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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'Rosea’

COMMON NAME Pink Flowered Yellow Gum (e)

ORIGIN Victoria (e)

MATURE SIZE H10m W7m

GROWTH RATE Moderately Fast (z18)

HABIT An upright tree with an open to moderately dense canopy, branches are large and irregularly placed (z18) Found in estuary areas (v)

DESCRIPTION A pretty open formed tree with pink flowers from June to Jan (v)

SPACING 6m (e)

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Native to a dry-summer climate, but are reliable for humid climates. (f) Will tolerate salt & waterlogging (v)

SOIL TYPE It performs best in well-drained, moist soils but, once es-tablished is tolerant of extended dry conditions. Grows well in alkaline soils (f) Will grow on saline and estuarine soils (v)

LONGEVITY Average (z)

DECIDUOUS/EVERGREEN Evergreen

PRUNING TOLERANCES Some shaping of young trees may be required to develop a central leader and to thicken growth(z18)

ROOT SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS Roots can cause sewer and drain blockages (e)

SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Regularly planted for windbreaks, shade, honey production and for ornamental purposes (f) Very attractive to birds (v)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE An attractive small Eucalypt(z18) Useful for windbreaks and shelters (v) Street tree use

e) City of Wanneroo – Street Tree Master Plan – August 2004 (f) Australian Native Plant Society http://asgap.org.au/a-fle.html (v) WarrenValley Nursery http://www.warrenvalleynursery.com.au/information1.htm#calo z18) http:// www.natives.net.au/docs/docs/Eucalyptus z) The Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute

EUCALYPTUS LEUCOXYLON ‘ROSEA’ Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus macrandra

COMMON NAME Long-flowered Marlock (z21)

ORIGIN WA, From Stirling and Porongurup ranges eastwards to the Phillips River (z21)

MATURE SIZE H7m (z21)

GROWTH RATE

HABIT Slender, crooked tree (z21)

DESCRIPTION Bark is smooth and brown, aging grey before deciduating. Leaves lanceolate, thick with dull metallic sheen, green to blue-green. Flower buds are long, horn-like bud caps, opening to dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by cup-shaped fruits on slightly flattened peduncle (z21)

SPACING 3-4m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Hardy and successful in coastal situations, salty estuarine soils (z21) Tolerant to drought, heat, humidity and slope (s)

SOIL TYPE Loam, clay loam, sand, gravel, alluvium, granite (z12) pH range 5.5—6.5 (s)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES

ROOT SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS

SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES May not be suitable

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE May suit group plantings

Photo and Text—z12) FloraBase http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5615 s) Backyard Gardener http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_ef92.html z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton EUCALYPTUS MACRANDRA

Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus macrocarpa

COMMON NAME Rose of the West (z21)

ORIGIN WA, from Pingelly south-east of Perth to just north of Ger-aldton (z21)

MATURE SIZE H2-4m (z21)

GROWTH RATE

HABIT Spreading straggly mallee or crooked tree (z21)

DESCRIPTION Leaves are large, broad, ovate to elliptical, silvery grey-blue stalkless leaves and powdery white, angular branchlets. Flowers are single and distinctive bright red/pink with yellow anthers. Buds are mealy grey on a thick peduncle, cap more or less conical (z21)

SPACING 2-3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Rainfall 380-500mm (z21)

SOIL TYPE Best suited to well drained soil, but adapts to heavier soils (z21)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES Requires some training to develop a good shape (z21) It produces a lignotuber and should respond to hard pruning to near ground level if rejuvenation is required (f)



OTHER CHARACTERISTICS May need protection from leaf-eating caterpillars (z21)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Attractive small tree.

z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton Photo of Seed - f) Australian Native Plant Society http://asgap.org.au/

EUCALYPTUS MACROCARPA Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus nicholli

COMMON NAME Narrow-leaved Peppermint or Narrow leaved Black Pepermint (z20)

ORIGIN NSW (z20)

MATURE SIZE H12-16m W5-6m (m)

GROWTH RATE Moderate to Fast (m)

HABIT Narrow domed, compact form, usually short trunked with ascending branches (m)

DESCRIPTION Rough bark with thick fibrous grey or grey/brown longitudi-nally furrows. Adult leaves are dull greenish grey and nar-rowly lanceolate. Fruit are relatively small. (z20) White flowers in Autumn.

