Plants: 43
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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Melaleuca viridiflora rubriflora | Paper-Bark Tree | tree | 20-40ft (3-6m). Evergreen. Peeling bark. Small white or pinkish `bottle brushes' in spring. | Frost tender. Sunshine and poor soil. Tolerates waterlogging. | |
Melia azedarach | Bead Tree, Persian Lilac | tree | 50ft (15m). Deciduous. Dark green divided leaves. Scented lilac-pink flowers in spring, yellow fruits in autumn. | Frost hardy. Full sun. Thrives in dry soil. Plant away from buiidings. | |
Pinus contorta | Lodgepole Pine, Beach Pine | tree | 50ft (15m). Evergreen. Bright green needles. Small, oval cones. | Fully hardy. Tolerates wet conditions. | |
Pinus nigra, subsp. Nigra | Black Pine, Austrian Pine | tree | 100ft (30m). Evergreen. Dense, dark green needles. | Fully hardy. Sun. Tolerates dry conditions. | |
Pinus radiata | Monterey Pine | tree | 100ft (30m). Evergreen. Dark trunk, bright green needles. | Fully hardy. Sun. | |
Populus alba | Abele, White Poplar | tree | 100ft (30m). Deciduous. Leaves have white undersides, turning yellow in autumn. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Plant away from drains and buildings. | |
Populus alba "Raket" | tree | 100ft (30m). Deciduous, slender column. Lobed, dark green leaves with white beneath, turning yellow in autumn. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. Plant away from drains and buildings. | ||
Populus alba, f. pyramidalis | tree | 70ft (20m). Deciduous. Oval, wavy-edged leaves, white undersides, turning yellow in autumn. | Fully hardy. Sun and fertile soil. | ||
Quercus ilex | Holm Oak | tree | 80ft (25m). Evergreen. Young leaves are grey, turning dark glossy green. | Frost hardy. Sun or semi-shade. | |
Salix alba | White Willow | tree | 50ft (15m). Deciduous. Silver-grey leaves | Fully hardy. Sun, doesn't tolerate dry conditions. | |
Schinus molle | Californian Pepper Tree, Peruvian Mastic Tree | tree | 25ft (8m). Evergreen. Fern-like leaves with many leaflets. Clusters of small yellow flowers, February to August, then little pink fruits. | Frost tender, min. 5°C. Sun. | |
Schlefflera actinophylla | Queensland Umbrella Tree | tree | 50ft (15m). Evergreen. Large leaves divided into leaflets. Big clusterse of small red flowers in summer and winter. | Frost tender, min. 16°C. Sun or partial shade. | |
Sorbus aria | Whitebeam | tree | 50ft (15m). Deciduous. Oval, serrated leaves with silver undersides. Small white floweres in May, then brown-speckled, red fruits. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, damp soil. | |
Tabebuia chrysotricha | Golden Trumpet Tree | tree | 30ft (10m). Deciduous. Dark leaves divided into leaflets. Large, bright yellow flowers in February and March. | Frost tender, 16°C. Sun and moist position. | |
Thevetia peruviana | Yellow Oleander | tree | 30ft (10m). Evergreen. Narrow leaves, yellow flowers in winter, spring and summer. Poisonous. | Frost tender, min 16°C. Sun. | |
Tipuana tipu | Pride of Bolivia, Tipu Tree | tree | 30ft (10m). Evergreen. Long leaves divided into leaflets. Large, pea-like, orange flowers in spring, then winged pods in autumn. | Frost tender, 10°C. sunshine. | |
X CUPRESSOCYPARIS, hybrid genus | tree | c. 50-120ft (15-35m). Evergreen. Flattened sprays of scale-like leaves: some variegated or golden varieties.. Dark brown cones. Poisonous. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | ||
YUCCA genus | shrub, tree | c. 5-30ft (1.5m-10m). Evergreen. Tufts of leathery, sword-shaped leaves. Clusters of pendent white flowers in summer. | Frost tender, 7°C, to fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. |
Plants: 43