Botanical Name
Common Name |
H |
F |
Features |
Acacia
elata
Cedar Wattle |
10 |
T |
The Cedar Wattle is a fast growing
tree that makes a good shade and windbreak tree. Butterfly attractant |
Acacia fimbriata
Fringed (Brisbane)Wattle |
7 |
T |
A fast growing hardy tree with some
drought tolerance. Wide tolerance of soils and conditions. Profuse
flowerer with small yellow spikes. Foliage is light green with
a soft appearance. An excellent fill-in for windbreaks. Life
span of 8 - 12 years. |
Acacia floribunda
Gossamer Wattle |
7 |
R |
A small attractive tree with deep
yellow spikes of flowers. Excellent fill-in between slower growing
windbreaks. Upright, compact growth with slightly weeping branches. |
Acacia melanoxylon
Black Wattle |
20 - 25 |
R |
The black wattle or blackwood has
inconspicuous cream ball shaped flowers occuring in spring. A
very hardy shade or shelter tree. Tolerant of most growing conditions.
Good timber tree. |
Acacia podalyriifolia
Gossamer Wattle, Qld Silver Wattle |
4 |
T |
An attractive shrub with rounded
silvery-white leaves producing clusters of large folden ball
like flowers. This is one of the earliest winter flowering wattles.
Thrives on a wide range of soils but requires protection from
heavy frost. |
Acmena brachyandra
Red Apple |
15 |
T |
Large bushy tree with glossy leaves,
white flowers in spring and summer and large red berries. Moist
soils, Height to 20m. Frost tender when young |
Acmena smithii
Lilly Pilly |
8 - 10 |
T |
A delightful ornamental tree with
bird and butterfly attracting qualities. Bears white fluffy flowers
in summer followed by attractive edible pink fruit. Prefer well
drained fertile soil with adequate moisture provided. |
Agathis robusta
Qld Kauri Pine |
30 |
T |
The Kauri pine will grow on moist
soil types and in almost any position. Occurs naturally as a
dominant rainforest tree. Moderate to slow grower, and has a
heavily branched spreading crown. Excellent cabinet timber tree. |
Alphitinia excelsa
Red Ash |
8 - 12 |
T |
An attractive tree with a grey trunk,
shiny green leaves, grey underside and small greenish insignificant
flowers. Shows some butterfly attractive qualities. Hardy in
most soils and aspects. Used as a street tree in coastal areas. |
Alphitinia petriei
Pink Ash |
15 |
T |
S,Bt |
Alpinea coerulea
Native Ginger |
1.5 - 2 |
S |
Erect stems to 2m bearing large,
light green leaves. Bears white and red flowers which are followed
by edible blue berries approx. 1cm in diameter. The young growing
tips of the rhizome have a distinct ginger flavour. Prefers well
composted soil in partial or heavy shade with adequate moisture. |
Arytora divaricata
Coogara |
12 |
|
A bird attracting tree that
has an attractive shape. Grows well in full sun or part shade. |
Archontophoenix alexandre
Alexander Palm |
15 |
T |
Single-stemmed palm with pinnate
leaves to 2m with silvery-grey underside. Cream flowers with
red fruit. Excellent garden specimen. Can be planted in heavy
shade, required well drained fertile soil with ample moisture.
Heavy feeder. |
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Bangalow Palm |
20 |
T |
Single stemmed palm with pinnate
leaves to 2 m. Bears lilac flowers and bright red fruits. Slightly
more frost resistant than the Alexander palm and grows in same
conditions. |
Araucaria bidwilli
Bunya pine |
40 |
R |
A tall tree with symmetrical domed
crown, cones are up to 30cm in length and contain edible nuts.
Requires good depp fertile soil for best development. |
Araucaria cunninghamii
Hoop pine |
30 |
T |
A stately symmetrically branced tree,
with a tall and erect habit. Becomes drought hardy once established.
