Trs for Whitehorse Gardens by height Very Sma Trs Botanic Name Coon Name H W Notes Acer palmatum Japanese Maple 4 4 Exotic. Good for autumn colour. Various cultivars. Banksia ericifolia Heath-leafed Banksia 5 3 Native. Dense shrub or small tree with nectar producing flowers. Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria 4 4 Indigenous. Small tree that is very slow growing. White flowers. Prickles on new branches. Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ Purple-leafed Eastern Redbud 5 5 Exotic. Slow growing. Great for foliage and flower colour. Increasingly popular. Corymbia ficifolia ‘Baby Orange’ and ‘Baby Scarlet’ Dwarf Flowering Gum 3 3 Native. Grafted varieties for a small space. Dense foliage and bright orange or red flowers in summer. Corylus avellana ‘contorta’ Corkscrew Hazel 4 2 Exotic. Will provide a very interesting form. Deciduous but not tall enough for shade. Eucalyptus erythrocorys Red-capped Gum 5 5 Native. Very showy flowers, copes well with drought and bird attracting. Eucalyptus websteriana Heart-leaf Mallee 3 2 Native. Interesting flaking bark and heart shaped leaves. Hakea francisiana Emu Tree 4 2 Native. Grey foliage and pink flowers. Compact and dense crown. Kunzea leptospermoides Yarra Burgan 4 2 Indigenous. Small tree that will appear more tree like than shrub like with formative pruning favouring one leader. Masses of small white flowers. Lagerstromia indica Crepe Myrtle 4 3 Exotic. Deciduous, attractive flowers and bark. Note, several cultivars, many under 5m. Malus floribunda Japanese Crab Apple 5 5 Exotic. A small tree well suited to a formal garden. Flowers and bark attractive. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Mt Fuji Cherry 4 4 Exotic. Deciduous with masses of white flowers. Punica granatum Pomegranate Tree 4 4 Exotic. Produces edible fruit, long lived and tolerant of harsh conditions. Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Umbraculifera’ Mop Top Robinia 5 5 A graft, tolerant of heavy pruning. Beware of suckers coming off the root stock. Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’ Weeping Elm 4 5 As a grafted tree, the height of the graft determines overall height. Deciduous and an excellent shade tree. < 5m height H (height) and W (width) is depicted in metre measurements. w.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/trs Trees come in all shapes, sizes and colours, so choosing the right tree for your garden can be both daunting and exciting. These species have been selected on the basis of suitability for Whitehorse gardens.
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Trees for Whitehorse Gardens by height
Very Small TreesBotanic Name Common Name H W Notes
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple 4 4 Exotic. Good for autumn colour. Various cultivars.
Banksia ericifolia Heath-leafed Banksia 5 3 Native. Dense shrub or small tree with nectar producing flowers.
Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria 4 4 Indigenous. Small tree that is very slow growing. White flowers. Prickles on new branches.
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
Purple-leafed Eastern Redbud
5 5 Exotic. Slow growing. Great for foliage and flower colour. Increasingly popular.
Corymbia ficifolia ‘Baby Orange’ and ‘Baby Scarlet’
Dwarf Flowering Gum 3 3 Native. Grafted varieties for a small space. Dense foliage and bright orange or red flowers in summer.
Corylus avellana ‘contorta’
Corkscrew Hazel 4 2 Exotic. Will provide a very interesting form. Deciduous but not tall enough for shade.
Eucalyptus erythrocorys
Red-capped Gum 5 5 Native. Very showy flowers, copes well with drought and bird attracting.
Eucalyptus websteriana
Heart-leaf Mallee
3 2 Native. Interesting flaking bark and heart shaped leaves.
Hakea francisiana Emu Tree 4 2 Native. Grey foliage and pink flowers. Compact and dense crown.
Kunzea leptospermoides
Yarra Burgan 4 2 Indigenous. Small tree that will appear more tree like than shrub like with formative pruning favouring one leader. Masses of small white flowers.
Lagerstromia indica Crepe Myrtle 4 3 Exotic. Deciduous, attractive flowers and bark. Note, several cultivars, many under 5m.
Malus floribunda Japanese Crab Apple 5 5 Exotic. A small tree well suited to a formal garden. Flowers and bark attractive.
Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Mt Fuji Cherry 4 4 Exotic. Deciduous with masses of white flowers. Punica granatum Pomegranate Tree 4 4 Exotic. Produces edible fruit, long lived and
tolerant of harsh conditions.Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Umbraculifera’
Mop Top Robinia 5 5 A graft, tolerant of heavy pruning. Beware of suckers coming off the root stock.
Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’
Weeping Elm 4 5 As a grafted tree, the height of the graft determines overall height. Deciduous and an excellent shade tree.
< 5m height
H (height) and W (width) is depicted in metre measurements.
www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/trees
Trees come in all shapes, sizes and colours, so choosing the right tree for your garden can be both daunting and exciting. These species have been selected on the basis of suitability for Whitehorse gardens.
trees for whitehorse gardens by height
These small trees have also been selected on their availability and for their representation of a tree as generally having a single trunk and not being shrub like. As your trees grow they will become significant assets for your home providing shade, beauty and habitat for birds.
So take your time, do some research and make sure you choose the right trees for your place. This brochure features a list of trees to get you started. The list is grouped by height and includes indigenous, native and exotic trees but it is by no means exhaustive. The right tree in the right place will add value to your property and bring benefits to your local neighbourhood.
Small TreesBotanic Name Common Name H W Notes
Acer buergeruanum Trident Maple 6 6 Exotic. Good for autumn colour.
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson Sentry’
Crimson Sentry 7 4 Exotic, deciduous. Very attractive purple foliage.
Allocasuarina verticillata
Drooping Sheoak 6 5 Indigenous. An open form, not for screening.
Angophora hispida Dwarf Apple Myrtle 7 5 Native, dense foliage with attractive bark. Bird attracting.
Callistemon ‘Kings Park Special’
Red Flowering Bottlebrush
5 3 Native. Can be clipped to a hedge but will grow into a small tree if allowed. Many red flowers.
Callistemon salignus Willow Bottlebrush 8 4 Native. Dense crown with pink coloured new foliage.