CORRIDORS IN 2021
How things have grown from when we planted some of these! 2008- I am so thrilled to see the difference to the paddock- with shelter-shade-it creates a wonderful environment for wildlife-Birdlife- this front paddock is now lush & totally transformed from a barren-windswept landscape. The fences to protect the small trees have failed- (steel posts & tape) did the trick with horses- but useless with cattle- we would like to get some cattle later on. Depending on what we do with the Festival-we can run the Festival and run cattle- but we will need to do some serious fencing! Cattle are very destructive with trees- and I will not jeopardise my precious trees! so that is another project entirely.
PHOTO - DUFF ROAD CORRIDOR -JUST PLANTED in 2008- TODAY BELOW!
A look at how dense this Duff Road corridor is now- we have lost a few things- but overall pretty thick & doing well. with a good mix of natives- Casuarinas-River Gums- Melaleuca- Bottlebrush-Myrtles- a haven for the wildlife! It is three trees/shrubs-wide-and quite amazing to compare with original photo (above)
Our front Corridor along Duff Road- I adore these- Honey Myrtles (I think) so long since we planted them. Birds love them.
LOOKING DOWN THE HILL TO FRONT GATE! 2021
OUR CORRIDORS NOW IN 2020
Virtually unrecognizable -everything has grown so much- we lost a lot of trees-but kept replacing them & sheer determination has won in the end. I guess we had more dry years -but also a very wet 2011- and now in 2019- 20 -rain and more rain. Our dam is over flowing- all the trees that survived are powering- and we are planting more at present. A few success stories from over the years- a few failures- but the trees we did succeed with- we will plant more of- and it is trial & error- what grows well up on our Sandy hill- does not enjoy the black soil- so it has been one huge experiment for me- discovering what grows well- and where! The trees that stand out- are Brigalow- Kurrajong- Sugar Gum- Tipuana- -should have given up on the Jacarandas- but since all this rain- they have all sprung back ! so will soldier on ! we hired a Bobcat to remove Tree Pear from our Festival entrance! there are piles of it now to burn! so hoping to burn during April/May. OUR PRIVATE ENTRANCE
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ORANGE BERRIES?
Need to identify this bush- a native that we planted-but now covered with these orange berries! wondering if it is edible?
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DUFF ROAD CORRIDOR
This is on our Southern Boundary- but is now so big & pretty dense-so hard to capture from this angle! Some of these sadly have been chewed by the mares! but we found it tough to keep them out-during the long dry- we had a temporary fence- but its been removed- so much grass now -not an issue- but a far cry from our original planting-Planted 2008- 2010- March 2020
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SOUTH/WEST CORNER-
All of our Brigalow- about 3 years old- powering- I intend to plant many more!
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OUR FRONT GATE
Our Land Care sign-nearly worn out! but very grateful to them for all their advice-and some free trees back when we kicked it all off. It takes a lot of commitment & hard work to start from scratch! which is what we did on this part of the property! it had been stripped bare- and farmed intensively for years! So proud to see it all back to a wonderful bushland & grassland.
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WESTERN CORRIDOR
Looking up the hill toward the main camp- a real mix of Gums/Casuarina/brigalow/a few flowering gum/all looking good now. March 2020 - planted in 2006- 2008
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CENTRAL CORRIDOR
Right through the centre of front paddock- all River Redgums- only lost one-two Peppercorns each end! March 2020- planted 2006-2008
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DRIVEWAY -PRIVATE ENTRANCE
Our driveway now finally looks established- Two OLive trees- several gums- (not labelled) maybe Stringy Barks- the rest are all Casuarinas/Peppercorns. Funnily enough the Peppercorns have really struggled?
CORRIDORS ARE SO CRITICAL!
Corridors are critical for our birds- so small birds can move safely- our Koala- they often comethough heading down to the Condamine- as well as Sugar Gliders-Possums-so many other small critters-
Corridors were non existant on the Southern side of Bony Mountain- all trees gone-and the front paddock was flogged out- with continues cropping- but we poured the natural Fertiliser on/had some zero till planting of native grasses- and with good rainfall-recently-the
paddock & the tree plantations have responded- nature is a wonderful thing! These photos show the results! We control weeds without chemicals- we mow/slash when the weeds are flowering- they have almost been choked out! but it is a constant battle to beat
the weeds ! This shot is facing East -showing the second Corridor in the front paddock- Bony Mountain in the distance! The top part of this paddock regenerating! I'll get a snap of all the young trees coming back!
LOOKING UP ACROSS THE FRONT PADDOCK NOW! A PRETTY PICTURE!
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BUSHLAND RETURNS
So many trees now -so that the sense of being in the bush! some of the trees are self seeding now- thickening up -creating a real wildlife refuge!
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TIPUANA TREE AT THE BARN
Actually doubled in size since this shot! These trees are so quick growing- so lush & green and totally edible to stock! I am a fan -also a legume- so good for the environment- the birds- it is a win ,win as far as I can tell- but there are always those who are quick to condemn non natives!
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TIPUANA TREE -2018
Picture worth a thousand words! Planted 2018- now 2020 -
Norma O''Hara Murphy
Lots of new growth now- photos coming soon ! cheers Norma
Joshua
Hi I am wondering if you would be able to share your phone number so I can discuss with you our ecological restoration services? My phone number is: 0491 176 648
Norma O''Hara Murphy
Hi Josh- my Landline-07-46674604- happy to have a chat! Norma
rosalind bush
So good to hear you are using non chem controls......
Norma O'Hara Murphy
Photos coming soon- of our established Corridors! stay tuned -March 4thj.