Good cabinet timber, shadetree and windbreak. |
Argyrodendron actinophyllum
Black Booyong |
20 |
T |
Prominently buttressed tall tree
with narrow leaflets. Insignificant flowers. Can be used as a
timber tree and makes an attractive park specimen. |
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum
White Booyong |
20 |
T |
A tall buttressed tree with insignificant
flowers. Can be used as a cabinet timber tree, requires fertile
soil. Makes a beautiful shady park tree. |
Austromyrtus dulcis
Midyum/Sandberry |
0.5 |
T |
An attractive low shrub with reddish
coloured foliage. Flowers are white and profuse throughout the
spring and summer. Mauve sweet edible berries. Bird attractant. |
Banksia integrifolia
Coastal Banksia |
15 |
R |
This bush has large dull-green leaves
that are white underneath. Flowers are yellow with thick dense
spikes and strongly scented. Performs well on poorly drained
sandy sites. |
Banksia ericifolia
Heath Banksia |
4 |
R |
A dense ornamental bush with deep
green narrow leaves, flowers are usually a golden amber shade
displayed during winter and early spring. Needs a lime free well
drained soil and prefers full sun. Can be used as a bird attractant
and windbreak. |
Banksia robur
Swamp banksia |
2 |
R |
An upright shrub with large serrated
leaves bearing large yellow-green brush type flowers. Performs
well in open sunny positions with damp soil. Attracts nectar
feeding birds. |
Brachychiton acerifolium
Flame Tree |
10 - 15 |
T |
A semi-deciduous, large glossy lobed
leaves, and spectacular brilliant red small bell-shaped flowers
during early summer. Occurs naturally in rainforest and requires
a good loam well drained soil. |
Brachychiton rupestre
Bottle Tree |
20 |
T |
A bottle shaped trunk, drought hardy,
excellent fodder tree as the leaves and pith inside the trunk
are edible. Highly ornamental. Tolerant of heavy clay soils. |
Brachychiton populneus
Kurrajong |
20 |
R |
A dense evergreen tree with
a rounded crown. Bell-shaped flowers, cream with red/brown inside,
occur during summer. Is a good windbreak and ornamental tree
and sometimes cut for fodder. |
Buckinghamia celsissima
Ivory Curl Tree |
15 |
T |
A highly ornamental shade tree with
attractive white grevillea type flowers about 20cm long in summer.
An excellent tree for park and street plantings. Occurs naturally
on good rainforest soil in Northern Qld but will tolerant gravelling
soils also. |
Callistemon salignus
Willow bottlebrush |
8 - 10 |
R |
An evergreen bottlebrush with narrow
greyish-green leaves. Grows into a very bushy tree and flowers
during early summer to autumn. Attractive coppery-red to pinkish
young growth with flower spikes 8cm long, mostly cream, sometimes
pink. A bird and butterfly attractant that makes a low maintenance
hedge or low windbreak. |
Callistemon viminalis
Weeping bottlebrush |
6 - 10 |
T |
A bird and butterfly attracting tree
with a graceful weeping appearance. Narrow leaves with brilliant
scarlet flowers in spring and early summer. Occurs naturally |
Callistemon 'Captain Cook'
Captain Cook |
1.5 |
R |
A dwarf 'Captain Cook' callistemon
which spreads to approximately 1 metre. Semi weeping foliage.
Very showy scarlet red flowers in Spring. |
Callistemon citrinus
Crimson bottlebrush |
6 |
R |
A small showy tree with bird attracting
qualities. Leaves are flat and narrow with flowers arranged in
showy crimson spikes. Grows well on most soils including wet
sites. |
Callistemon
'King's park Special |
3 - 5 |
R |
A large bushy shrub 3 - 4 m x 2m.
Large crimson brushes in multiple heads in Spring and Summer,
prefers a sunny position. |
Castanospora alphandii
Brown Tamarind |
12 |
T |
A small ornamental tree with dense
growing habit. Insignificant flowers but used quite extensively
as a specimen tree. |
Casuarina cunninghamiana
River She-oak |
15 |
R |
A fast growing fine foliaged oak
that occurs naturally along river banks and creek fronts. A good
soil binder for banks and well suited to wet sites. Not as good
as glauca for use as a windbreak. |
Casuarina glauca
Swamp She-oak |
15 |
R |
A strong growing species, native
of wet sites. Well suited to use as a windbreak of as a shelter
tree. Drought and frost resistant when established. Conical or
rounded tree. |
Casuarina torulosa
Rose She-Oak |
8 - 12 |
R |
An evergreen ornamental and windbreak
tree which casts a dense shade when mature. Suitable for moist
rich soils. The bark is rough and corky. |
Castanospermum australe
Black bean |
40 |
R |
A large shady ornamental tree with
shiny dark green leaves. Yellow and red pealike flowers occuring
in Spring. Green pods are mildly poisonous to stock, timber popular
for use in wood turning. Tolerant of a wide range of growing
conditions, particularly suited for stream banks. |
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
NSW Christmas Bush |
6 |
R |
An erect shrub with light green leaves
with toothed leaflets. White, star-like flowers occuring in late
spring followed by beautiful reddened flowers parts in summer.
Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position for best flowering.
Highly ornamental. |
Cordyline australis
Cabbage Tree |
5 - 15 |
T |
An upright plant with a single trunk
which branches when mature with strap like leaves radiating from
the trunk, grown as a foliage plant. Flowers on upright spikes
followed by berries. Suited as an indoor plant or for shady areas. |
Cryptocarya laevigata
Glossy Laurel |
6 |
T |
Native rainforest shrub in subtropical
rainforests north of Lismore. Highly ornamental, glossy foliage
and attractive red fruits |
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Tuckeroo |
8 |
T |
A heavy crowned shade tree with dark
green foliage. Ornamental in full seed when the yellow fruit
opens to reveal red coated seeds. Will grow well on most soils
and aspects and will accept some salt spray. |
Davidsonia pruriens
Davidson's Plum |
6 |
S |
A small but outstanding ornamental
tree with hairy pinnate leaves. Edible fruits are purple, approximately
5cm in diameter appearing in summer. Fruit is well suited to
jam making |
Diploglottis australis
Native Tamarind |
10 - 15 |
S |
Medium to tall tree with slender
trunk. Very quick growing rainforest pioneer species. Succulent
orange fruits are highly bird attractive and may also be used
for jam making. Excellent tub plant when young. |
Doryanthus excelsa
Spear lily |
2 |
T |
O,B |
Dysoxylum muelleri
Red bean |
15 |
T |
Native rainforest tree used for cabinet
making. The heart wood is a rich red colour and resembles Rosewood
or Rose Mahogony but lacks the odour of that wood. Frost tender
when young. |
Dysoxylum fraseranum
Rosewood |
15 |
T |
S |
Ehretia acuminata
Koda |
|
|
Very fast growing medium tree with
scented flowers and golden yellow bird-attractive berries. Briefly
decidous. Hardy. |
Eucalyptus robusta
Swamp Mahogany |
20 |
R |
A medium sized tree with persistent
rough bark. Timber is heavy and durable in the ground. Flowers
heavily September to November. An excellent honey tree and good
for rich coastal areas. Doesn't mind wet sites. |
Eucalyptus citriodora
Lemon Scented Gum |
10 - 20 |
S |
A clean straight tree of graceful
appearance but often sparsely canopied. The smooth bark is a
pinkish grey, and the leaves have a strong lemon scented odour
when crushed. Adaptable to a large range of soil types. Drought
hardy but intolerant of frost. |
Eucalyptus creabae
Narrow leafed Ironbark |
15 - 25 |
T |
An erect tree with hard deeply furrowed
black persistent bark and narrowed drooping leaves. One of the
important commercial timbers of Qld with hard reddish durable
timber used for heavy construction. A slower growing eucalypt. |
Eucalyptus cloeziana
Gympie Messmate |
10 - 20 |
T |
An erect tree with a rought dark
brown bark. Open grown specimens often have a low, dense, wide
spreading crown. Grows very rapidly on rich coastal soils, but
will also grow on less ideal soil types. Wood is straight grained
and saws readily. |
Eucalyptus curtisii
Plunkett Mallee |
4 - 9 |
T |
Mallee like shrub with many stems.
Pure white flowers borne profusely during November. One of the
few small sized eucalypts suitable for coastal areas. Grows naturally
on very poor soils. |
Eucalyptus dunnii
Dunn's White Gum |
25 - 40 |
T |
Attractive fast growing tree to 30m.
