Merri-bek Tree Finder tool
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Hoop Pine
Large cone shaped tree with scale-like bark and fine pointy leaves that form in whorles. Slow growing evergreen that prefers full sun with light shade and wind tolerant.
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Norfolk Island Pine
Large cone shaped tree with rough trunk and needle-like, dark green foliage. Drought and wind tolerant and adaptive to sandy soils.
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Maidenhair Tree
Medium oval tree from 12m. Unique, double lobed, fan shaped leaves of rich green, and turn yellow in autumn
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Silky Oak
Open-crown tree from 10-30m. Dark grey bark with dark green lobed foliage and striking golden-orange flowers.
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Broad Leaved Paperbark
Small to medium broad-crowned 8-12m. Layer, papery grey and cream bark with dull grey-green leaves and light yellow and white bottlebrush flowers
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Prickly Paperbark
Small to medium oval shaped 4-10m. Layer, papery grey and cream bark with dark green, spiney leaves and light yellow and white bottlebrush flowers
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Snow in Summer
Small to medium round tree 6-10m. Soft, papery bark that peels in thick sheets. The leaves are grey-green, and the canopy is densely covered with honey-scented white-cream flowers
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Yellow Gum
Medium upright to oval tree to 12m with an open canopy and creamy yellow flowers from winter to spring. The bark is more or less smooth with some rough basal peeling bark, white to grey in colour.
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Willow Leaved Peppermint
Medium to tall oval shaped tree from 12-16m. Rough, reddish brown bark with grey-green foliage. Moderate to high drough tolerance.
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Red Flowering Gum
Dense rounded tree to 8-10m. Masses of pink, red or orange flowers are borne on the outside of the canopy over summer.
