Our new rainforest tree nursery is exploding with adorable rainforest seedlings – nearly 15,000 in pots and thousands of seedlings still needing a helping hand. Guests at Rose Gums are thoroughly enjoying getting their hands dirty to pot the new seedlings. Did you know each rainforest tree will sequester 3 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere over 50 years! For a reasonable $25 we can give you a very rewarding experience and a carbon credit certificate with your photo. Your tree will be planted at Rose Gums and looked after forever. This is the perfect souvenir to take home as a memory of your stay at a rainforest retreat. Mention the tree potting when making your booking.

Welcome to the first news reports from Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat

It has been nearly 3 years since Cyclone Larry hit the area and this wet season has seent  the rainforest explode with fruit and flower. Consequently  there has been an abundance of insects emerging such as the Hercules Moth, the largest moth in the world. Many of these moths have been flying into reception in the last few weeks. Spectacled flying foxes are devouring the nectar of the quondong tree flowers. We have collected over 50  different native rainforest fruit species to propogate in our new rainforest nursery. Presently we have nearly 14,000 trees in small pots ready for the next planting season.  Guests are very welcome to wonder through our nursery and even take a tree home with them.