Prefers medium to heavy moist soils. Excellant windbreak as foliage
is retained to ground level. |
Eucalyptus grandis
Flooded Gum |
25 - 40 |
T |
A very attractive fast growing tree
to 40m with a straight trunk and shiny dark green leaves. Grows
very rapidly on moist rick soils. Cream flowers in late winter
- spring. Smooth white trunk with grey base. A koala food tree.
Tolerates wet soils. |
Eucalyptus gummifera
Red Bloodwood |
20 - 25 |
T |
S, B, F |
Eucalyptus microcorys
Tallow wood |
25 - 35 |
T |
A large tree with fibrous red-brown
bark. Cream flowers late winter-summer. Fast growing shade tree
well suited to coastal areas. |
Eucalyptus paniculata
Grey Ironbark |
25 - 30 |
T |
Evergreen tall tree with dense crown
and persistent bark. Valuable timber also shade and ornamental
species. Tolerates dryness and light frost. Windbreak and farm
shelter. |
Eucalyptus pilularis
Blackbutt |
30 + |
T |
A large tree with persistant bark
at base almost black and smooth pale bark on the upper trunk
and branches. White flowers in summer. Prefers a deep fertile
soil. Will grow on poorer soils with some depth. |
Eucalyptus ptychocarpa
Swamp Bloodwood |
8 - 12 |
T |
A beautiful ornamental flowering
gum that is very attractive to birds. Very large leaves and bears
white, pink or red flowers in large clusters and large urn-shaped
pods. Will tolerate most soils. Needs full sun for best shape. |
Eucalyptus punctata
Grey Gum |
10 - 16 |
T |
A grey barked tree with a heavy crown
and smooth mottled grey white bark. Prefers rich moist soils.
Native to the coastal areas between the McPherson Ranges to Brisbane
River area. |
Eucalyptus robusta
Swamp Mahogony |
15 - 20 |
R |
A good tree for rich coastal areas,
particularly wet sites. Shiny dark green leaves. Fibrous bark
on trunk and main branches, flaky, mahogany red to grey. Tolerant
of moist soils and salt winds. Cream flowers in spring. A koala
food and good honey tree. |
Eucalyptus scoparia
Willow Gum |
10 - 15 |
T |
S |
Eucalyptus salignus
Sydney Blue Gum |
30 + |
R |
Tall slim tree similar to Euc.
grandis but may have a short stocking of rough bark on the
base. Grows in fertile soil on rainforest edge. |
Eucalyptus tereticornus
Forest Red Gum |
20 - 30 |
R |
Frequently tall with a thick trunk
but also occurs with a short trunk and heavily branched crown.
Bark smooth and irregularly blotched, frequently a short stocking
of rough flaky bark at the base. Frost and drought resistant
tree. Excellent for heavy soils in low lying areas. |
Eucalyptus torrelliana
Cadagi |
25 - 30 |
R |
Very fast growing gum with smooth
bark grey-green juvenile leaves are broad and hairy, adult foliage
is narrow smooth and darker green. White flowers in spring. Well
suited for screen planting. Very popular as an ornamental. |
Euodia elleryana
Pink Euodia |
12 - 18 |
T |
A bird and butterfly attracting plant.
Bears small, white,star-shaped flowers. Fruits are brown with
dark brown, shiny seeds exposed when mature. Suited to most soils
and aspects. |
| Eugenia zeyheri |
|
|
F,L,H |
Elaecarpus grandis
Blue Quandong |
25 - 35 |
T |
Tall tree with buttressed at base,
with shiny leaves. Bears feathery greenish-white flowers in winter.
Large blue edible fruit to 3cm in diameter. |
Ficus coronata
Sandpaper fig |
10 - 15 |
T |
A small fig which occurs along watercourses
in Rainforest and open areas. Very good for stream bank stablilisation.
Fast grower. Fruit is quite sweet and tasty. Leaves have fine
sand paper texture. |
Ficus rubiginosa
Port Jackson Fig |
10 - 15 |
T |
A shrub to large tree, depending
on habitat. Shiny leaves with rusty hairs on underside. Fruit
to 1cm in diameter. Will stand exposure to salt spray. |
Ficus macrophylla
Moreton Bay Fig |
40 |
T |
Very spreading tree with large buttresses.
