Powerful Owl Tree ID Sheet Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) Nest tree, Roost tree Size Up to 50m tall, can reach up to 3 – 4m in diameter. Bark Rough on lower half of trunk and grey or grey-brown. Upper bark is smooth and the colour is cream to white or grey, often with scribbles. Bark shreds in long strips. Adult leaves Leaves alternate, leaf stalk 0.8 – 2.2cm long; blade thicker at base and tapering to tip, 7.5 – 17cm long, 1.2 –3.2cm wide, glossy and green and both sides of the leaf are usually the same, or slightly different, colour. Flower arrangements Unbranched, cluster stalk 0.8 – 2cm long; buds 7 to 15 per stalk, on stalks 0.2 – 0.7cm long. Flower colour White Flowering time January, February, March, April, July, October, November and December. Fruit On stalks 0.1 – 0.7 cm long, hemispherical or globular but cut off at the top, 0.5 – 1.1cm long, 0.7 – 1.2cm wide. Seed Dark brown, 2 – 2.5mm long, pyramidal or obliquely pyramidal, dorsal surface smooth. Distribution Found within the fertile south-east coastal plains and hills from the south of Bega in far south-eastern New South Wales north to Fraser Island in south-eastern Queensland. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/euclid3/euclidsample/html/Eucalyptus_pilularis.htm http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/content/agriculture/resources/private-forestry/paddock-plants/Eucalyptus-pilularis-Blackbutt.pdf http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:306205 Bark and form Leaves Flower arrangement Flower Fruit Distribution Broad-leaf privet (Ligustrus lucidum) Roost tree Size Small tree or shrub up to 12m tall. Bark Hairless. Branchlets with small white spots. Adult leaves Pear to elliptic or narrow-pear in shape, wide at the base and tapering at the tip, 4 - 13cm long, 3 – 6cm wide on stalks 1 – 2cm long. Dark green on upper leaf surface and underside paler. Flower arrangements Flower head dense with many branches, 15 - 25cm long and a fragrant flower with 4 white petals or flower bud at the end of each branch, flower heads often appear pointed, Flower stalk is 1 - 3mm long. Flower colour White Flowering time December, January and February. Fruit Rounded berry, 6 – 8mm long, black to blue-black in colour, fruits in Autumn and winter. Seed Dark-brown and finely pitted, about 5mm long. Distribution Naturalised in the wetter parts of south-eastern and eastern Australia. It is most common in south-eastern Queensland and in the coastal and sub-coastal districts of New South Wales, but is also present in Victoria, the ACT and on Norfolk Island. http://www.iewf.org/weedid/Ligustrum_lucidum.htm http://weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&card=T02 http://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/broad-leaved-privet http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Ligustrum%20lucidum Bark Leaves Growth form Flower Fruit Distribution Broad-leaved Apple (Angophora subvelutina) Nest tree, Roost tree Size Medium sized tree, up to 20m tall with lignotubers present. Bark Rough to the small branches and grey in colour. Adult leaves Leaves opposite, usually lacking a stalk although sometimes short stalks (0 - 0.2cm long) are present, leaf oblong shape, thicker at the base and tapers at the tip, 6 – 12cm long, 2 – 5cm wide, upper and lower sides of the leaf differ in colour, glossy green to dull grey-green, densely veined. Flower arrangements Flowers occur at the end of the branchlet (0.9 – 3cm long); buds 3 or 7 per knob, stalks 0.4 – 1cm long. Mature buds globular (0.4 – 0.6cm long, 0.4 – 0.6cm wide). Flower colour Creamy white with a green keel. Flowering time December, January and February. Fruit Stalks 0.6 – 1.2cm long), cup-shaped, 0.6 – 1.1cm long, 0.6 – 1.1cm wide, longitudinally ribbed. Seed Reddish brown to brown, 5 – 8mm long, flattened elliptic shape, underside surface smooth. Distribution Occurs naturally on the sandy soils and stony ridges of southern Queensland forests, extending inland as far as the Warrego district. In NSW it extends from Sydney northwards to the central coast and as far west as Bathurst, being particularly common on Hawkesbury sandstone where it forms almost pure stands. https://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/euclid3/euclidsample/html/Angophora_subvelutina.htm https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp8/ango-cos.html http://bie.ala.org.au/species/ANGOPHORA+SUBVELUTINA Bark Leaves Growth form Flower Fruit Distribution Broad-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) Roost tree Size Small to medium-sized tree usually around 8 – 12m tall but can reach up to 25m. Bark Persistent, thick and whitish and develops a multi-layered papery habit which can be easily peeled off. Adult leaves Flat and leather, dull green, stiff, narrowed at each end about 70mm x 20mm, with 5 distinctive longitudinal veins. Flower arrangements Flowers appear as short bottlebrush spikes, creamy white in colour and 50 mm long. Flower colour Creamy white Flowering time March, April and May. Fruit