Banksia Prionotes Short Narrow Slow WA Yes No Summer Autumn Winter No Y Evergreen Great Choice for Coastal
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The name of each tree species is hyperlinked and will take you to further information about that tree. Shaded trees will not be available until the month in brackets. Please right-click on the link and select ‘open in a new tab’. Do not left-click on the link. Name (month available) Height * Width * Speed Native Food for Edible Flowers Autumn Coastal Deciduous Comments growth wildlife colour /evergreen Acorn Banksia (JULY) Short Narrow Slow WA Yes No Summer No Y Evergreen Great choice for coastal gardens and Banksia prionotes autumn small spaces. High-phosphorus fertiliser winter will kill it. Bull Banksia (JULY) Short Narrow Slow WA Yes No Spring No Y Evergreen Great choice for coastal gardens and Banksia grandis summer small spaces. High-phosphorus fertiliser will kill it. Candlestick Banksia Short Very Slow WA Yes No Spring No Y Evergreen Great choice for coastal gardens and (JULY) narrow summer small spaces. High-phosphorus fertiliser Banksia attenuata will kill it. Carob Medium Medium Fast No No Yes No No Yes Evergreen Very tough low maintenance tree, great Ceratonia siliqua windbreak. Produces ‘chocolate’ seeds. Chinese Tallow Short Very Medium No No No No Yes Yes Deciduous Stunning autumn leaf colour. Good Triadica sebifera narrow choice for small spaces. Coastal Banksia Very Very Slow Aus Yes No Autumn No Yes Evergreen Great option for coastal gardens and Banksia integrifolia short narrow winter small spaces. High-phosphorus fertiliser spring will kill it. Coral Gum Short Medium Medium WA Yes No Spring No No Evergreen Very low maintenance ornamental Eucalyptus torquata summer eucalypt that will attract birds to the garden. Firewood Banksia Short Medium Medium WA Yes No Autumn No Yes Evergreen Avoid pruning where possible. Banksia menziesii winter High-phosphorus fertiliser will kill it Fuchsia Gum Very Narrow Slow WA Yes No Summer No No Evergreen Small tidy tree suitable for small spaces. Eucalyptus forrestiana short autumn Golden Shower Tree Very Narrow Fast No No No Spring Yes No Deciduous Small tree with stunning flower racemes Cassia fistula short summer over summer. Grevillea Moonlight Very Very Fast Aus Yes No All year No Yes Evergreen Remove lower branches as it grows to Grevillea ‘Moonlight’ short narrow form tree. Attracts honey eaters. High- phosphorus fertiliser will kill it Name (month available) Height * Width * Speed Native Food for Edible Flowers Autumn Coastal Deciduous Comments growth wildlife colour /evergreen Gumbi Gumbi Very Very Slow WA Yes No Winter No No Evergreen Drought-hardy small tree. Tea from its Pittosporum short narrow spring leaves is used prominently in aboriginal angustifolium to treat coughs, colds and eczema. Gungurru Short Narrow Medium WA Yes No Spring No No Evergreen Daintier, more 'tree-like' version of the Eucalyptus caesia Silver Princess. Stunning tree, good caesia choice for small spaces. Holly-leaved Banksia Medium Medium Slow WA Yes No Winter No Yes Evergreen Great option for coastal gardens. High- (JULY) spring phosphorus fertiliser will kill it. Banksia ilicifolia summer Honey Myrtle Very Very Fast Aus Yes No Summer No Yes Evergreen Good choice for coastal gardens and ‘Revolution Gold’ short narrow small spaces. Melaleuca bracteata ‘Revolution Gold’ Illyarrie Very Narrow Medium WA Yes No Summer Yes Yes Evergreen Stunning tree – red flower caps, bright Eucalyptus short Autumn yellow flowers, textured bark. Will attract erythrocorys cockatoos. Jacaranda Tall Wide Medium No Yes No Spring, No Yes Semi- Slow to establish. Avoid pruning which Jacaranda mimosifolia summer deciduous ruins structure. Jingymia Mallee Very Very Fast WA Yes No Spring No No Evergreen This small tree is rare and endangered. Eucalyptus synandra short narrow summer Large-fruited Mallee