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Exporter/ WholesalerMr Chris FindlaterIronbark Wildflowers Pty LtdP.O. Box 291CLUNES NSW 2480Exporter/ WholesalerMr Craig MussonWestralian Flora Exports4/6 Elmsfield RoadMIDVALE WA 6056Peter LynchDirectorLynch FlowersPO Box 371SYDNEY MARKETS NSW 2129Ron TongTong Sing Pty Ltd173 Spence StreetBungalowCAIRNS QLD 4870Barbara OatsAustralis Flowers Pty Ltd4/9 Pilbara StreetWELSHPOOL WA 6106Mrs Jenni BrasThe Tulip Garden Nursery Pty Ltd140 Monbulk-Seville RoadSILVAN VIC 3795Peter Bice & Wil SpierenburgAustralian Flora CorporationPO Box 355PALMWOODS QLD 4555Of the fifteen exporters contacted, nine responded with their comments and preferences. In January2000, the information was collated and the project management team considered the potential of eachspecies and decided which of the 28 species would be investigated further in the project. In conjunctionwith comments from the participating exporters, the team used leaf colour, shape and known potentialstem length and productivity information to select species for further investigation. The 22 speciesselected and rejected for the field trials are listed in Tables Two and Three, respectively. Opisthiolepsisheterophylla was included at this stage of the selection process and was to be included in field trials;however, the number of plants needed for field trials was not available from the nursery and thereforethe species was excluded from field trials.Table Two: Scientific name, family classification and potential use of the twenty-two species selected forinclusion in field trials.SpeciesNumberGenus and Species Family CutFlower/FoliageProduct1 Athertonia diversifolia Proteaceae Foliage2 Banksia plagiocarpa Proteaceae Flower3 Buckinghamia celsissima Proteaceae Foliage4 Callitris macleayana Cupressaceae Foliage5 Carnarvonia araliifolia var.montanaProteaceae Foliage6 Dissiliaria surculosa Euphorbiaceae Foliage7 Eucalyptus phoenicea Myrtaceae Flower8 Evodiella muelleri Rutaceae Flower9 Grevillea baileyana Proteaceae Foliage10 Lomandra hystrix Xanthorrhoeaceae Foliage11 Lomatia fraxinifolia Proteaceae Foliage12 Leptospermum wooroonooran Myrtaceae Foliage5
SpeciesNumberGenus and Species Family CutFlower/FoliageProduct13 Neorites kevediana Proteaceae Foliage14 Opisthiolepsis heterophylla Proteaceae Foliage15 Placospermum coriaceum Proteaceae Foliage16 Sarcotoechia serrata Sapindaceae Foliage17 Stenocarpus sp. Tully River Proteaceae Foliage18 Stenocarpus ‘Forest Gem’ Proteaceae Foliage19 Stenocarpus ‘Forest Lace’ Proteaceae Foliage20 Syzygium leuhmanii Myrtaceae Foliage21 Xanthostemon chrysanthus Myrtaceae Flower22 Xanthostemon youngii Myrtaceae FlowerTable Three: Scientific name, family classification and potential use of the species not selected for inclusionin field trials.SpeciesNumberGenus and Species Family CutFlower/FoliageProduct1 Darlingia darlingiana Proteaceae Foliage2 Buckinghamia ferruginiflora Proteaceae Foliage3 Grevillea hiliana Proteaceae Foliage4 Alloxylon flammeum Proteaceae Flower5 Austromyrtus floribunda Myrtaceae Foliage6 Leptospernum ‘Cardwell’ Myrtaceae Foliage/Flower7 Austromyrtus sp. Mt Lewis Myrtaceae Foliage8 Syzygium papyraceum Myrtaceae Flower9 Tapeinochilos ananassae Costaceae Flower10 Alloxylon wickhamii Proteaceae Flower2.2 PropagationYuruga Nursery conducted the propagation trials for all species evaluated in this project. Standard seedand cutting propagation protocols were used. The Results section of this report outlines observations thatwere made by Yuruga staff while carrying out the propagation trials.2.3 Establishment of Field Trials2.3.1 Identification of Trial Site Co-operatorsIn early 2000, the project officer advertised for expressions of interest for the foliage and flowerdemonstration sites in the ‘Tablelands Advertiser’, a very widely distributed local paper. Interestedparties were asked to complete a questionnaire asking for details of their horticultural experience and oftheir property, including size of the available trial site and irrigation water supply details (AppendixTwo). All expressions of interest were received by the 10 th May 2000. The project officer selected threesites representative of the varied climatic conditions on the Atherton Tablelands based on informationsupplied in the application forms, phone conversations with the prospective site holders and site visits.After selection of the three sites, the project officer visited the sites with Peter and Ann Radke and GarySankowsky from Yuruga Nursery to ensure the selections were appropriate and to meet the applicants inperson.6
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Page 61 and 62: Appendix FourMedia Release Number 1
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Appendix FiveMedia Release Number 2
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