Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest

Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest is a vegetation community found in Sydney, Australia.

Sydney Red Gum at Chatswood, Australia

Description

The forest occurs in sheltered gullies and hillsides, on soils based on Hawkesbury Sandstone with some clay influences, principally centred on Allenby Park[1] in Allambie Heights. Common tree species include the Blackbutt, Sydney Red Gum, Turpentine and Watergum.[2] It occupies areas that receive more than 1000mm of average annual rainfall.[3] This is a fairly flat terrain with occasional slopes up to 10°.[4]

References
  1. northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
  2. "Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest". Green Corridors - Ecological Communities. NSW Government. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. "Coastal Sandstone Gully Forest". City of Ryde. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. "Southern Sydney sheltered forest on transitional sandstone soils in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - endangered ecological community". NSW Environment, Energy and Science. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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