Allocasuarina littoralis

Black She-oak

Upright small tree to 6m.

Female trees produce reddish crimson flowers, male trees produce brown flower spikes. Needle-like leaves and ornamental furrowed bark on older trees.

Well-drained soil in sun/part shade. Good screening and shelterbelt tree.

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Allocasuarina verticillata

Drooping She-oak

Small erect tree, 4-11m high x 3-6m wide.

Dense rounded crown and drooping soft needle-like foliage. Well-drained soil in full sun.

Good screen and stock shelterbelt tree. Seed capsules attract seed eating birds.

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Banksia marginata

Silver Banksia

Variable dense to open shrub or small tree, 1-10m high x 1-5m wide.

Attractive foliage with nectar-rich, yellow flowers from autumn.

Well-drained soil including wet in winter and dry in summer. Full/part sun.

Ornamental. Good screen. Frost hardy.

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Brachychiton populneus

Kurrajong

Evergreen tree 5-10m with dense spreading crown.

Bell-shaped cream flowers flecked with red in Spring, and boat-shaped woody seedpods.

Full sun. Very adaptable to a range of climatic conditions and soil.

Drought tolerant, frost hardy.

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Callitris endlicheri

Black Cyprus Pine

Dense conifer to 10mH x 4mW with a formal shape and dark green foliage.

Woody cones. Tolerates poor soils but must have good drainage in sun.

Very hardy.

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Callitris glaucophylla

White Cyprus Pine

Large conifer 15mH x 10mW.

Tall and slender, or spreading. Ornamental juvenile foliage, woody cones.

Sunny very well-drained site. Resists drought. Hardy shade tree.

Fast growing.

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Casuarina cunninghamiana

River She-oak

Shelter or shade tree to 20mH x 12mW.

Needle-like foliage, woody cones. Flowers Dec-Jan.

Most soils, well-drained or damp, full sun. Grows on riverbanks. Controls soil by suckering.

Very fast growing.

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Casuarina glauca

Swamp She-oak

Fast growing, hardy small tree.

Tolerates salt, wet feet, frost and harsh, dry or wet environments. Makes excellent windbreaks.

Nitrogen fixing species that benefits soil and nearby plants.

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Eucalyptus aggregata

Black Gum

Medium tree to 18m tall.

Most soils, tolerates wet feet, frost hardy. Useful shade tree with dense canopy.

Foliage can be used as fodder.

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Eucalyptus blakelyi

Blakely's Red Gum

Medium-large tree, to 25m.

Smooth, grey bark mottled with patches of white, grey-blue, pinkish brown and creamy yellow. White or pink flowers in spring-summer.

Best in sunny, well-drained position. Drought & salt tolerant.

Frost hardy. Shade tree. Honey tree.

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Eucalyptus bridgesiana

Apple Box

Medium tree to 15m tall.

Short trunk and large crown, providing shade and shelter. Moderately drought resistant.

White flowers in autumn. Bird attracting.

Well-drained soil.

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Eucalyptus camphora

Swamp Gum

Small tree or multi-trunked mallee, to 10m tall.

The upper parts of the trunk have smooth bark while the bark on the lower trunk is fibrous.

Naturally found on swampy river flats, prone to flooding, and can tolerate prolonged periods of water-logging.

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Eucalyptus camphora ssp humeana

Common Name

Small tree or multi-trunked mallee, to 10m tall.

The upper parts of the trunk have smooth bark while the bark on the lower trunk is fibrous.

Naturally found on swampy river flats, prone to flooding, and can tolerate prolonged periods of water-logging.

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Eucalyptus cinerea

Argyle Apple

Small to medium tree, approx. 12m high by 5m wide.

Honey plant. Bluish/grey foliage is a feature. Attractive rough stringy reddish brown bark. White flowers in spring.

Tolerates water-logging and frost.

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Eucalyptus dalrympleana

Mountain Gum

Tall straight tree, 25-60m high x 10-20m wide.

Smooth white to grey bark, blotched pink, green or red, deciduous. White flowers in autumn.

Best in deep moist soil, in full sun.

A spreading canopy will develop when planted in an open area.

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Eucalyptus dives

Broad-leaf Peppermint Gum

Moderately dense low branching spreading tree with large canopy, 8-25m high x 6-15m wide.

Adaptable to all but wet soils, tolerating dry and stony conditions.

