 Australian Native Foods
Industry Profile
Nurseries
Nurseries provides details of retailers in Australia that sell or specialise in native food plant species.
The nurseries below are listed by state from west to east and then in alphabetical order by nursery name. Additions and corrections to these entries are welcome.
Australian Capital Territory
Hazelbrook Nursery
Postal Address: 18 William Street, Oaks Estate, ACT 2620
Telephone: 02 6297 2379
Fax: 02 6297 1590
Email: n/a
Web site: n/a
Specialise in species endemic to cold regions
Plants for People
Postal Address: 10 O’Hey Street, Wanniassa, ACT 2903
Telephone: 02 6231 7055
Fax: n/a
Email: carterjg@actweb.net
Web site: n/a
Provide a wide range of cold climate plants
Yarralumla Nursery
Postal Address: Banks Street, Yarralumla, ACT 2600
Telephone: 02 6207 2444
Fax: n/a
Email: ynsales@bigpond.com
Web site: www.yarralumlanursery.com
Cold climate species specialist
New South Wales
A.T. Eyles & Sons
Postal address: 207 Pitt Town Road, Kenthurst, N.S.W. 2156
Telephone: 02 9654 9227
Fax: 02 9654 9601
Email: sales@eylescitrus.com.au
Web site: www.eylescitrus.com.au/index.htm
Specialise in finger lime
Brown Mountain Flora
Postal Address: 3919 Snowy Mountain highway,
Brown Mountain via Bemboka, N.S.W. 2550
Telephone: 02 6493 0484
Fax: n/a
Email: chrisjvassallo@aol.com
Web site: n/a
Wholesale nursery specializing in Tasmannia lanceolata and other native species
Bywong Nursery
Postal Address: 159 Millynn Road, Bywong, N.S.W. 2621
Telephone: 02 6236 9280
Fax: 02 6236 9429
Email: info@bywongnursery.com.au
Web site: www.bywongnursery.com.au
Specialise in native tube stock, particularly new varieties
Forbidden Fruits Nursery
Postal Address: 246 McAuleys Lane, Myocum, N.S.W. 2482
Telephone: 02 6684 3688
Fax: 02 6684 3688
Email: forbiddenfruits@optusnet.com.au
Web site: n/a
Extensive range of native plant foods species, in particular with rainforest species
Glovers Tubes
Postal address: PO Box 12 Woolgoolga NSW 2456
Telephone: 02 66562338 Mobile: 0419 607 075
Email: ccare@nor.com.au
Web site: under development
Supply tube stock of their own Syzygium luehmannii cultivar and other native plant food species. Also supply consultation services for plantation establishment.
Limpinwood Gardens Nursery
Postal Address: 263 Limpinwood Valley Road, Limpinwood N.S.W. 2484
Telephone: 02 6679 3353
Fax: 02 6679 3143
Email: rscostin@bigpond.com
Web site: n/a
Specialise in Backhousia citriodora and other rainforest species
Muru Mittigar Native Nursery
Postal Address: 89 – 151 Old Castlereagh Road, Castlereagh NSW 2749
Telephone: 02 4730 2774
Fax: 02 4729 4193
Email: nursery@murumittigar.com.au
Web site: www.murumittigar.com.au
Specialising in warm temperate Cumberland Plain plants from a variety of vegetation communities including aquatic species
South Coast Flora
Postal Address: 146 Dignam’s Creek Road, via Narooma
Telephone: 02 6493 6747
Fax: 02 6493 6847
Email: southcoastflora@bigpond.com
Web site: www.southcoastflora.com.au
Specialise in cooler climate native plant food species
Starlight Station Nursery
Postal Address: 221 Mt. Burrell Road, Mt. Burrell, N.S.W. 2484
Telephone: 02 6697 7310
Fax: n/a
Email: roo@ceinternet.com.au
Web site: n/a
Limited supply of north coast NSW native plant food species
Northern Territory
Greening Australia
Darwin
Postal Address: GPO Box 1604, Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: 08 8981 1344
Fax: 08 8981 1182
Email: info@nt.greeningaustralia.org.au
Greening Australia
Katherine
Postal Address: PO Box 1544, Katherine NT 0851
Telephone: 08 8972 2349
Fax: 08 8972 2350
Email: katherine@nt.greeningaustralia.org.au
Greening Australia
Alice Springs
Postal Address: PO Box 9081, Alice Springs NT 0871
Telephone: 08 8953 2882
Fax: 08 8952 7434
Email: alice.springs@nt.greeningaustralia.org.au
Greening Australia nurseries offer a range of native plant food species
Queensland
Australian Desert Limes
Postal Address: P.O. Box 320 Roma, Queensland, 4455
Telephone: 07 4626 8100
Fax: 07 4626 8139
Email: lee@australiandesertlimes.com.au
Web site: www.australiandesertlimes.com.au
Specialise in native desert limes
Aitken & Newman Tubegrowers
Postal Address: P.O. Box 70, Palmwoods, Queensland, 4552
Telephone: 07 5445 0413
Fax: 07 5445 9838
Email: carolnewman@qld.chariot.net.au
Specialise in Lemon myrtle, Riberry, Cinnamon myrtle and stock a range of other native food species
Fairhill Native Plants and Botanic Gardens
Postal Address: Fairhill Road, Yandina, Queensland, 4561
Telephone: 07 5446 7088
Email: retail@fairhillcom.au
Web site: to be advised
The nursery offers a huge range of tropical and sub tropical native food plant species. Books and literature also available.
