for Whitehorse Gardens by height

Trees come in all shapes, sizes and colours, so choosing the right for your garden can be both daunting and exciting. These have been selected on the basis of suitability for Whitehorse gardens.

Very Small Trees < 5m Botanic Name Common Name H W Notes height Acer palmatum Japanese Maple 4 4 Exotic. Good for autumn colour. Various . Banksia ericifolia Heath-leafed Banksia 5 3 Native. Dense 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 Purple-leafed 5 5 Exotic. Slow growing. Great for foliage ‘Forest Pansy’ Eastern Redbud and flower colour. Increasingly popular. Corymbia ficifolia Dwarf Flowering Gum 3 3 Native. Grafted varieties for a small space. ‘Baby Orange’ and Dense foliage and bright orange or red flowers ‘Baby Scarlet’ in summer. Corkscrew 4 2 Exotic. Will provide a very interesting form. ‘contorta’ but not tall enough for shade. Eucalyptus Red-capped Gum 5 5 Native. Very showy flowers, copes erythrocorys well with drought and bird attracting. Eucalyptus Heart- 3 2 Native. Interesting flaking bark websteriana Mallee and heart shaped . Hakea francisiana Emu Tree 4 2 Native. Grey foliage and pink flowers. Compact and dense crown. Kunzea Yarra Burgan 4 2 Indigenous. Small tree that will appear leptospermoides 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 Mop Top Robinia 5 5 A graft, tolerant of heavy pruning. ‘Umbraculifera’ Beware of suckers coming off the root stock. Weeping 4 5 As a grafted tree, the height of the graft ‘Camperdownii’ determines overall height. Deciduous and an excellent shade tree.

H (height) and W (width) is depicted in metre measurements. www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/trees Small Trees < 5-8m Botanic Name Common Name H W Notes height Acer buergeruanum Trident Maple 6 6 Exotic. Good for autumn colour. Acer platanoides Crimson Sentry 7 4 Exotic, deciduous. Very attractive purple foliage. ‘Crimson Sentry’ Allocasuarina Drooping Sheoak 6 5 Indigenous. An open form, not for screening. verticillata Angophora hispida Dwarf Apple Myrtle 7 5 Native, dense foliage with attractive bark. Bird attracting. Callistemon Red Flowering 5 3 Native. Can be clipped to a hedge but will grow ‘Kings Park Special’ Bottlebrush into a small tree if allowed. Many red flowers. Callistemon salignus Willow Bottlebrush 8 4 Native. Dense crown with pink coloured new foliage. Cornus capitata Himalayan Dogwood 8 4 Exotic. Attractive flowers. Corymbia citriodora Dwarf Lemon-scented 7 5 Native. designed to fit into ‘Scentuous’ Gum smaller spaces. Corymbia exima ‘nana’ Dwarf Yellow Bloodwood 7 4 Native, dense foliage, bird attracting. Eucalyptus Fuchsia Gum 6 3 Native. beautiful big buds and gumnuts. forrestiana Eucalyptus gregsoniana Dwarf Snow Gum 5 3 Native. Attractive white bark and glossy green leaves. Eucalyptus leucoxylon Dwarf Yellow Gum 8 5 Native. With attractive bark and a spreading ‘Euky Dwarf’ crown, flowering more prolifically in full sun. Eucalyptus platypus Platypus Gum 6 6 Native. A mallee gum that copes well with dry conditions. Eucalyptus torquata Coral Gum 6 3 Native. Fantastic flowers. Good fit for an urban garden. Parrotia persica Persian Witch Hazel 7 5 Exotic, deciduous. Interesting foliage and flowers. Pistacia chinensis Chinese 8 6 Exotic, deciduous with red, pinnate foliage. Tristaniopsis laurina Luscious Water Gum 8 5 Native. Glossy foliage and slow growth rate. ‘Luscious’

H (height) and W (width) is depicted in metre measurements.

