{"id":2978,"date":"2026-03-31T15:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterwizenursery.com\/home\/?page_id=2978"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:43:19","slug":"clay-tolerant-plants-ep-friendly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterwizenursery.com\/home\/index.php\/tube-stock-order\/clay-tolerant-plants-ep-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"CLAY TOLERANT PLANTS &#8211; EP Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Atriplex Nummularia (Old Man Saltbush)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 1.5\u20133m | Width: 2\u20134m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Insignificant, cream\/yellow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Good bird habitat and food source<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Excellent stock fodder, salt and drought tolerant, great for erosion control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Atriplex cineraria (Grey Coast Saltbush)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 0.5\u20131m | Width: 1\u20132m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Insignificant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Good ground-level bird habitat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Low spreading groundcover, handles saline and clay soils well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Casuarina pauper (Black Oak)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 8\u201315m | Width: 4\u20136m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Insignificant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent \u2014 seeds attract Glossy Black Cockatoos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Hardy windbreak tree, drought and frost tolerant, iconic EP species<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melaleuca Halmaturorum (Swamp Paperbark)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 3\u20138m | Width: 2\u20134m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: White\/cream, spring\u2013summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Bees and birds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Thrives in waterlogged and clay soils, great for low-lying areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melaleuca Lanceolata (Dryland Tea-tree)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 3\u20136m | Width: 2\u20134m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: White, winter\u2013spring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent for bees and birds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Dense screening shrub\/small tree, very drought hardy once established<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey Myrtle)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 2\u20134m | Width: 2\u20133m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Cream\/white fluffy, spring\u2013summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent \u2014 bees and native birds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Fine weeping foliage, great screening plant, frost and drought tolerant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eucalyptus camaldulensis (EP Red Gum)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 10\u201320m | Width: 8\u201315m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: White\/cream, summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent \u2014 birds, bees, koala food source<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Iconic large shade and shelter tree, suits creek lines and clay flats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eucalyptus camaldulensis ssp arida (Yaninee Red Gum)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 8\u201315m | Width: 6\u201310m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: White\/cream, summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent \u2014 birds and bees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Local EP provenance, more drought-adapted form of Red Gum, great for drier inland areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eucalyptus camaldulensis ssp camaldulensis (Mount Wedge Red Gum)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 10\u201318m | Width: 8\u201312m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: White\/cream, summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent \u2014 birds and bees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Locally-sourced provenance, reliable performer on heavy soils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eucalyptus Leucoxylon (SA Blue Gum)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 6\u201315m | Width: 4\u20138m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: White, pink or red, winter\u2013spring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent \u2014 honeyeaters, lorikeets, bees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: One of the best all-round EP trees, handles clay and alkaline soils well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eucalyptus Petiolaris (EP Blue Gum)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 8\u201315m | Width: 5\u20138m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Cream\/white, summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent \u2014 birds and bees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: True EP local, fast-growing windbreak tree, handles alkaline and clay soils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eucalyptus cladocalyx (Sugar Gum)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 15\u201330m | Width: 8\u201315m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Cream\/white, summer\u2013autumn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Good \u2014 birds and bees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Tall reliable windbreak, very drought hardy once established, widely used across EP farms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eucalyptus Sargentii (Salt River Gum)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 8\u201312m | Width: 5\u20138m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: White\/cream<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Birds and bees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Highly salt tolerant, well suited to saline and waterlogged clay soils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Callistemon Rugulosus (Scarlet Bottlebrush)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 2\u20134m | Width: 2\u20133m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Bright red, spring\u2013summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Excellent \u2014 honeyeaters and bees love it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Hardy screening shrub, handles clay and occasionally wet soils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Juncus Usitatus (Common Rush)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 0.5\u20131.2m | Width: 0.5\u20131m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Brown\/insignificant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Good habitat for frogs and small birds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Perfect for swales, drainage lines and wet clay areas, good erosion control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rhagodia Spinesons (Spiny Saltbush)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 1\u20132m | Width: 1\u20132m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: Insignificant; produces red berries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife: Good \u2014 berries attract birds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes: Spiny habit good for stock exclusion, handles clay and saline soils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brachychiton populneus (Kurrajong)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Height: 10\u201318m | Width: 6\u201310m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers: White\/cream with red markings, 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