Included here are some 'trees'.
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ABELIA GRANDIFLORA
Evergreen shrub, stems are arching, leaves are green and glossy, foliage turn bronze in autumn, flowers are whitish pink with purplish spots and flowers for a long time. |
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AUCUBA JAPONICA (Gold Dust Plant)
Bushy evergreen shrub, stem is stout and upright, leaves are dark green glossy and speckled.
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BETULA PENDULA ALBA
(Silver Birch)
Rather a popular tree 10m in height approx. leaves are a bright green
and turn to golden in the autumn. Trunk and branches are smooth silvery
white. Plant as and individual tree or as an avenue.
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BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS (English Box)
Evergreen bush, slow growing, leaves are medium green and ovate, oval
to oblong at times, thick and leathery. Ideal shrub for low growing hedges or topiary. Also available with variegated leaves.
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CALLICARPA
Small medium shrub, stem is erect and branching, leaves are long and
slender, berries are tiny and purple on long stems, likes a good pruning.
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CALLISTEMON (Kings Park Special)
Evergreen small bushy tree, grows to 3-5m in height, leaves are shiny
and green, bunches of long red bottlebrush flowers in spring. Can be pruned after flowering.
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CEANOTHUS
(Blue Pacific - There are many varities of Ceanothus)
A shrub with stems erect and branching. Flowers are blue & are in clusters. Bees love this shrub.
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CHIMONANTHUS PRAECOX
(Winter Sweet)
Deciduous shrub, stem is stout and short, leaves are light green, flowers are red inside and yellow on the outside, they are numerous and starry, flowers are produced while the branches are bare.
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CHOISYA TERNATA
(Mexican Orange Blossom)
Evergreen plant, grows to approx. 2m. Stem erect and slender, leaves are glossy deep green, flower are white, sweet scented and resembles orange blossom.
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CHRYSOCOMA AURA
Evergreen shrub, stem is slender, erect and straight.
Flowers are golden yellow, spectacular splash of colour. Can be used in as a foreground shrub.
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CISTUS BRILLIANCY (Rock Rose)
Evergreen dwarf shrub grows to approx. 1.5m, stem erect and woody, masses of poppy like rose pink flowers in spring. Good for coastal areas. |
CLETHRA ARBOREA
(Lily of the Valley Tree)
Evergreen shrub, stem is erect, sturdy and woody, leaves are attractive, small white fragrant flowers in a drooping spray, resembling lily of the valley.
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CLIANTHUS PUNICEUS
(New Zealand Glory Pea)
Evergreen medium shrub, stem is rambling and spreading, leaves are dark green and fern like, flowers are red and pea shaped. Fast growing.
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COLEONEMA PULCHRUM AUREA
(Golden Diosma. Also White)
Hardy dwarf evergreen shrub, height about 60cm. stem is erect with many branches, leaves are heath like and golden, flowers are tiny and pink and star shape. Flowers from winter to spring.
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CONVOLVULUS CNEORUM (Silver Bush)
Evergreen shrub, grows to approx. 30-40cm. stem is erect, slender and
branching, leaves are silvery and glisten, flowers are white, or pale pink. Excellent plant.
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CORREA ALBA
(White Correa)
Tasmanian native, also Vic. NSW, and SA. An evergreen shrub grows to
approx. 1m. stem is erect and compact, with many branches, leaves are greyish green, flower are white star like, something like a fuchsia.
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COROKIA
(Bronze King)
Evergreen shrub height about 2m, leaves dark green with bronze margins
stems and silver on the underside, flowers are yellow they are followed by a heavy crop of deep red fruit. Plant is dense, good garden plant, ideal for a hedge.
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CYTISUS
(Lilac Time)
Evergreen small to medium sized shrub, leaves are very small, flowers
a pea like in the colour of lilac-pink.
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DABOECIA CANTABRICA ALBA
('White Irish Heath')
Evergreen shrub that grows small in height, stem is erect with branches spreading, leaves are small, flowers are bell shaped and white.
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DAIS COTINIFOLIA
(Pompom Tree)
A deciduous shrub, grows to approx. 5.5m with a spread of about 5m.
Stem is erect and branching, leaves are oval 7.5cm long, flowers are mauve to pink with a pom pom look. Excellent looking specimen when in bloom. Min. 5 degC.
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DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA (Soft Tree Fern)(Tas Man Fern)
A native of Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, it prefers protected shaded position. The stem is stout and erect covered with brown, fibrous roots, leaves are shiny and a rich coloured green fronds which grow long.
