Category: Trees

Hooked Needlewood

Hakea tephrosperma (Hooked Needlewood) Common Names Hooked Needlewood, Striped Hakea, Needlewood Plant Details Family Proteaceae. Genus Hakea. Name Origin Tephrosperma, from Greek tephro, ash grey and sperma, seed, referring to […]

Yellow Box

Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) Common Names Yellow Box, Honey Box, Yellow Ironbark, Dargan, Honey-scented Gum, Yellow Ironbox, Yellow Jacket Plant Details Family Myrtaceae. Genus Eucalyptus. Name Origin Melliodora, from Latin […]

Argyle Apple

Eucalyptus cinerea (Argyle Apple) Common Names Argyle Apple, Mealy Stringybark Plant Details Family Myrtaceae. Genus Eucalyptus. Name Origin Cinerea, meaning ashen, referring to leaf colour. Rainfall 500mm. Growth Height Up […]

Mountain Swamp Gum

Eucalyptus camphora subsp. humeana (Mountain Swamp Gum) Common Names Mountain Swamp Gum, Broad-leaved Sally, Mountain Swamp-gum Plant Details Family Myrtaceae. Genus Eucalyptus. Name Origin Camphora, meaning camphor-like in scent. Rainfall […]

Apple Box

Eucalyptus bridgesiana (Apple Box) Common Names Apple Box, But But, Apple, Apple Gum, Applebox, Moonbi Apple Box, Mt Canobolas Box, Swamp Apple Plant Details Family Myrtaceae. Genus Eucalyptus. Name Origin […]

Blakely’s Red Gum

Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely’s Red Gum) Common Names Blakely”s Red Gum, Blakely”s Red-gum, Blakely”s Redgum, Blakelys Gum, Blakelys Red Gum, Forest Red Gum, White Budded Red Gum, White-budded Red-gum Plant Details […]

White Box

Eucalyptus albens (White Box) Common Names White Box Plant Details Family Myrtaceae. Genus Eucalyptus. Name Origin Albens, from Latin alba, white, referring to general whitish appearance. Rainfall 400mm. Growth Rate […]

White Cypress Pine

Callitris glaucophylla, Callitris columellaris (White Cypress Pine) Common Names White Cypress Pine, Murray Pine, Native Pine, White Cypress, White Cypress Or White Pine, White Cypress-pine, White Pine Plant Details Family […]

Silver Banksia

Banksia marginata (Silver Banksia) Common Names Silver Banksia, Honeysuckle, Woorike, Banksia, Dwarf Honeysuckle, Margined Banksia, Warrock Plant Details Family Proteaceae. Genus Banksia. Name Origin Banksia, named after wife of naturalist […]

Drooping Sheoak

Allocasuarina verticillata, Casuarina stricta (Drooping Sheoak) Common Names Drooping Sheoak, Drooping Sheoke, Coast She-oak, Hill-oak, Sheoak Plant Details Family Casuarinaceae. Genus Allocasuarina. Name Origin Allocasuarina, from Greek allo, other, and […]