Witjutigrub Bush Food Nursery
Postal Address: PO Box 171, Kenilworth, Queensland, 4574, Australia
Telephone: 07 5446 0264
Fax: 07 5446 0264
Email: witjutigrub@witjutigrub.net.au
Web site: www.kenilworthguide.com/witjutigrub
Yuruga Nursery Pty Ltd
Postal Address: PO Box 220, Walkamin, Queensland, 4872
Telephone: 07 4093 3826
Fax: 07 4093 3869
Email: nursery@yuruga.com.au
Web site: www.yuruga.com.au
Stock tropical rainforest native foods species
South Australia
Alexandrina Community Nursery
Postal Address: 9 Breaker Court, Middleton, S.A. 5213
Telephone: 08 8554 2555
Fax:n/a
Email:n/a
Web site: n/a
Stock native provenance from the Southern Fleurieu Region
Nectarbrook Discovery Plantation
Postal Address: Box 393, Port Augusta, S.A. 5700
Telephone: 08 8634 7077
Fax: 08 8634 7077
Email: gherde@centalonline.com.au
Web site: www.nectarbrook.com
Propagate Quandong and Sandalwood to sell as seedlings. The Quandong, "Nectarbrook cultivar", is the progeny of the Powell's#1 tree (mother trees) and a carefully selected pollinator. The nursery sells seed from both and supply all the information needed to propagate.
Perrys Fruit and Nut Nursery
Postal Address: Kangarilla Road, McLaren Flat S.A. 5171
Telephone: 08 8383 0268
Fax: n/a
Email: perrys@adelaide.on.net
Web site: www.perrysfruitnursery.com.au
Reedy Creek Nursery Pty Ltd
Outback Pride
Postal Address: PMB 221 Kingston SE S.A. 5275
Telephone: 08 8768 7220
Fax: 08 8768 7209
Email: info@outbackpride.com.au
Web site: www.outbackpride.com.au
Supports the development of the Australian Native Foods Industry and Indigenous community based economic development. Reedy Creek Nursery Pty. Ltd., propagates a large range of native food plant species and exclusively supplies plants and consultation to Indigenous Communities.
State Flora Nursery
Belair, within Belair National Park, next to Old Government House
Postal Address: P.O. Box 1, Belair, S.A. 5052
Telephone: 08 8278 7777
Fax: 08 8278 7801
Email: stateflora@saugov.sa.gov.au
Web site: www.stateflora.com.au
State Flora Nursery
Murray Bridge, Bremer Road, Murray Bridge,
Postal address: Box 752, Murray Bridge, S.A. 5253
Telephone: 08 8539 2105
Fax: 08 8532 5646
Email: stateflora@saugov.sa.gov.au
Web site: www.stateflora.com.au
Belair and Murray Bridge nurseries have a range of native plant food species available and additional species on request
Tasmania
Cradoc Nursery
Postal Address: 110 Cradoc Hill Road, Cradoc, Tasmania 7109
Telephone: 03 6266 3790
Fax: 03 6266 3890
Email: plants@cradocnursery.com.au
Web site: www.cradocnursery.com.au
Specialise in native plant foods of Tasmania
Habitat Plants
Postal Address: 240 Jones Road, Liffey, Tasmania 7302
Telephone: 03 6397 3400
Fax: 03 6397 3074
Email: info@habitatplants.com.au
Web site: www.habitatplants.com.au
Grow a range of Tasmanian edible food plants Kris Schaffer Nursery
Postal Address: P.O. 118 South Hobart, Tasmania 7004
Telephone: 03 6239 1575
Fax: n/a
Email: telopea7004@yahoo.com.au
Stock general species of bush food plants
Oldina Nursery
Postal Address: 472 Smarts Rd, Oldina, Tasmania 7325
Telephone: 03 6438 1266
Email: n/a
Web site: n/a
Stock a range of native plant food species
Plants of Tasmania Nursery
Postal Address: 65 Hall Street, Ridgeway, Tasmania 7054
Telephone: 03 6239 1583
Fax: 03 6239 1106
Email: n/a
Web site: n/a
Included is a range of edible food plants
Pulchella Native Nursery
Postal Address: Tasman Highway, Buckland, Tasmania 7190
Telephone: 03 6257 5189
Fax: 03 6257 5189
Email: pulchella@dodo.com.au
Web site: n/a
Specialise in Mountain Pepper
Wildseed Tasmania
Postal Address: 91 Weston Hill Road, Sorell, Tasmania 7172
Telephone: 03 6265 2651
Fax: 03 6265 2651
Email: helenka@wildseedtasmania.com.au
Web site: www.wildseedtasmania.com.au
Supplier of Tasmanian seed and native food plants in tubes
Victoria
CERES Permaculture and Bushfood Nursery
Postal Address: 8 Lee Street, East Brunswick, Victoria 3057
Telephone: 03 9387 4403
Fax: 03 9381 1844
Email: nursery@ceres.org.au
Web site: www.ceres.org.au/nursery/nursery.html
Specialise in Australian Native Plant Food Species
Kuranga Native Nursery
Postal Address: 118 York Road, Mount Evelyn, Victoria 3796
Telephone: 03 9760 8100
Fax: 03 9737 1968
Email: info@kuranga.com.au
Web site: www.kuranga.com.au
Supply a variety of native plant food species. The nursery has a separate Bush Food Plants section and provides free information leaflets on growing bush food plants, including a warning on care in preparation for consumption.