SPACING 5-6m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Moderate to high drought tolerance (m)

SOIL TYPE Requires good drainage. Evidence of high tolerance to compaction (m) Soil pH 5.5 to 6.4 (u)

LONGEVITY

DECIDUOUS/EVERGREEN Evergreen (m)

PRUNING TOLERANCES


SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Not suitable (m)

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Listed as vulnerable (z20)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Popular tree in urban areas (m) Good shade tree.

z20) Approved Conservation Advice http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/20992-conservation-advice.pdf m) Shire of Yarra http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Files/

EUCALYPTUS NICHOLLI Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus nutans

COMMON NAME Red Flowered Moort (z21)

ORIGIN WA, South Coast from near Bremer Bay to Ravensthorpe-Hopetoun area (z21)

MATURE SIZE H2.5-4m W2.5-4m (z21)

GROWTH RATE

HABIT Single stemmed small tree with a very dense bushy crown (z21)

DESCRIPTION Bark is smooth and light brown, ageing to grey before de-ciduating. Leaves are alternate, thick, rather short with slender stalk, lanceolate to broad lanceolate. The flower buds are stalkless/short pedicels—umbels up to 7. Red-dish caps are dome-shaped. Flowers are dark red with creamy anthers. Fruit are cup-shaped or inverted cone-shaped (z21)

SPACING 3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Rainfall 300-600mm (z21)

SOIL TYPE Suited to most soils including heavy clays (z21) Moder-ately drought tolerant and hardy to most frosts, and it can even withstand short periods of waterlogging (z39)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES



OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Useful as a nectar producer (z39)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE For amenity planting, low shelter belts and wind erosion control (z39)

z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton z39) Botanical Gardens Trust http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/welcome_to_bgt/annan/the_garden/blooming_calendar/annan_blooming_template37 PHOTO—Athelas Exotic Plants http://www.athelasplants.co.uk/index.php?content=trees_and_shrubs&include=no&prid=196

EUCALYPTUS NUTANS Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus orbifolia F. Muell

COMMON NAME Round-leafed Mallee (z21)

ORIGIN Western Australia—north of Southern Cross and west of Menzies (z21)

MATURE SIZE H6m, but usually less (z21)

GROWTH RATE

HABIT Small bushy unusual tree (z21)

DESCRIPTION Rounded or obcordate grey-green leaves and smooth red-dish bark curls off in thin longitudinal strips. The reddish young branchlets are covered with a mealy bloom, as are the buds. Flowers are creamy yellow (z21)

SPACING 3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Found in arid with annual rainfall of 250mm. Grows in a wide range of conditions (z21)

SOIL TYPE Granite areas (z21)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES


SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Good under Powerlines


RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Small tree (z21)

z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton PHOTO z12) FloraBase http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5615

EUCALYPTUS ORBIFOLIA F. MUELL

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus platypus / Eucalyptus platypus

‘heterophylla’

COMMON NAME Moort, Round-leafed Moort (z21)

ORIGIN WA, South Coast around Albany east to Esperance and in places, inland about 80km (z21)

MATURE SIZE H4-8m (z21)

GROWTH RATE Fast growing (z21)

HABIT Dense rounded crown (z21)

DESCRIPTION Leaves are thick, elliptical, to orbicular/ Heterophylla pointed lanceolate. Bark is smooth, brown when fresh, but ageing to grey before it sheds in strips. The flower buds are stalkless in clusters. Caps are long, horn-like, and straight. Flowers in Spring/Summer are citrus yellow/white, quite showy but can be obscured by dense foliage. Fruits top-shaped with several ribs (z21)

SPACING 3-4m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Hardy tree, var. Heterophylla is good species for near the sea (z21) Highly resistant to smog (z38)

SOIL TYPE Withstands moderate saline soils, as well as most others (z21) Suitable to heavy soils, tolerates waterlogging (z38)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES Responds well to pruning and coppicing (z38)


SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Not suitable

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Good tree for bee keepers (z38)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Useful as an ornamental, windbreak and as a street tree (z21) Foliage grows low down making it an ideal shelter belt, erosion control (z38)

z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton z38) Mallee Native Plants Nursery http://www.malleenativeplants.com.au/eucalyptus-platypus-moort-2/

EUCALYPTUS PLATYPUS / EUCALYPTUS PLATYPUS ‘HETEROPHYLLA’


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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus preissiana

COMMON NAME Bell-fruited Mallee (z21)

ORIGIN WA, Southern coastal areas from Stirling Range to Stokes Inlet (z21)

MATURE SIZE H2-3m

GROWTH RATE

HABIT Low growing, straggly, woody mallee (z21)