Fruit is a small woody capsule much like a gum nut, arranged in a cylindrical pattern around the stem; it contains thousands of fine seeds. Distribution East coast of New South Wales and Queensland usually along watercourses and swamps. http://anpsa.org.au/m-qui.html http://bie.ala.org.au/species/MELALEUCA+QUINQUENERVIA http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/media/documents/environment-and-waste/bushland-and-biodiversity/native-tree-database-fact-sheets/Fact- sheet-Melaleuca-quinquenervia-Broad-leaved-Paperbark.pdf https://brisbanetrees.com.au/broad-leaved-paperbark/ Bark Growth form Leaves Flower Fruit Distribution Cheese Tree (Glochidon ferdinandi) Roost tree Size Grows up a bushy shrub or medium sized broad tree up to 10m in height. Bark Lightly coloured and flaky in appearance. Adult leaves Bright shiny green, alternate, simple, individual leaves are elliptical in shape, blade is soft and thin, 3 – 10 cm long and up to 3cm wide glossy above and paler below. Flower arrangements Flowers cluster from the leaf axils. Flower colour Small and Greenish-yellow to red. Flowering time July to December Fruit Pumpkin shaped or “edam” cheese shaped up to 20mmin diameter, splitting when ripe to reveal seeds covered in a bright red-orange aril within. Distribution Usually on margins of rainforest and along most, scrubby watercourses although they have been recorded as far inland as Toowoomba, and the upper Hastings River, NSW, the species is coastal from Illawarra, NSW to north-west Australia. http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/media/documents/environment-and-waste/bushland-and-biodiversity/native-tree-database-fact-sheets/Fact- sheet-Glochidion-ferdinandi-Cheese-Tree.pdf http://www.brisrain.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=240 http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:431138#tab_gallery Growth form Leaf Leaves Flower Fruit Distribution Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum) Roost tree Size Grows over 15m and up to 40m tall in northern NSW. Bark Grey to light grey frequently with fine longitudinal coloured ridges of bark around the stem/trunk. The bark is fragrant when bruised. Adult leaves Uni-foliar compound leaves which have a finely serrated margin, up to 12cm in length and 2 - 5cm in width with a bump at the base of the leaf. Flower arrangements Abundant white flowers, flower colour comes from the sepals as there are no real petals. Flower colour White but turn pinkish as summer progresses. Flowering time November and December Fruit Abundant dull red coloured sepals housing the seed; shed occur in February. Botanically is a true ‘nut’. Distribution Widespread in warm-temperate rainforest on poorer soils, also in cool-temperate and occasionally subtropical rainforest; from Batemans Bay district to the McPherson Range. http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/media/documents/environment-and-waste/bushland-and-biodiversity/native-tree-database-fact-sheets/Fact-sheet- Ceratopetalum-apetalum-Coachwood.pdf http://www.friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.au/Flowering/Flowers/Ceratopetalum_apetalum.htm http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Ceratopetalum~apetalum http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:374706#tab_gallery Bark Leaves Growth form Flower Flowers and fruit Distribution Grey Gum (Eucalyptus punctata) Roost tree Size Usually 10 to 25m but can grow up to 35m in favourable conditions. Bark Smooth bark that is shed in irregular patches leaving a multi-colour appearance of grey, orange and light brown patches. Adult leaves Open crown of green-grey foliage, from a distance, upper and lower leaves are different colours and thick; they range from 8 – 15 cm long and 1.5 – 3cm in width. Flower arrangements Clusters Flower colour White Flowering time December, January and February. Fruit Fruit are cylindrical woody capsules 5- 12mm in length. Distribution NSW east coast, ranges and tablelands extending south from the Liverpool Ranges to Nowra. A widespread tree, but less so across shale capped ridges and plateaus but extending very widely into sandstone country and along larger tributaries of and including the Hawkesbury River. http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/media/documents/environment-and-waste/bushland-and-biodiversity/native-tree-database-fact-sheets/Fact- sheet-Eucalyptus-punctata-Grey-Gum.pdf http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~punctata http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Eucalyptus+punctata Bark Growth form Leaves Flower Fruit Distribution Grey Ironbark (Eucalyptus panicultata) Roost tree Size Usually around 25m but can grow up to 50m when conditions are favourable. Bark Trunk has heavy rough persistent furrowed bark to the smaller branches which are conversely smooth. Adult leaves Thin grey/green leaves are a slightly different colour on the upper and lower side of the leaf and taper to a fine point; they range from 8 – 12 cm long and 1.2 – 3cm in width.