Free plants to celebrate World Rainforest Day

20 June 2022

To celebrate World Rainforest Day June 22, 2022, the Hawkesbury Community Nursery is excited to offer the first 50 people the chance to:

• buy 5 rainforest plants and get 5 plants free on Wednesday, 22 June and Saturday, 2 July 2022 (forestry tube size).

Hawkesbury Community Nursery’s rainforest feature plant is Tristaniopsis laurina, an extremely versatile plant that can be used within a rainforest, river or creekbank planting, or even as a screen in the home garden https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/131681/Tristaniopsis-laurina.pdf

The Hawkesbury is so diverse with all the different types of native plants that grow here; we even have rainforests here. The main rainforest communities are

• Littoral Rainforest www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/profile.aspx?id=10867
• Western Sydney Dry Rainforest www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/profileData.aspx?id=10834&cmaName=Hawkesbury-Nepean
• Northern Warm Temperate Rainforest www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/VegClass.aspx?vegClassName=Northern+Warm+Temperate+Rainforests

These plant communities are amazing places and act as a natural air conditioner for our wildlife such as koalas, sugar gliders and even fish and humans.

A number of the Hawkesbury Bushcare sites have these valuable remnant rainforests that are essential habitats for our wildlife www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/your-spaces/bushland-management/bushcare

Want to find out more about Bushcare? Just contact our Community Bushcare Officer Marty on 4560 4525 or email mgauci@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

See all Hawkesbury Bushcare dates for 2022 here www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/59578/Hawkesbury-Bushcare-Calendar-2022.pdf

The Hawkesbury Community Nursery is predominantly a volunteer run nursery that propagates and sells Hawkesbury native plants. The Nursery is located at 10 Mulgrave Road, Mulgrave, next door to the Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter.

It is open to the public Wednesdays from 9am to 1pm or by appointment, and on the 1st Saturday of the month 9am to midday (excluding December and January).

For more information about the Hawkesbury Community Nursery see www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/for-residents/community/nursery