DESCRIPTION Bark is smooth & grey. Leaves are thick, ovate and mainly opposite with blunt or obtuse tips. Flowers are abundant, large, bright yellow, mainly 3 flowered umbels on thick penduncle, often reddish, rounded or bluntly conical. Bud caps are an attractive feature of this plant (z21)

SPACING 3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Prefers an open sunny position (z21)

SOIL TYPE Favouring stony soil (z21) Prefers well drained soil includ-ing limestone(z21)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES It has a lignotuberous habit and responds well to hard pruning to near ground level if rejuvenation is required (f)


SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Suitable under powerlines


RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Shrub/Small Tree, suitable for under powerlines. Performs best as a coppiced specimen so that it has a natural mallee form.

z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton f) Australian Native Plant Society http://asgap.org.au/

EUCALYPTUS PREISSIANA Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus pyriformis

COMMON NAME Dowerin Rose/Pear-Fruited Mallee

ORIGIN WA, Goomalling area north-east of Perth and extending northwards in a narrow band to near the Murchison River (z21)

MATURE SIZE H3-5m

GROWTH RATE Slow (u)

HABIT Slender-stemmed Mallee (z21)

DESCRIPTION Bark is smooth, grey-brown and deciduous (z21) Leaves are grey-green to blue-green, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate. Flowers are red/pink with yellow anthers & spectacular on thick, pendulous pedicels and peuncles. Caps are rounded (z21)

SPACING 3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Resents very limey soils and wet feet (z21)

SOIL TYPE Sandy heathland (z21) White, grey or yellow sand, laterite. Plains, hillslopes (z12) Prefers acid soil (u)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES




RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Extremely ornamental if trained to become a multi-stemmed mallee (z21)

Photo top & Text—z12) FloraBase http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5615 u) Australia Plants http://www.australiaplants.com Photo bottom left j) Wikipedia http://

EUCALYPTUS PYRIFORMIS Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus rudis

COMMON NAME Flooded Gum

ORIGIN WA from Geraldton to Bunbury and inland for 100-125km (v)

MATURE SIZE H10-20m (e)


HABIT Rounded Medium sized with spreading crown, sometimes weeping tree (z2) Widespread along watercourses (v)

DESCRIPTION Foliage dull grey to green on both sides (z2) Rough dark grey bark on the trunk with smooth grey upper branches. White flowers in September and October (v)

SPACING Minimum 8m (e)

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Drought & coastal tolerance (z2)

SOIL TYPE Suitable for heavy poorly-drained soils (v) Prefers alkaline soils (z2)



PRUNING TOLERANCES

ROOT SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS Roots can be invasive and block drains & sewers (e)

SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Not suitable (e)

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Closely related to Euc. Camaldulensis (v) Significant Red Gum Lerp Psyllid pest (z2)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Good street tree (z2) Good for revegetation and soil stabi-lisation (z9) Boulevard/Avenue/Drainage/Low lying sites where space allows for size

e) City of Wanneroo – Street Tree Master Plan – August 2004 v) WarrenValley Nursery http://www.warrenvalleynursery.com.au/information1.htm#calo z) The Urban Forest Ecosytems Institute http://selectree (z2) City of Los Angelos http://www.lacity.org/boss/UrbanForestryDivision/StreetTree z9) Men of the Trees WA http://www.menofthetrees.com.au/

EUCALYPTUS RUDIS Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus sideroxylon

COMMON NAME Red Ironbark (v)

ORIGIN New South Wales, west of Sydney, into northern Victoria in the area Chiltern to Winton (v)

MATURE SIZE H10-30m (f))

GROWTH RATE Fast growing when young (z18)

HABIT An upright tree, with a rounded to spreading crown, usually fairly open (z18)

DESCRIPTION The foliage is dull, greyish-green in colour (f) Flowers May to October (z18) Widely grown as an ornamental for it’s colourful flowers( white, red, pink, yellow or lemon) and contrast between crown and bark (v)


ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Suitable to wide range of climates (f)

SOIL TYPE Suitable to wide range of soils (f)


DECIDUOUS/EVERGREEN Evergreen (e)

PRUNING TOLERANCES Needs formative pruning to establish suitable street tree form. Lateral branches can be thinned and leader can be lopped back (e)


SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Not suitable under powerlines (e)

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Suitable for medium to larger gardens (f)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Useful Street Tree (z18) Medians and Verges

e) City of Wanneroo – Street Tree Master Plan – August 2004 (f) Australian Native Plant Society http://asgap.org.au/a-fle.html v) Warren Valley Nursery http://www.warrenvalleynursery.com.au/information1.htm#calo z18) http://www.natives.net.au/docs/docs/Eucalyptus%20sideroxylonroseaFS.pdf (z) The Urban Forest Ecosytems Institute

