Small Trees
Acacia mucronata - Narrow-leaf Wattle
1-4 m x 2-5 m
Erect or spreading shrub with cream to yellow flower spikes.
Dry well drained soil. Full sun, semi-shade.
A showy shrub for a dry situation. Very rare in Melbourne.
Acacia paradoxa - Hedge Wattle
2-4 m x 2-5 m
Fast growing dense spreading shrub. Prickly tree, abundant large golden yellow balls.
Dry to moist well drained situations. Full sun, semi-shade.
A very ornamental wattle. A noxious weed in some rural areas.
Acacia pycnantha - Golden Wattle
3-10 m x 2-5 m
Erect or spreading small tree. Gold flower balls.
Well drained loamy soil. Tolerates light to moderate frosts. Full sun, semi-shade.
Australia's floral emblem. Fast growing and drought resistant.
Acacia stictophylla - Cinnamon Wattle
Synonym: Acacia leprosa
2-4 m x 2-4 m
Fast growing small tree. Drooping, aromatic foliage with scented lemon ball flowers.
Moist to well drained soils. Semi-shade to full shade.
Rare in Victoria. An excellent medium screening plant.
Acacia stricta - Hop Wattle
2-5 m x 2-4 m
Open, erect tree with lemon flowers.
Reliable in most clay soils often in moist areas. Full sun to full shade.
A quick growing low windbreak ideal for planting under existing trees.
Acacia verticillata - Prickly Moses
1-3 m x 1-3 m
Slightly weeping prickly tree, yellow flowers.
Tolerates both moist and dryish conditions in sandy, clay or rocky soils. Full sun, semi-shade.
A quick growing light screening plant. Seeds and pods provided food for Aborigines.
Allocasuarina littoralis - Black Sheoke
4-8 m x 2-5 m
Erect small tree, woody cones.
Bark on old trees is dark and deeply furrowed and is ideal for growing epiphytic orchids.
Banksia marginata - Silver Banksia
1-6 m x 1-4 m
Variable dense to open tree, yellow flower spikes.
Prefers good drainage tolerating soils which can be wet in winter and dry in summer. Full sun, semi-shade.
Bushy forms make excellent screening plants.
Banksia spinulosa - Hairpin Banksia
2-4 m x 2-5 m
Dense tree, narrow dark green toothed leaves, flowers are golden yellow spikes.
Prefers moist well drained soils but will tolerate dryness once established. Full sun, semi-shade.
An excellent shrub for growing under established trees. Can prune lightly.
Bursaria spinosa - Sweet Bursaria
2-6 m x 2-3 m
Upright shrub, masses of fragrant creamy-white flowers.
Well drained to moist soils. Full sun, semi-shade.
This easily grown plant is attractive in flower and fruit.
Cassinia aculeata - Dogwood
2-4 m x 1-2 m
Open, upright shrub. Aromatic, cauliflower heads of white flowers, or sometimes pink flowers.
Heavy, moist and well drained soils. Semi-shade.
Cyathea australis - Rough Tree-fern
5-15 m high
Upright fibrous trunk. Dark green triangular fronds.
Moist well drained soil tolerating short dry periods and some sun once established. Semi-shade to full shade.
Not easily transplanted.
Dicksonia antarctica - Soft Tree-fern
2-12 m high
Robust, erect trunk. Oblong fronds.
Moist humus-rich soil in humid high rainfall areas. Semi-shade to full sun.
Commonly sold as bare trunks in nurseries.
Goodia lotifolia - Golden Tip)
1-5 m x 1-5 m
Fast growing tree with racemes of fragrant yellow pea flowers.
Moist to dry well drained soils, intolerant of alkaline soil. Full sun, semi-shade.
Very showy in flower. Prune after flowering.
Gynatrix pulchella - Austral Hemp Bush
2-4 m x 1.5-3 m
Open woody shrub to small tree. Hairy, heart-shaped leaves.
Well drained moist soil. Semi-shade.