Mildura Native Nursery Pty Ltd
Tim and Tony Langdon
Postal Address: PO Box 565 Mildura, Victoria 3502
Telephone: 03 5021 4117
Fax: 03 5023 0607
Email: native@nativenursery.com.au
Web site: www.nativenursery.com.au
Ngalawort Plant Nursery
Worngundidj Environmental Services
Postal Address: P.O. Box 1134, Warnambool, Victoria 3280
Telephone: 03 5561 5351
Fax: 03 5561 5715
Email: nursery@worngundidj.org.au
Specialise in native plants foods from the south west
Sunrise Growers
Postal Address: 347 – 365 Greens Road, Keysborough, Victoria 3173
Telephone: 03 9798 8483
Fax: 03 9798 8437
Email: James@sunrisgrowers.com.au
Web site: www.sunrisegrowers.com.au
Specialise in native citrus
Tarnuk Bush Food and Flowers
Postal Address: P.O. Box 274 Korumburra, Victoria 3950
Telephone: 03 5659 8238
Email: gilmem@dcsi.net.au
Stock a range of bush food plants (Bulk orders – 10 or 50) supply sometimes varies
Toor-rong Aboriginal Cooperation
Postal Address: P.O. Box 1562, Healesville, Victoria 3777
Telephone: 03 5962 5333
Fax: 03 5962 5333
Email: toorrong@iprimus.com.au
Web site: www.toorrong.org
Supply a limited amount of native mint and mountain pepper.
Wimmera Native Nursery
Ted Brown and Steven Glover,
Postal Address: P.O. Box 98 Diboola, Victoria 3414
Telephone: 03 5389 1193
Fax: 03 5389 1458
Email: native@nativenursery.com.au
Web site:
www.nativegrowth.com.au/catalog/wimmera_nativenursery.html
Western Australia
Apace WA
Postal address: 1 Johannah Street, North Fremantle, W.A 6159
Telephone: (08) 9336 1262
Fax: (08) 9430 5729
Email: apace@apacewa.org.au
Web site: www.apacewa.org.au
Stock local plant foods species of the Swan Coastal Plain and Darling scarp and Darling Range
Australian Native Nursery Group
Postal Address: 141 King Road, Oakford, W.A. 6121
Telephone: 08 9525 1324
Fax: 08 9525 4703
Email: farmtrees@hotlinks.net.au
Stock a range of native plant food species
Boola Wongin Nursery
Postal Address: 619 Armadale Road, Forrestdale, W.A. 6112
Telephone: 08 9397 0160
Fax: 08 9397 1430
Email: kathy.cornish@peedac.com.au
Web site: www.boolawongin.com.au
Specialise in Australian Native Plants
Muchea Tree Farm & Muchea Plant Farm
Postal Address: PO Box 250, Muchea, WA 6501
Telephone: 08 9571 4090
Fax: 08 9571 4297
Email: muchtree@nw.com.au
Web site: www.mucheatreefarm.com.au
Stock a limited range of native plant foods species
Shannon Ron and Lyn
Postal Address: Post Office Wooroloo, W.A. 6558
Telephone: 08 9573 1161
Email: unistream@aapt.net.au
Web site: n/a
Orders are necessary to supply Quandong and Sandalwood seedlings
Zanthorrhoea Nursery
Postal Address: 155 Watsonia Road, Madia Vale, W.A. 6057
Telephone: (08) 9454 6260
Fax: (08) 9454 4540
Email: jackie@zanthorrhoea.com.au
Stock a wide range of Australian native plant species
See also: RIRDC site on Australian bushfoods.
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