Merri-bek Tree Finder tool
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Nothern Cypress Pine
Evergreen conifer with a narrow upright form and fine foliage, well suited to dry and exposed sites.
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White Cypress Pine
Evergreen conifer with blue-green foliage and a graceful upright habit, tolerant of drought and poor soils.
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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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Illawarra Flame Tree
Erect oval to conical medium sized tree to 8-12m. The tree can be deciduous from late winter to summer. The leaves are large with 3-7 lobes and the flowers are bright scarlet in terminal panicles from late spring to early summer.
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Silver Banksia
A hardy evergreen Australian native with distinctive yellow flower spikes. It is well suited to a range of landscapes, including streets, parks and coastal environments, due to its adaptability and resilience.
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Willow Myrtle
Broad spreading, multistemmed, semi pendulous small tree to 8m. Attractive small, white flowers cluster along stems from spring to summer.
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Tree Wisteria
Deciduous tree with an upright rounded canopy and showy violet-blue flowers in spring.
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Flowering Dogwood
Small deciduous tree with attractive spring flowers and vibrant autumn foliage, ideal as a feature tree.
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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