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DODONAEA VISCOSA PURPUREA
(Purple Hop Bush)
Evergreen shrub, grows to approx. 3m, stem is slender, thin reddish
bark, leaves are purplish and narrow. Ideal plant to grow for contrast
in the garden.
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ERICA COLORANS
(White Delight)
Evergreen small shrub, stem short, leaves are soft green, flowers are
tubular on tall spikes, flowers being white and turning to pinky red with age. Many varieties of Erica's are grown in Tasmania.
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EUCALYPTUS FICIFOLIA (Red
Flowering Gum or Scarlet Gum)
Evergreen tree, stem is erect and can be twisted, branching has rough
bark, leaves, bright green, flowers are scarlet. With a young tree the
colour is not known in advance. It could be orange, salmon, pink, crimson or of course scarlet. A very popular tree.
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GENISITA MONOSPERMA
(Weeping Bridal Veil Broom)
Evergreen shrub (some say deciduous) approx. 4m, stem is erect and slender, leaves are small, flowers are white that cascade over fine greyish weeping branches in spring.
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GREVILLEA LANIGERA Mt. Tamboritha Form
Evergreen shrub, stem is prostrate, leaves are narrow and pointed, flowers of red and yellow, masses of them during spring. Good for coastal areas.
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Hebe (many varieties)
Evergreen shurbs adaptable to most soils and positions, being frost resistant.
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METROSIDEROS EXCELSA (New Zealand Christmas Tree)
Native of New Zealand, it prefers cooler climates. Frost resistant. Evergreen tree, stems are erect and sturdy with aerial roots occuring from the lower branches, leaves are small, thick, oval and recurved, with a whiteish undersufrace, flowers are crimson.
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NANDINA DOMESTICA 'NANA'
An evergreen or semi evergreen dwarf shrub. The leaves are colourful, turning crimson and scarlet in autumn and winter.
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PHOTINIA ROBUSTA
(Fire Bush)
Evergreen tree, grows well in cooler climates, new growth in spring is a vibrant orange/red. Flowers follow in clusters of tiny, white scented blossom. Great hedge tree if kept pruned.
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PHYLICA PUBESCENS
(Flannel Bush)
Evergreen shrub with heath like leaves, which are a little hairy, flowers are creamy white.
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PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS (Cape Plumbago)
An evergreen shrub, leaves are pale green, flowers are sky blue, phlox like. Also available in white.
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POLYGALA MYRTIFOLOA 'GRANDIFLORA'
Evergreen many branched shrub with small leaves of grey green colour, flowers are purple pea like which appear in clusters at the end of the shoot. An excellent flowing shrub, seems to bloom all the time.
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PROTEA (Pink Ice)
Grown mainly for their flowers from small to large, frost tender to hardy. Many varities, this is but just one of many.
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LAVANDULA
(Spanish Lavendar)
Evergreen shrub grows to a height of 1 meter with a spread of 1 meter.
The stem is short, stout and woody, with slender, erect branches. Leaves are greyish in colour and the flowers are lavendar in colour and fragrant with a frill on top of the flower.
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Pieris Japonicia (Taiwanensis)
An evergreen shrub. Stem is erect and branching with leaves being ovate with red young leaves. Flowers are white, pendant and resemble lily of the valley. Prefers cool, acid soil in partially shaded position. Frost resistant but drought tender.
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SPIRAEA
Deciduous shrub, stems erect, flowers of white, pink or red, flowers occur in small clusters.
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TECOMARIA CAPENSIS AUREA
Upright shrub, stems are erect, leaves fern like, flowers are yellow tubular shaped. Some protection from the frost is required.
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THRYPTOMENE SAXICOLA (F.C. Payne)
Evergreen shrub, growing to approx. 1m, stem is erect and slender, leaves are narrow, flowers deep pink and slightly larger than the species. Flowers for a long period.
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TIBOUCHINA GRANDIFLORA
(Lasiandra Grandiflora)
Evergreen shrub, stem erect and branching, leaves are oblong, flowers are deep voilet-blue. Some frost protection may be necessary.
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ULMUS CHINENSIS
(Chinese Elm)
Evergreen tree, Stem is erect with graceful arching
branches, leaves are small and glossy, Grows to about 10m.
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VIBURNUM Tomentosum
A deciduous shrub with erect and branching stems. Leaves are deeply veined, with sharply serrate margins. Flowers are pure white occurring in rounded clusters.
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VIBURNUM OPULUS STERILE
(Snowball Tree, Guelder Rose)
A deciduous shrub/tree grows to 3m, stem erect,
woody and branching, flowers are white in the form of balls.
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WEIGELA FLORIDA VARIEGATA
Deciduous low bushy shrub, pale pink funnel shaped flowers, with variegated medium leaves.
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