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Waterwise Plants - TREES
- WATERWISE :: Trees :: Shrubs :: Groundcover and Grasses
- REQUIRING WATER :: Trees :: Shrubs :: Groundcover and Grasses
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Elephant Ear WattleAcacia dunnii Height Range:
2-4 metres Shrub or small tree. Large, broad, semi-circular foliage silver-grey in colour. Showy yellow ball flowers in large groups from March to June. Fast growing spectacular foliage plant. Good drainage and a sunny position recommended. |
Candelabra wattleAcacia holosericea Height Range:
2-6 metres Broad, curved silver-grey foliage. Showy yellow rod-shaped flowers from June to August. Fast growing spectacular foliage plant. Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils. Good screening plant. |
Salmon GumEucalyptus alba Height Range:
5-10 metres Slender, small tree with multi-stemmed trunk and deciduous bark - with new bark an salmon-pink colour. Ovate, green leaves, with small cream flowers in clusters from July to September. Attractive small shade tree, moderate grower in a wide range of well drained soils. |
....Corymbia bleeseri Height Range:
12-18 metres Trunk is usually tall and straight with a broad crown. Decorative scaly bark, rusty red, yellow brown on the lower trunk with smooth white on the upper trunk. White flowers in clusters from April to June. An attractive shade tree that grows well in sandy soils. |
Herberts GumEucalyptus herbertiana Height Range:
3-6 metres Small, slender tree generally multistemmed trunk. Smooth white bark deciduous to a salmon-pink. Small cream clusters of flowers from May to October. Attractive ornamental small tree suited to gardens. Fast grower in well drained soils. |
Kakadu or Billy Goat PlumTerminalia ferdinandiana Height Range:
4-10 metres Slender, small to medium-sized tree with light cream/grey, flaky bark and deciduous large pale green leaves. The flowers are small, creamy-white, and fragrant - from September to December. The fruit has the highest known vitamin C concentration of any fruit (March to July). |
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Coral TreeErythrina variegata Height Range:
5-10 metres Fast growing, attractive small deciduous tree. Light coloured, rough, corky bark with broad three-lobed leaves. Flowering is from July to November when the tree has lost its leaves. Flowers are brilliant red and the tree looks spectacular when in flower. |
