First Nightcap Oak planting undertaken to disperse species and reduce threat of fire

By Mark Dunphy, Vice-President of Big Scrub Landcare. The tall trunk and lush foliage of the Nightcap Oak (Eidothea hardeniana) is striking, but not easy to spot. A member of the Proteaceae (Banksia and Grevillea) family, it’s so rare and well hidden that it wasn’t discovered until 2000, and with only around 100 adults left […]