EUCALYPTUS SIDEROXLON Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus tetraptera

COMMON NAME Square-fruited Mallee/Four-winged Mallee

ORIGIN South Western Australia extending from the Stirling Range to Israelite Bay (z21)


GROWTH RATE

HABIT Small straggly tree or shrub (z21)

DESCRIPTION Leaves are very large, thick and glossy, leathery—broadly lanceolate to elliptical (largest leaves of a Eucalyptus). Flowers are large, shining red, single on twisted pendant peduncle. These are square-sided with four fleshy wings of ribs. The caps are roughly conical and stamens pinkish-red.

SPACING 3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Found in dry to moderate rainfall areas (z21) Tolerates drought, heat, humidity, seashore, slope and wind (s)

SOIL TYPE Suited to most soils (z21) White or grey sand. Coastal & subcoastal sandplains, granite outcrops (z12)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES Responds well to pruning (z40)




RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Unusual plant, may be better grown as a shrub (z21)

z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton Photo & Text—z12) FloraBase http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5615 s) Backyard Gardener http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_ef92.html z40) Koala native Plants www.koalanativeplants.com.au

EUCALYPTUS TETRAPTERA Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus torquata

COMMON NAME Coral Gum

ORIGIN W. Australian goldfields (z21)

MATURE SIZE 6-11m (z21)

GROWTH RATE

HABIT Medium sized tree with a dense rounded crown z21)

DESCRIPTION Dark green foliage , leaves are alternate, falcate or lanceo-late. Rough dark grey bark is slightly fibrous, becoming smooth grey on smaller branches. Flowers are red, pink or cream. Fruit are cylindrical with an expanded corrugated base. (z21)

SPACING 4-5m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Particularly good for dry inland conditions. Easily grown in most conditions (z21)

SOIL TYPE Well drained (f)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES


SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES May be suitable under powerlines with pruning

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Flowers more intensely inland (z21)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Widely used small tree ornamental/street tree (z21) can be grown in container (f)

z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton f) Australian Native Plant Society http://asgap.org.au/

EUCALYPTUS TORQUATA Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Eucalyptus websterana ‘Maiden’

COMMON NAME Webster’s Mallee (z21)

ORIGIN Western Australia goldfields area (z21)


GROWTH RATE

HABIT Compact rounded densely-foliaged small tree (z21)

DESCRIPTION Small dull rounded (obovate with notched apex) grey-blue to grey-green leaves—new growth often pinkish. Bark is smooth, yellow-green when fresh, ages to coppery red—curling off in thin longitudinal strips. Pale lemon flowers in autumn/winter (z21)

SPACING 3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Dry areas with moderate rainfall (z21)

SOIL TYPE Found in granite soils, grows well in most soils (z21)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES


SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Possibly good under Powerlines, but may need some prun-ing.

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Very similar to Round-leafed Mallee (E. Orbifolia) (z21)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Small ornamental tree (z21)

z21) A Gardener’s Guide to Eucalyptus by Ivan Holiday/Geoffrey Watton PHOTO z12) FloraBase http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5615

EUCALYPTUS WEBSTERANA ‘MAIDEN’ Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywoodii’

COMMON NAME Claret Ash

ORIGIN Southern Europe & Mediterranean (z1) Australian cultivar—grafted onto Desert Ash Root stock

MATURE SIZE H15m W12 (e)

GROWTH RATE 60-90cm per season (z) Fast (z1)

HABIT A tough medium spreading tree (j) Grows in wide range of conditions

DESCRIPTION Tall, purple red autumn colour, hardy (e)


ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Drought & Coastal & wind tolerant (z1)

SOIL TYPE Does best in loamy alluvium (i) Tolerant to varying pH (z) Tolerates dry and poor soils (z1)

LONGEVITY 50-150 years (z)

DECIDUOUS/EVERGREEN Deciduous (z1)

PRUNING TOLERANCES Needs pruning to maintain a central leader and develop a strong structure(z10)

ROOT SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS Surface roots can be a problem on wet or clay sites (z10)

SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Not suitable under powerlines

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Outstanding ornamental features(z10) Autumn colour (z1)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Suitable street tree (z1) Reliable and lovely

e) City of Wanneroo – Street Tree Master Plan – August 2004 (i) Seed Orchard Seed http://www.fateucalypts.com.au/SmallTreeCatalogue.htm j) Wikipedia http:// z) The Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute z10) US State Foresters http: (z1) Winter Hill Tree Farm http://www.winterhill.com.au/street/street_treepage.php?tree_id=288

