Brushwood Fencing History
Brushfences were first built and used as windbreaks and animal shelters in the late 1800’s by settler-farmers using “broombush” in the Mallee regions of Victoria and South Australia. Later fencing contractors initiated a refined thatched technique for suburban homes in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The practice acquired its now common name of Brushwood Fencing.
The plant is a renewable resource that is salt tolerant and grows again after close cutting. Growers say cut brush takes seven years to replenish to two meters high. Brushwood that is used by Brushfence.com is sourced from a variety of cutting contractors in Western NSW. NSW Forests, a division of the NSW Department of Primary Industries, issues cutting licenses and manages and oversees the resource maintaining a consistent supply.