Eucalyptus

Angophora costata, or Smooth-barked Apple, is a large tree with a wide spreading canopy. The pink to pale trunk is often gnarled and crooked, with flushes of rust-coloured bark. The old bark is shed in spring in large flakes with the new salmon-pink bark turning to pale grey before the next shedding. The flowers are a showy white, produced in large bunches from December to January. The leaves are dark green, lance-shaped, and are borne opposite each other on the stem.

Soil: Will tolerate most soils and conditions but especially likes sandy soils.
Conditions: Prefers a full sun position.
Size: Height 15-25m x width 9m

A spectacular compact flowering gum, Corymbia Baby Orange is prized for its dazzling clusters of vivid orange blooms that smother the tree from late spring into summer. The brilliant flowers attract nectar-loving birds and pollinators while creating a vibrant seasonal display against the elegant gum foliage. Baby Orange develops a dense, rounded canopy with a refined branching habit, making it ideal for smaller gardens, courtyards, streetscapes and large decorative pots. As the flowers fade, they give way to oversized ornamental gum nuts that add further interest and texture. With its compact size, prolific flowering and striking colour, this hardy native tree is perfectly suited to coastal, contemporary and Australian native landscapes where a bold feature tree is desired.

Soil: Tolerant of most soil types
Conditions: Full sun to semi-shade. Drought, coastal and light frost tolerant.
Size: Height 3-4m x width 3m

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Eucalyptus torquata, or Coral Gum, is a small, hardy, evergreen tree with rough grey-coloured bark and pendulous blue-green foliage. It has dazzling coral pink flower displays throughout spring and summer, and intricately- textured red flower buds and gumnuts. This outstanding ornamental eucalypt makes a wonderful street, paddock, shade or garden specimen tree that requires little to no maintenance and will attract birds and other nectar-feeding fauna to the garden in profusion.

Soil: Grows in a variety of soils including poor, rocky and shallow.
Conditions: Full sun or part shade. It tolerates dry summers and urban environments and is coast, salt, drought and moderately frost resistant.
Size: Height 6m x width 4m

A compact native with big personality, Corymbia Scentuous is prized for its narrow, highly aromatic foliage that releases a fresh lemon fragrance when crushed. Creamy white summer flowers attract birds and pollinators, while the striking pink-salmon bark provides year-round colour and texture. Its naturally smaller size makes it an ideal feature tree for gardens large or small, as well as streetscapes, courtyards and native landscapes. Hardy, attractive and beautifully scented, Scentuous brings both ornamental appeal and valuable habitat to the garden.

Soil: Well-drained humus-rich soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost, coastal and drought hardy.
Size: Height 6m x width 3-4m

Eucalyptus polyanthomos, or Red Box, is a medium to large, native tree suited to open spaces and broad streets. The distinctive, grey-blue-green leaves are a major part of the tree’s appeal, creating a dense, grey-coloured canopy. The tiny flower buds are produced in clusters and open to display delicate white blossoms which bees and native birds find irresistible. Suitable for planting under power lines but not on narrow nature strips.

Soil: Capable of tolerating difficult, dry stony soils.
Conditions: Full sun. Adaptable to most Australian climates
Size: Height 10-25m x width 4-10m