FRAXINUS OXYCARPA ‘RAYWOODII’ Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Gleditsia tricanthos ‘Shademaster’

COMMON NAME Honey Locust

ORIGIN Eastern USA

MATURE SIZE H15-20m W8m (z1)

GROWTH RATE Fast (z1)

HABIT A vigorous form of Honey Locust that develops graceful ascending branches (z10)

DESCRIPTION A large spreading, fast growing deciduous tree. Grows bigger and denser than "Sunburst". White flowers in spring and butter yellow foliage in autumn (z1)


ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Wet site, Salt, High Winds, Pollution and High pH tolerance (b) Coastal tolerance (z1)

SOIL TYPE Requires full sun, well-drained soil and regular watering (z1)

LONGEVITY

DECIDUOUS/EVERGREEN Deciduous (z1)

PRUNING TOLERANCES In the early years, annual autumn pruning of the long ‘whippy’ branches can be undertaken to establish a strong framework (z10)

ROOT SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS As with large trees, requires space for root development (z10)

SUITABILITY FOR USE NEAR UTILITIES Not suitable under powerlines

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Ascending branches, dark green leaves, strong grower (e) Fine textured feathery pinnate foliage casts light shade.

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Good lawn specimen and street tree (z1)

(b) http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/trees_greenstreets/species_list.html e) City of Wanneroo – Street Tree Master Plan – August 2004 (z1) Winter Hill Tree Farm http://www.winterhill.com.au/street/street_treepage.php?tree_id=288 z18) http://www.natives.net.au/docs z10) US State Foresters http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/BAUBLAA.pdf PHOTO courtesy Bailey Nurseries http://www.baileynurseries.com/

GLEDITSIA TRICANTHOS ‘SHADEMASTER’ Note—Photo for illustrative purposes only. All tree specimens may vary.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME Grevillea banksii

COMMON NAME Red silky oak (j)

ORIGIN Grevillea banksii is found on the Queensland coast from Ipswich to Byfield National Park (j)

MATURE SIZE H5m W3m (z41)

GROWTH RATE

HABIT Tall, slender or spreading shrub/small treeWell branched shrub (z41)

DESCRIPTION It’s leaves are pinnate with 3-11 deeply divided linear to lanceolate segments 5-10cm long and 1cm wide, with curled-back margins. Flowers are bright red, or creamy white, in clusters up to 15cm long. Flowers most of the year, but mainly winter/spring (j)

SPACING 3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Requires full sun. Hardy, drought resistant, suitable for coastal areas (z41)

SOIL TYPE Likes well drained soils and coastal soils (z35)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES Regular pruning is best for Grevilleas. Best to prune in early spring by one third (z35)



OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Parent plant of most new varieties. Highly bird attracting (z35)

RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Suitable for coastal planting, useful for stabilising embank-ments or slopes (z35)

z41) Horizon Power http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.horizonpower.com.au/images/environment/aust_natives Bottom left photo & Text—j) Wikipedia http:// z35) Burkes Backyard http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au GREVILLEA BANKSII


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SCIENTIFIC NAME Hakea laurina

COMMON NAME Pincushion Hakea (z42)

ORIGIN SWA, Narrogin through to Esperance (j)



HABIT Shrubby tree (z42) Upright shrub with a compact, rounded head (z8)

DESCRIPTION Leaves are lightly blue-green, bold, simple and shapely, widely spaced, up to 15 cm long, thick and smooth, with rows of prominent veins (z8) Flowers resemble a pincush-ion, the ‘pins’ changing from cream to pink as they age with hard woody fruit remaining on the branches (z42)

SPACING 3m

ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCANCES Protect from strong winds, Hardy in most areas (z42)

SOIL TYPE Light soil, watered but well drained (z8) In sand, or clay (limestone, sandy loam) (z12)

LONGEVITY


PRUNING TOLERANCES Prune to shape as it can get top heavy (z42)




RECOMENDED STREET TREE USE Widely used as a street tree (z42)

z42) A NEW IMAGE for West Australian Plants by George Lullfitz z8) Australian Government http://www.anbg.gov.au BOTTOM PHOTOS & text z12) FloraBase http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5615 z40) Koala native Plants www.koalanativeplants.com.au j) Wikipedia http:// TOP PHOTO z50) Australian Plant Image Index - Australian National Botanic Gardens Australian National Herbarium www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/31537 HAKEA LAURINA


Photographer: Fagg, L. ANBG Photo No.: a.31537 Taken at : Adelaide, SA

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