Short Narrow Fast WA Yes No Winter No No Evergreen Stunning tree – very large colourful Eucalyptus youngiana spring flowers and interesting gumnuts. Leichard bean Medium Medium Fast Aus Yes No Summer No No Semi- Stunning flowers, fast growing, suitable Cassia brewsteri deciduous for shady locations. Little ghost gum Short Narrow Slow WA Yes No Spring No No Evergreen Stunning smooth white bark. Eucalyptus victrix Mulberry Medium Very Fast No No Yes Spring Yes No Deciduous Very wide tree that provides delicious Morus sp wide fruit and abundant shade. Native Gardenia Short Very Medium Aus Yes Yes Spring No Yes Evergreen Small tree with fragrant flowers and Atractocarpus fitzalanii narrow edible fruit similar to mangosteen. Pecan Tall Very Medium No Yes Yes Spring Yes No Deciduous Very large tree which produces tasty Carya illoinensis wide nuts. Pin-cushion Hakea Very Very Fast WA Yes No Winter No Yes Evergreen Stunning flowers will attract honey Hakea laurina short narrow spring eaters and cockatoos. High-phosphorus fertiliser will kill. Good choice for small spaces. Name (month available) Height * Width * Speed Native Food for Edible Flowers Autumn Coastal Deciduous Comments growth wildlife colour /evergreen Pink Marri Tall Wide Fast WA Yes No Summer No Yes Evergreen Stunning tree loved by cockatoos. Only C. calophylla ‘rosea’ for the largest of gardens Plume Albizia Short Medium Fast WA Yes No Spring No Yes Evergreen Good windbreak, improves the soil Paraserianthes lophantha Pomegranate Very Narrow Medium No No Yes Spring Yes Yes Deciduous Prune to 5 or less trunks. Good choice for Punica granatum short small spaces. Raspberry jam wattle Very Very Fast WA Yes Yes Spring No Yes Evergreen Small wattle, will improve soil helping Acacia acuminata short narrow other plants to grow. Good choice for small spaces. Red flowering Short Very Medium WA Yes No Autumn No Yes Evergreen Good choice for coastal gardens and paperbark (JUNE) narrow small spaces, attracts honey eaters. Melaleuca viridiflora Silver mallee Very Narrow Medium WA Yes No Spring No Yes Evergreen Interesting peeling bark, silver leaves. Eucalyptus crucis short summer Prune to single truck if necessary. Swamp Banksia Short Narrow Fast WA Yes No Autumn No Yes Evergreen Great option for coastal gardens and Banksia littoralis winter small spaces. High-phosphorus fertiliser will kill it. Tree-in-a-hurry Short Narrow Fast No Yes No Spring No Yes Evergreen Improves the soil, attracts honey eaters. Virgilia oroboides summer Very quick growing. autumn Tuart Very tall Wide Medium WA Yes No Autumn No Yes Evergreen Suitable only for the largest of gardens. Eucalyptus winter Endangered in its natural environment gomphocephala WA Red-flowering Short Narrow Medium WA Yes No Summer No Yes Evergreen Will attract honey eaters Gum (JULY) Corymbia ficifolia * Height and width are estimates based upon expected size in Perth conditions and may not match information on websites Deciduous trees will drop all leaves over written for different parts of Australia or the trees natural environment. winter and re-grow them in spring. Height Width Semi-deciduous may lose some leaves Very short = 3m to 5m Very narrow = Up to 3m over winter. Short = 5m to 9m Narrow = 3m to 5m Evergreen trees will retain leaves over Medium = 9m to 15m Medium = 5m to 7m winter Tall = 15m to 20m Wide = 7m to 10m Very tall = 20m + Very wide: 10m + Acorn Banksia Bull Banksia Candlestick Banksia Carob Chinese Tallow Coastal Banksia Coral Gum Firewood Banksia Fuschia Gum Golden Shower Tree Grevillea Moonlight Gumbi Gumbi Gungurru Holly-leaved Banksia Honey Myrtle ‘Revolution Gold’ Illyarrie Jacaranda Jingymia Mallee Large-fruited Mallee Leichardt bean Little Ghost Gum Mulberry Native Gardenia Pecan Pin-cushion Hakea Pink Marri Plume Albizia Pomegranate Raspberry Jam Wattle Red-flowering Paperbark Silver Mallee Swamp Banksia Tree-in-a-hurry Tuart WA Red-flowering Gum .