These small trees have also been selected L-R: Grafted Weeping Elm and on their availability and for their Red-capped Gum. 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 So take your time, do some research and make shade, beauty and habitat for birds. sure you choose the right trees for your place. This brochure features a list of trees to get L-R: Lemon-scented Gum, Chinese Elm. 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. trees for whitehorse gardens by height Medium Trees < 8-12m Botanic Name Common Name H W Notes height Acacia implexa Lightwood 10 6 Indigenous. More open than Blackwood. Long lived. Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 12 6 Indigenous. Neat shape and dense crown. Long life span if not attacked by borer. Acacia pendula Weeping Muyall 5-10 4-6 Very grey foliage, copes well with drought. Acmena smithii Lilly Pilly 12 6 Native, dense foliage with attractive bark. Bird attracting. Agonis flexuosa Willow Myrtle 10 5 Native. Cultivars generally shorter and shrub like. Allocasuarina Black Sheoak 8-12 4-5 Indigenous. A very upright tree. littoralis Allocasuarina Forest Sheoak 10 7 Native, tolerates dry soil. Cones may form trip torulosa hazard over footpaths. Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia 12 5 Indigenous to Melbourne but a coastal . Stable, long lived. Banksia serrata Old Man Banksia 10 5 Indigenous. Stable but variable, might not reach 8m. Brachychiton Illawarra Flame Tree 12 6 Native. Makes a good feature tree. acerifolius Good for Cold Chisel fans. Elaeocarpus Blueberry Ash 9 4 Native, dense foliage, may be pruned reticulatus quite heavily. Eucalyptus Dwarf Sugar Gum 8 4 Native. Often multi-stemmed with cladocalyx ‘nana’ attractive mottled bark. Eucalyptus goniocalyx Bundy 8-12 4-6 Indigenous. Not readily available so would come in tube stock. Good for local character. Eucalyptus leucoxylon Large-fruited 8 5 Native. Bird attracting flowers. ‘Megalocarpa’ Yellow Gum Eucalyptus Red Flowering 7-12 5-7 Native. E. leucoxylon has other cultivars, some of leucoxylon ssp. Rosea Yellow Gum them may be more appropriate for some gardens. Eucalyptus scoparia Wallangarra 12 8 Native. Quick growing forming a rounded White Gum canopy. White trunk. Ginkgo 12 8 Exotic, an ancient tree and very, very long lived. Probably under used. Hymenosporum Native Frangipani 10 5 Native. Attractive smell to the flowers, flavum protect from frost. Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda 10 8 Exotic. Graceful pinnate foliage, attractive flowers, can be slow. Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo 11 6 Exotic. Autumn colour with pyramidal shaped canopy. Tristaniopsis laurina Kanooka Gum 8 6 Native, often used as a street tree because it can be pruned.

H (height) and W (width) is depicted in metre measurements.

Information on Large Trees overleaf. To find out more information, visit: www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/trees Large Trees >12m Botanic Name Common Name H W Notes height Acer rubrum Canadian Maple 13 9 Exotic. Great for autumn colour but consider leaf drop over drains. Acer x freemanii Canadian Maple 13 10 Exotic. Great for autumn colour but considerleaf drop over drains. Angophora costata Smooth-barked 20 12 Native. Large tree with spreading canopy. Apple Myrtle Angophora Rough-barked Apple 15 6 Native. Abundance of flowers in spring floribunda Myrtle and summer.

Cedrus deodara Himalayan Cedar 20 8 Exotic. A conifer that will need space. Cultivars available. Corymbia citriodora Lemon-scented Gum 15-20 8 Native. Large tree that is used widely in parks and avenues. Corymbia maculata Spotted Gum 30 10 Native. Very large tree that is popular in parks. Look out for shorter cultivars. Eucalyptus Sliver-leafed 20 18 Indigenous. An iconic tree for Whitehorse cephalocarpa Stringybark. with silver coloured leaves. Eucalyptus cinerea Argyle Apple 14 8 Native. Ornamental waxy white foliage. Examples in Pakenham St Blackburn. Eucalyptus Red Stringybark 25 15 Indigenous. Forming a rounded canopy. macrorhyncha Reddish brown bark. Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box 25 15 Indigenous. Very big for a garden but good stable form. Eucalyptus nicholii Willow Peppermint 12-16 5-6 Native. Good form, dark trunk, grey leaves attractive. Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 20 12 Indigenous. Only use in gullies or near creeklines. Eucalyptus Red Box 15 10 Indigenous. Cultivars exist. Popular with polyanthemos new developments. Eucalyptus pulchella Narrow-leafed 20 10 Native. Light coloured bark and narrow Peppermint peppermint scented leaves. Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leafed 15 10 Indigenous. Neat and stable form without Peppermint shedding bark. Eucalyptus Ironbark 15-20 15 Native. A large tree with very high nectar sideroxylon load. Cultivars are available. Common 15 12 Exotic. Good for shade and autumn colour. Tolerates pruning well. Liriodendron Tulip Tree 20 8 Exotic. Deciduous with interesting shaped tulipifera leaves, attractive flowers. Lophostemon Brush Box 15 10 Native, readily available, proven performer confertus but probably over used. Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak 12 8 Exotic, deciduous. Good for shade.

Quercus palustris Pin Oak 18 8 Exotic, deciduous. Good for autumn colour. Many in Whitehorse. Tilia cordata Linden Tree 15 9 Exotic. Deciduous. Interesting pods. Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm 13 10 Exotic. Semi-deciduous, neat form and a popular tree. Zelkova serrata Japanese Zelkova 14 10 Exotic. Deciduous, neat form and a useful shade tree.

H (height) and W (width) is depicted in metre measurements. www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/trees