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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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.
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Wallangarra Gum
Medium to tall open tree to 12-18m tall. Trunk is a powdery white and the foliage is semi-pendulous and green in colour.
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Weeping Lilly Pilly
Medium oval tree 8-15m. This tree showcases weeping branches of various shades of green foliage and bird attracting fruit
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Tulip Tree
Large oval shaped tree of 20m+. Large deciduous leaves with a smooth texture. Striking yellow-green flowers that feature flecks of orange that resemble tulips and reside in the upper most branches.
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Coastal Banksia
Erect small to medium tree to 6-10m. Foliage is green on the top and white underneath. Flowers are yellow spikes borne throughout the year.
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Kurrajong
A medium-sized upright to oval canopied tree with a large trunk to 10-12m tall. The leaves are mostly small and bright green, flowers are inconspicuous.
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Queensland Brush Box
Rounded, sometimes multistemmed, dense tree to 12-16m. The foliage is a � glossy, dark green and the bark peels to reveal an orange-pink trunk.
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Indian Bean Tree
Top-grafted small tree to 2-4m with large, lush, leaves and a rounded habit, suitable for restricted locations.