Glossy green leaves and golbular edible fruits. Bird attractant. |
Flindersia australis
Teak, Crows Ash |
15 - 20 |
T |
A good windbreak and shade tree with
attractive dense dark green foliage. One of the best shade and
avenue trees native to Qld. A distinctive feature is the fruit.
Tolerant of a wide range of soils. Valuable as a timber tree. |
Flindersia brayleyana
Queensland Maple |
30 |
T |
Similar to the australis with
large shiny dark green leaves in a dense crown. Requires deep
rich soils for best results. Attracts some butterflys and is
a valuable cabinet making timber. |
Flindersia schottiana
Cudgerie/Bumpyash |
25 - 30 |
T |
A butterfly attracting tree with
a round open canopy, dark green leaves and small white fragrant
flowers in clusters. Bears woody pods. Tolerant of a wide range
of soil and climate types. |
Flindersia xanthoxyla
Yellow wood |
35 |
T |
A stately tall tree which bears yellow
flowers and fruit to 10cm. Naturally occurs in rainforests throughout
New South Wales and Queensland. |
Gmelina leichardtii
White Beech |
12 |
T |
A partly deciduous tree with
tubular flowers that have spreading segments. They are white
with purple and yellow marking, about 1cm. Blue round fruits
are 2.5cm diameter. A fast growing tree suitable for drier areas.
Good timber and park tree. |
Grevillea banksii forsterii
Red Silky Oak |
2 |
T |
O,S |
Grevillea robusta
Silky Oak |
20 |
T |
A bird attracting tree with an erect
shape and attractive fern-like foliage. Produces an abundance
of tooth-brush like orange flowers during the early summer months.
Very useful for garden, park, and avenue planting on a variety
of soils, resistant to all but extreme frosts. Valuable timber
tree. |
Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia
Red Bopple Nut |
6 |
T |
A small tree with dark green divided
leaves up to 60cm long. Cream flowers in sprays. Red fruit with
edible seeds. Beautiful speciment tree for gardens in coastal
areas. Need fertile well drained soil. |
Harpulia pendula
Tulipwood |
10 - 12 |
T |
An attractive spreading tree with
glossy leaflets. Flowers are insignificant. Showy fruits occur
during winer and are two-lobed, yellow or red with large black
seeds. Very attractive shade tree. Suited to most soil types
and areas with adequate rainfall. |
Hymnosporum flavum
Native frangipani |
8 |
T |
A slender bushy tree with dark green
glossy leaves. Flowers cream turning yellow and highly scented
in Spring. Grows in most well drained soils in sun or shade. |
Jagera pseudorphus
Foambark tree |
6 - 8 |
T |
A small tree that contains saponin
(soap) and was used by the Aborigines as a fish poison. Makes
a very attractive tree for gardens. Good shade tree. |
Leptospermum flavescens
Cardwell |
3 - 6 |
T |
A slender twiggy shrub with small
narrow scented leaves and delicate white flowers. Grows mostly
on sandy or stony ground. Flowers October to November. |
Leptospermum petersonii
Lemon Scented Tea Tree |
3 - 6 |
T |
Small shrub with delicate white flowers.
Oil in the leaves has a strong citrus smell. An excellent species
for hedges and screens. Fast growing at approximately 60cm per
year. Slightly frost tender when young but suitable for a wide
range of soils. |
Leptospermum
Copper Glow |
1 - 2 |
R |
Evergreen shrub with fine leaves
and lovely copper coloured new foliage. Cream flowers. Excellant
screen plant. |
Lomandra longifolia
Mat Rush |
1 |
S |
L,R |
Lomandra hysterix
Forest Mat Rush |
|
S |
L,H,R |
Lophostemon suaveolems
Swamp Turpentine |
8 - 10 |
T |
Excellent farm tree for shelter and
shade. Grows in most soils including swampy situations. Frost
resistant. Older trees provide an ideal site for birds and wildlife
shelter. Flowers are sweetly scented. |
Livistonia australis
Cabbage Palm |
24 |
R |
Tall slender palm. A stately plant
that makes a fine specimen for gardens, parks or street trees. |