Often profuse in flower. Prune regularly to avoid becoming straggly.
Hedycarya angustifolia - Native Mulberry
3-7 m x 4 m
Glossy dark green leaves with inconspicuous pale green flowers.
Rich, moist well drained soil. Dappled to full shade.
Fruit resembles a mulberry but is inedible.
Kunzea leptospermoides - Burgan
Synonym: Kunzea ericoides
2-5 m x 2-4 m
Fast growing with long-stalked white flowers. Also dwarf, weeping form.
Adaptable, tolerating wet and dry periods. Full sun, semi-shade.
A very attractive shrub. Tolerates hard pruning.
Leptospermum grandifolium - Mountain Tea-tree
1.5-6 m high
Dense tree with large white flowers.
Moist to wet soil. Semi-shade to dappled shade.
Leptospermum lanigerum - Wooly Tea-tree
2-6 m x 1-3 m
Dense shrub or erect small tree. Attractive grey leaves, masses of white flowers.
Moist soils. Full sun, semi-shade.
Leptospermum Scorparium - Prickly Tea-tree
Synonym: Leptospermum continentale
2-5 m x 1.5-3 m
Dense, erect tree, masses of white flowers. Both riparian and heathland forms.
Moist soils. Full sun, semi-shade.
Lomatia myricoides - River lomatia
2-5 m x 1-3 m
Small tree with perfumed cream flowers.
Moist well drained soils. Semi-shade to full shade. Tolerates short wet periods.
Attractive slow-growing small tree which flowers well in the garden with summer watering.
Melaleuca ericifolia - Swamp Paperbark
4-9 m x 2-6 m
Erect, open to bushy shrub or small tree. Masses of short cream brushes.
Moist or wet fertile soils, tolerating dry conditions once established. Full sun, semi-shade.
Melaleuca squarrosa - Scented Paperbark
2-5 m x 1-2 m
Erect, open to compact shrub. Cream to yellow brushes.
Moist to wet soils. Full sun, semi-shade.
An attractive shrub that responds well to pruning.
Olearia argophylla - Musk Daisy-bush
3-10 m x 3-5 m
Fast growing tall shrub, white flowers.
Moist, rich, well drained soils. Dappled and full shade.
An attractive tree for a shady area.
Ozothamnus ferrugineus - Tree Everlasting
2-4 m x 2-4 m
Open rounded shrub. White flower heads.
Moist well drained soil. Full sun, semi-shade.
Pittosporum bicolor - Banyalla
3-10 m x 2-4 m
Upright bushy shrub or small tree. Single yellow bell-shaped flowers.
Moist, humus-rich, well drained soils. Semi-shade to full shade.
An interesting shrub for a shaded position.
Polyscias sambucifolia - Elderberry Panax
1-3 m x 1-3 m
Rounded shrub or small tree. Clusters of small yellow-green flowers. Edible fruits.
Moist soil. Semi-shade to full shade.
Pomaderris aspera - Hazel Pomaderris
5-12 m x 2-4 m
Variable shrub, hairy, deeply veined leaf. Masses of cream flowers.
Moist, well drained, humus-rich soil. Semi-shade to full shade.
A middle-story shrub or tree with interesting markings.
Pomaderris racemosa - Slender Pomaderris
2-5 m 1-2 m
Slender shrub. Dark green leaves, small clusters of yellow flowers. Growth is mostly erect.
Well drained soils. Semi-shade to full shade.
Ideal for planting in areas where space is limited.
Prostanthera lasianthos - Victorian Christmas Bush
2-8 m x 2-4 m
Compact small shrug or upright small tree. White flowers in Summer.
Moist, well drained loamy soils. Full sun to full shade.
A spectacular tree in flower.
Viminaria juncea - Golden Spray
1.5-5 m x 1-2.5 m
Fast growing shrub, long drooping sprays of yellow flowers.
Poorly drained soils, tolerating salt and lime. Full sun.
Most attractive in flower.