Ideal stock shelterbelt tree.

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Eucalyptus gregsoniana

Dwarf Snow Gum

Mallee to 5mH x 4mW with smooth white or grey bark, shedding in ribbons.

Long narrow glossy grey-green leaves and white flowers in Nov-Dec.

Occurs on sandy soils of limited drainage.

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Eucalyptus lacrimans

Weeping Snow Gum

Slow-growing tree to 15m high x 12m spread.

Distinctive, slender weeping branches and pendulous leaves.

Profuse white flowers spring-early summer. Suits cold damp positions, and withstands snow and ice.

Suitable for poor soils. Good shelterbelt tree.

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Eucalyptus mannifera

Brittle Gum

Fast growing medium-height ornamental tree of variable form (mallee-like or straight trunk).

White bark. Flowers in spring-autumn.

Well-drained soil.

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Eucalyptus melliodora

Yellow Box

Graceful medium to tall tree, 30-35m high.

Blue-green foliage with white or cream flowers in spring and summer.

Well-drained soil tolerating dryness. Good shade, shelter, fodder and honey tree.

Ornamental.

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Eucalyptus nicholii

Narrow-leaf Peppermint Gum

Ornamental medium-sized tree, 8-10m tall.

Rough barked. Pendulous narrow pale grey-green leaves.

Well-drained soil, tolerant of dryness. Good shade and shelter tree.

Attracts nectar eating birds and seed eating birds.

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Eucalyptus nortonii

Mealy Bundy

A small to medium tree 10-15mH x 5-8mW with light crown of bluish leaves.

Glaucous buds & fruit and white flowers in late winter/spring.

Suits most well-drained soils in full to part sun.

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Eucalyptus pauciflora

Snow Gum

Ornamental, rounded, low branching tree.

Peeling bark exhibits a range of colours and shades from light brown to tan to white to grey to red, frequently a combination of all.

Deep green foliage. Well-drained soil. Very cold tolerant and wind-firm.

Good honey tree.

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Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Red Box

Medium tree, to 15m tall.

Grey-green foliage, white flowers in spring. Ornamental, honey tree.

Good shelterbelt and shade tree.

Well-drained soil, tolerating dryness. Koala food source.

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Eucalyptus radiata ssp robertsonii

Robertson’s Peppermint

Attractive low branching medium tree, 10-30m high x 6-20m wide.

Dense canopy with sometimes weeping foliage. Profuse white flowers in spring/summer.

Well-drained soil. Ornamental.

Good stock shelterbelt and shade tree.

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Eucalyptus Rossii

Scribbly Gum

Tree to 15m. Annual bark shedding creates a mottled appearance.

Older trees shed limbs creating nesting hollows for birds. Scribbles on the bark are caused by moth larvae.

White flowers in summer attract honeyeaters. Sunny, well-drained position.

Frost tolerant.

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Eucalyptus rubida

Candlebark

Decorative upright tree, 10-25m high x 10-20m wide.

Dense spreading or rounded crown. White flowers in summer.

Well-drained drier soil in full sun or part shade. Useful shade tree.

Good honey production. Koala food tree.

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Eucalyptus saxatilis

Suggan Buggan Mallee

Mallee or small tree to 5 m tall.

Bark smooth, slightly powdery, pale grey to creamy white and pale coppery, pink or greenish, shedding in ribbons.

Whitish flowers occur in clusters of three are followed by distinctly bell shaped fruits.

Prefers a light to medium soil in an open sunny position. Drought and frost resistant

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Eucalyptus sideroxylon rosea

Red-flowering Ironbark

Tall ironbark useful for a shade tree in larger parks and gardens.

Can be grown as a windbreak.

Most soils, frost and drought tolerant.

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Eucalyptus stellulata 

Black Sallee

Ornamental, bushy tree to 10m.

Usually a solitary trunk but fire-damaged trees may develop multiple stems.

Rough bark near the base, smooth and olive-green higher.

Profuse cream flowers autumn-spring. Good firewood, shelterbelt tree.

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Eucalyptus viminalis

Ribbon/ Manna Gum

Ornamental, fast-growing, upright tree, 10-50m high x 8-15m wide.

Long ribbons of shed bark during summer. Open crown.

Moist, well-drained soil but adaptable to range of conditions. Good shade and shelterbelt tree.

Honey tree. Koala food tree.

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