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Plant Guide to Plant Guide to
TREESTREES for the West Coastfor the West Coast
BottlebrushBottlebrush ‘Callistemon ‘Harkness’
Callistemon 'Harkness' is a hybrid from the Gawler area of South Australia. It is one of the best bottle brushes ever, with its long lasting, spectacular display of showy red flowers. It’s a large evergreen shrub or small tree, 5-6m tall.
It has a semi weeping habit and produces masses of large blood-red flowers in spring and early summer. 'Harkness' will grow in all areas of Australia.
Long lasting, spectacular displays of showy red f lowers
DESCRIPTION Evergreen tree with weeping foliage and showy red flowers
HEIGHT & WIDTH 5 x 5m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Prune to maintain shape
USES Screenings, hedges, native theme garden
SOIL TYPE Well drained sandy soil
BottlebrushBottlebrush ‘Callistemon ‘Kings Park Special ’
Callistemon 'King's Park Special' is low maintenance and tolerates coastal situations. A large vigorous shrub/small tree growing to 4 to 6 metres high by 2 metres wide, Callistemon 'Kings Park Special' has a neat, narrow domed shape. The narrow green leaves are dense, with soft velvety new growth after flowering. Due to its compact size, the ‘Kings Park Special’ Bottlebrush is an ideal plant for where space is limited, such as narrow strips. Makes a spectacular feature tree in small gardens, but also excels as a screen. Forms a neat hedge with or without pruning, but will respond well to pruning, after flowering, with thicker growth and increased flowering the following season. Whilst drought tolerant when established, it will thrive in soils that are moist, well drained and slightly acidic. Great for coastal and exposed conditions, Callistemon 'Kings Park Special' prefers a sunny position, and is frost hardy.
Stunning spring display of scar let bott lebrushes
DESCRIPTION Tall shrub or small tree with weeping foliage
HEIGHT & WIDTH 4 — 6m x 2m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Prune to maintain shape and encourage flowering
USES Feature tree, screening, hedging
SOIL TYPE Well drained soil
Coral GumCoral Gum ‘Eucalyptus Torquata ’
The Coral Gum produces masses of striking coral pink blossoms through most of the summer. It has a fairly narrow, upright habit and has rough, flaking bark. The blue-grey-green foliage forms a compact crown, and the branches droop under the weight of the flowers pods. It will with stand dry conditions but does prefer some moisture.
Narrow upright habit with rough, f laking bark
DESCRIPTION Narrow upright habit with coral pink blossoms
HEIGHT & WIDTH 12m x 3m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Water during prolonged periods of heat
USES Ornamental, coastal plantings
SOIL TYPE Light to medium well drained soil
Cup GumCup Gum ‘Eucalyptus Cosmophylla ’
Eucalyptus Cosmophylla or 'Cup Gum' is a small rounded tree occurring naturally in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges and on Kangaroo Island. Cup Gum occupies sites characterised by leached sandy or stony infertile soils in areas subject to relatively high rainfall. An excellent small tree for windy exposed sites where foliage cover to ground level is sought. Eucalyptus Cosmophylla (Cup Gum) grows to a mature height of around 4 - 6 metres with a spread of up to 6 metres. It has distinctive leathery leaves and large fruit capsules with white/cream flowers. Cup Gum is so named because of the shape of the fruit capsules.
Leathery leaves and large frui t capsules with white/cream flowers
DESCRIPTION Small evergreen with white/cream flowers
HEIGHT & WIDTH 4 — 6m x 6m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Water during prolonged periods of heat
USES Feature tree, small garden or formal garden
SOIL TYPE Well drained sandy soil
Dragon TreeDragon Tree ‘Draceana Draco ’
The Dragon Tree is one of the world’s most unique and grand feature trees. With succulent branches and strap-like leaves, thick smooth trunk and blue-green foliage, even when young, Dracaena Draco gives off an aura few plants can match. Its hardiness and will to survive make it the perfect plant for our drought stricken lands and worthy of the title ‘the ultimate in architectural planting’. This slow-growing medium sized tree is widely branching when mature, resembling an inside-out umbrella. It may eventually reach a height of 10m with a trunk 1m in diameter and 60cm long lance-shaped leaves. It produces panicles of off-white flowers in spring, which are followed by large orange berries in summer. Dracaenas need warm-temperate conditions, full sun or part-shade. They adapt really well to most soils provided they are given occasional water, a small amount of food and have freely draining soil.
A unique and grand feature tree
DESCRIPTION Succulent branches and strap like leaves
HEIGHT & WIDTH 10 — 1m
POSITION Full sun or part shade
CARE Water occasionally
USES Feature tree, architectural planting
SOIL TYPE Well drained soil
Euccy DwarfEuccy Dwarf ‘Eucalyptus Leucoxylon’
A shapely native tree with a light open canopy, single trunk and smooth bark that sheds. Its grey-green leaves once mature is offset by masses of pink, red and sometimes cream blossom from late autumn to early summer. Bird attracting. Due to its size it is great for small gardens and landscapes particularly in groups to create a bushland affect. The Euccy Dwarf prefers full sun or light shade in well-drained sandy loam soils. It is tolerant of frost and coastal conditions.
