in preparing future news- leteersi an8 aaaist in auppxying various information requested on occasians. They may be borrowed by membere, but high post- Obarges will liait this oppottunity to local members. Those interested in purohase should contact Jan at PO Box 41 lamton 53. 4501 or phone 07 2853322. Would make ideal gifts. w~8hMe&ioinaa 8 pwea of @bout 60 species with their uses. 31 plus 70c "Flora of th. Piae Rtvnis VaZlef+. Listing 700 species found,together witRa?ZE~ise description of the die.tTiafgs feakea, $4 lus $1 pbatage. 'GO Lmtl~e- Wild Food COOIC~OD~~.$3 mouth watering pages. a6 lus $2 postage. "rnanting s Uetive Gardentt. 142 pages demribing 580 species. R5 plus ebwt 17 postage (varies on dl8tmae ) , ()'he donation is much appreciated, Jan, and I trust that yo11 will permit me to publieh a ''Recipe of the Monthw in future newsletters). -2- SETTING UP 4 ::LIDE LIBRARY. I reoantly joinea the Eucalypt Study Group and found that one of its henefits is the availability of a series of half hour audio visual sets of abaut 40 slid~srlnd accompanying tape for loan to members. We should do the same. I%YRbeen asked to sneak ag.*ln on rainforest, and it would be good to sit back durlna an automatie talk rind only have to answer questions afterwards! We could all une this project tn puhlicise both nur Rroup, and the importnnce nf rflinforest wlth Jncreased confidence. Can I appeal to members who have good slides of any aspect of rainforest - flowers, fruits, foliaee of a plant, or of a specifla tree, broad vista, ferns, mosses, hlrds and animals stc. to rlanate a copy, to~etharwith a short written description covering say 20 or 30 seconds? I have notee on a general ta1.k I recently gave, if anvbody would like a copy I could tidy them up a bit and send you a summary. (T cannot vouch for the accuracy of all informatinn though, hut feel free to correct any errors). MEMBERS' CORRESPONDENCE. New member, Peter Brauns, manages the plant nursery at Gatton College, growing a range of plants on a contract basis. He has a 10 acre property near Toowoomba where he is building up a collection of rain- forest species. Another new member is Esther Taylor who has moved to a large hlock in Ipswich with established rain- forest trees, and will further extend on this over time. She is somewhat limited by not being a car driver but would like to become involved in the Group's activities. SGAP N.S.W. have forwarded a cheque for $50 as donation to us. Thank you N.S.W., it will be put to good use in furthering both the Group and the Society's a.ims and interests. Norm McCarthy sent a complete list of plants he is cultivating on his property for inclusion in a later newsletter. There are over 150, and his success and enthusiasm has also got Toowoomba SGAP Group hooked on rainforest species. From Darwn and David Mansfield (Belltrecs Nurseries), the first issue of their rainforest newsletter encourages people to conaider species other than those from heath and woodland popularly used in cult- ivatlon. Their newsletter briefly describes four N.E. Old species arid also covers items of general inkerest. Remember their hral property has an arboretum and they are only too pleased for Study Group memh~rsand 0th~~Lnt~rested pprsvns to Inspect it. SGAP Qld. region has moved to increase its subscription to each active Study Group to 510 p.a. Thi~is a most helpful gesture, and certainly appreciated. Sydney's Tony Morris says that the trees and shrubs he has planted are now big enough to fill in with smaller plants and ground covers that he can propagate from seed,cuttings,or division. fle would apprec- i~teany su~~es~lonsand propagating material that is available. PLANT OF THE MONTH - EMMENOSPERMA ALPRITONIOIDES - A TREE FOR IZTdL SEASONS. It is amazinaly adaptable. Of medium size for rainforest gardens and then again suitable for ornam- ental statue as a single tree. Alsc of pleasing appparance covered with bright green entire leaves, it is a plemeant sight for any garden. Commonly known as the "yellow ash", "bonewood", or more like- ably referred to as the "yellow almond". The last name refers to the copious oran~e-yellow fruit which so abundantly follows the profu~ecr-amv yellow flowers. Two eood specimens of this tree are now five years old from seedlini-s and arc flowering and fruiting moat attractively for their very first time. The height of both trees is now five metres X two and a half metres wide. The habit is an interesting pyramidal shape and Tppears quite conical ~t the grow- ing apex. Flowering is normally October-Hovembe~ and rruit ripens In Februmy-March, In a domestlc or ornamental situation this tree could reach twelve metres but appreciably more in natural or simul- ated rainforest conditions. Trunk - cjr'Lindricn1, completely upri~hhtand slightly spurred at base. Outer bark - ailvery grey and maxked by Jongifudinal fissures hut overall of smooth appearance. BranehLet8 - moderately thick Ween and plossy changin~to dark hrown. "Leaves - opposite aimple, not toothed, elllnticul 2-7 cm long narrowing at tip to blunt point, upper surface dark glossy green, under aurfar.~paler. Leaf stalks 4-10 mm long and smooth. Venation - midrib aunken above and raispd belnw. Lateral and nee veins easily seen on both surfaces. Plowers - creamy yellow in cymes of panniclea at the ends of branches. Individual flowers are 5 mm diameter. Petals 5 and hoodwhapcd. Flowering period August to November. Fruit - drupe like, orange yellow, glohulzlr 1-9 mm diameter, 2 celled, one seed per cell. Fruit is round hut flattened. Fruit 3.4 ripe irom February, March onward.
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