Trees
Plants that grow from a single stem above 5 metres
Black Sheoak - Allocasuarina littoralis
Small Tree to 6-10m
Well-drained soil
Full sun to part shade
Tolerates salt spray
Minute red flower in spring followed by a cone 1-3cm
$3.30
Forest Oak - Allocasuarina torulosa
15 - 30m high
Fast growing
Frost tolerant
Well drained soil
Tolerates salt spray
Full sun to part shade
$3.30
Crimson Bottlebrush - Callistemon citrinus
Fast growing small tree 6-10m with fragrant leaves
Moist well drained soil
Full sun to part shade, frost tolerant
Red flower Sept - April
$3.30
Willow-leaf Bottlebrush - Callistemon salignus
Small tree to 6-10m
Weeping habit, great for hedging.
New foliage is pink.
Damp heavy soil
Full sun to part shade.
White flower Oct - Dec
$3.30
Swamp Oak - Casuarina glauca
Tree to 8-20m
Nitrogen fixer
Damp soil
Full sun to part shade
Frost tolerant
$3.30
Cheese Tree - Glochidion ferdinandi
Tree to 8- 10m
Bird and butterfly attracting
Full sun/ part shade
Well-drained soil
Hardy plant
$3.30
Tantoon - Leptospermum polygalifolium
Small tree 3-7m
Sandy well drained soil
Full sun to partial shade
Flowering Spring and Summer
$3.30
Heath-leaved Banksia - Banksia ericifolia
Size Medium shrub 2-7m
Dry, well-drained soil
Full sun to part shade
Flowers in warmer months
Bird attracting
$3.30
Swamp Wattle - Acacia elongata
Shrub 3-7m high
Flowers late winter to spring
Sunny position
Moist soil
Frost hardy
Bee attracting
$3.30
Coast Banksia - Banksia integrifolia
Tree 5-20m depending on position
Dry well drained soil
Full sun to part shade
Large lemon flowers Autumn to Spring
Attracts native birds, bees and mammals
$3.30
Brisbane Wattle - Acacia fimbriata
Small tree 6 - 7m
Good for screening
Well drained soil
Full sun to light shade
Drought tolerant
Frost tolerant
Flowers early spring
Attracting birds and other beneficial insects
$3.30
Sydney green wattle - Acacia irrorata subsp. irrorata
Fast-growing tree up to 10-12m
Dark green feathery leaves
Full fun, part shade
Drought tolerant
Flowers Spring to Summer
$3.30
Sandpaper Fig - Ficus coronata
Medium-sized tree to 15m
Very hardy species
Tolerates poor soils
Full sun or full shade
Fruits during Summer to Autumn
$3.30
White Flowering Bottlebrush - Callistemon shiressii
Uncommon small tree to 12m, great for hedging
Papery bark
Damp heavy soil
Full sun to part shade
White flower Sept - Jan
$3.30
Prickly-leaved Tea Tree - Melaleuca styphelioides
Shrub or tree up to 20 m high with papery bark
Grows in most soil types prefers moist situations
Full sun
Creamy coloured flowers
$3.30
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PO Box 149 Ourimbah NSW 2258
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FM Building, Central Coast Campus,
University of Newcastle,
Loop Road, Ourimbah,
NSW, 2258