Light open canopy with smooth shedding bark
DESCRIPTION Slender native with grey green leaves and pink/red flowers
HEIGHT & WIDTH 6m x 5m
POSITION Full sun or part shade
CARE Low water requirement once established
USES Small gardens or native / bushland themed gardens
SOIL TYPE Sandy Loam
Fuschia GumFuschia Gum ‘Eucalyptus Forrestiana ’
The Fuchsia Gum is an upright open tree or mallee with smooth bark. It is a small tree growing from 4 —7 metres high.
The Fuchsia Gum is a highly ornamental tree from the drier regions of south west WA. It has bright red fruit buds, and flowers between summer and autumn with contrasting yellow flowers.
The Fuchsia Gum is a uniquely Australian genus of plants with over 600 species, as ornamentals they are grown for their many different features, i.e. the colour and form of their foliage, bark, buds, flowers and fruit, the variety of their tree heights and forms and their adaptability to a wide range of environments from frontline coastal to severe alpine conditions.
Highly ornamental , bright red fruit buds & contrasting yellow flowers
DESCRIPTION Upright open habit with striking red buds
HEIGHT & WIDTH 4 — 7 m x 3 — 4m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Formative pruning during early stages of development
USES Native, Mediterranean or coastal gardens
SOIL TYPE Sandy — clay loam
Golden WattleGolden Wattle ‘Acacia Pycnantha ’
Possibly the best known amongst the Australian plants. With 600 or more kinds of wattles, they can be found in every part of the country. Acacia Pyncatha can be found growing in the most remote areas such as in South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, western Victoria and southern inland areas of New South Wales. The individual flowers are always very small and massed together in pom-pom heads or rod-like spikes. Whilst most wattles are spring-flowering, there are some that bloom all year round. The Acacia Pyncatha has smooth, dark brown to grey bark. Some other notable wattles are Acacia Tetragonophylla (Dead Finish) and Acacia Pendula (Weeping Myall).
Golden yellow ball shaped f lowers
DESCRIPTION Upright tree with golden yellow ball shaped flowers
HEIGHT & WIDTH 3 — 10m x 2 — 6m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Low water requirement once established
USES Native themed garden
SOIL TYPE Tolerant of a variety of soil types
Goolwa GemGoolwa Gem ‘Eucalytpus Leucoxylon ’
A native gum to South Australia and Victoria, this compact gum looks after itself. It can grow quickly (1m a year for the first 3 years) if given some additional water over Summer. The flowers attract a host of birds. Goolwa Gem is dense and bushy, growing 3 — 7m x 2 - 4m. Clusters of pink to red flowers appear from Autumn through to late Spring. Flower colour can vary from white or pale pink through to red. Goolwa Gem is drought, lime and coastal tolerant.
Fast growing, bird attracting native
DESCRIPTION Ornamental small tree
HEIGHT & WIDTH 3 — 7m x 2 — 4m
POSITION Full sun or part shade
CARE Low water requirement once established
USES Shade or feature tree
SOIL TYPE Sandy loam
Lemon Scented GumLemon Scented Gum ‘Eucalytpus Citrodela’
A large evergreen tree to 30m high with a tall straight trunk 60cm — 1.3m in diameter with smooth bark throughout, white to pink or coppery, often powdery, shedding in thin curling flakes. It has a thin, graceful crown of drooping foliage. Well liked for its picturesque stature & lemon scented foliage. Please note that dwarf varieties are also available.
Picturesque stature & lemon scented fol iage
DESCRIPTION Evergreen tree
HEIGHT & WIDTH Up to 30m high
POSITION Full sun
CARE Drought tolerant species once established
USES Feature shade tree
SOIL TYPE Wide variety of soil types that are free draining
Pencil PinePencil Pine ‘Cupressus Sempervirens ‘Glauca’
The best green "Pencil Pine" available. Cupressus Sempervirens 'Glauca' Conifer - Italian Cypress Pencil Pine is a tall dark green column maintaining a compact habit. In 10 years a size of 5m x 50cm should be reached. It very rarely produces ugly "nuts." Italian Cypress trees give height to your foundation plantings without taking up a lot of room. It is very long-lived, with some trees reported to be over 1,000 years old. Pencil pines like a moist, well-drained soil and thrive in part shade to full sun. They grow almost everywhere, require little water, and can adapt to almost any soil type you may have.
Tall dark green column maintaining a compact habit
DESCRIPTION Dark green column with compact habit
HEIGHT & WIDTH 10 — 20m x 2 — 5m
POSITION Full sun or part shade
CARE Fertilise in spring with a slow release, water soluble fertiliser
USES Avenue plantings, entranceways, screening, large container pots
SOIL TYPE Prefers a well drained soil
Peppermint / Willow Myrtle Peppermint / Willow Myrtle ‘Agonis Flexuosa ‘After Dark’
A variety of Peppermint / Willow Myrtle with year-round dark red foliage. The 'After Dark' variety of this plant is a great red-foliage option for temperate Australian gardens. In combining the hardiness and versatility of the Willow Myrtle with its attractive reddish-brown or reddish-purple foliage, it can offer striking visual contrast in garden and landscape design. The 'After Dark' also flowers with pretty white flowers and its root system makes it suitable for growing in containers. For a more bushy growth habit prune regularly.
