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Another early wattle is the Hickory Wattle A. implexa
You may still see some of the ants tending the aphids. However most ants have gone underground once the real winter starts.

Hakea decurrens

Produces fruit in February.

The Cherry Ballart Exocarpos cupressiformis
displays some deleghtful colours with the onset of the cold weather.

Many of the small flowered woody plants are either in bud or in flower.

Winter in the Bushland

A. genistifolia one of the first wattles to come into bloom in early June.