Year round dark red fol iage
DESCRIPTION Permanent dark red, red-brown foliage. Open growth habit
HEIGHT & WIDTH 6 — 10m x 3 — 6m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Prune to promote bushy growth
USES Container, hedging or screening, feature plant
SOIL TYPE Any well drained soil
Red Flowering GumRed Flowering Gum ‘Corymbia Ficifolia’
This is an evergreen tree which grows to around 10m tall. In late Spring or Summer large clusters of scarlet to orange flowers appear, followed by big, urn-shaped, woody fruit.
These trees will grow in most areas of Australia.
Red-flowering gums are 'second line salt tolerant', in other words they do well in warm, coastal situations a few kilometres inland from the seafront.
With a well drained position and ample sun Corymbia Ficifolia will form a dense well formed crown and will flower prolifically.
Red flowering gum trees are available in grafted and dwarf forms that make them a most attractive small tree for the home garden.
New cultivars include Corymbia Summer Red, Corymbia Summer Beauty, Corymbia Wildfire, Corymbia Sunset and Corymbia Calypso
Evergreen tree with large clusters of scarlet to orange f lowers
DESCRIPTION Evergreen tree with scarlet to orange flowers
HEIGHT & WIDTH Various up to 10m in height, dwarf forms available
POSITION Full sun to part shade
CARE Low water requirements once established
USES Specimen tree for garden or parks
SOIL TYPE Any well drained soil
TuckerooTuckeroo ‘Cupaniopsis Anarcardiodes’
A medium native tree with a dense, widely spreading crown bears greenish yellow flowers in Spring followed by yellow/orange fleshy berries contained in showy orange seed pods in Summer. Tuckeroo has dark green leathery foliage forming a rounded crown. Its trunk colour can be from brown to almost grey with slight buttresses apparent in older specimens. This very hardy QLD native is excellent in difficult site plantings due to its ability to withstand salt, wind exposure and poor sandy soils.
Dark green leathery fol iage forming a rounded crown
DESCRIPTION Rounded form with single trunk and upright branching habit
HEIGHT & WIDTH 8 — 12m x 8 — 10m
POSITION Full sun to part shade
CARE May require formative pruning to ensure development of a single trunk
USES Feature tree, small garden or formal garden
SOIL TYPE Well drained sandy soil
White CedarWhite Cedar ‘Melia Azedarach’
White Cedar is often planted as a shade tree because of its dense leaf covering. The fragrant lilac flowers and yellow fruits of the White Cedar make it an appealing ornamental tree. The plant prefers open sun and can do well in partial shade too. It is hardy to most frosts and can withstand extended dry periods. It can also adapt to a wide range of soil conditions. White Cedar flowers during Autumn and fruits are produced thereafter, usually from March to August. Proper pruning and pollarding is necessary to produce well-formed trunk and branch structure. An important fact to remember when planting a White Cedar is that it does have an invasive root system and is prone to suckering.
Fragrant l i lac f lowers and yellow fruits
DESCRIPTION Deciduous tree
HEIGHT & WIDTH 7 — 12m height
POSITION Full sun to part shade
CARE Will require formative pruning
USES Feature tree suited to large gardens
SOIL TYPE Adaptable to a range of soil types
Yakka / Mount Lofty Grass TreeYakka / Mount Lofty Grass Tree ‘Xanthorrhoea Quandrangulata’
The Mt Lofty Grass Tree forms a trunk which grows up to 2 metres in height. The leaves of the grass tree can grow up to 1 metre long. They look wonderful growing in a rockery or native garden and will also look great in a large pot as an impressive feature plant. The grass tree is a slow growing plant and is usually very hardy and long lived. The Grass Tree will require a well drained position and a sunny aspect. The tall woody flower spikes are a spectacular feature, but can take many years to flower.
Slow growing tree with spectacular woody f lower spikes
DESCRIPTION Tufted Grass Tree
HEIGHT & WIDTH 2m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Remove fallen debris from base of tree
USES Feature plant, rockery or native themed garden
SOIL TYPE Well drained
Red Flowered MalleeRed Flowered Mallee ‘Eucalyptus Erythronema’
A highly ornamental small, evergreen, rounded tree to 6m high and 3m wide in multi or single trunks that are usually low branching. Prune to shape while young.
Trunk and branches are covered in a smooth white bark with a seasonal salmon tinge. Showy clusters of flowers are produced in Winter.
Flowers may be white, cream, pink or deep red. Red is the most commonly available colour in cultivated forms.
May be hard pruned if necessary.
Multi or single trunks, winter f lowering
DESCRIPTION Evergreen with smooth white bark
HEIGHT & WIDTH 6m x 3m2m
POSITION Full sun
CARE Formatively prune when young
USES Feature plant, rockery or native themed garden
SOIL TYPE Adaptable to a wide range of soils
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