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This is a small but spectacular feature tree in residential gardens and occasionally as a street tree. This eucalypt has dark brown bark which peels in curling strips to show a pale undersurface and has deep green foliage with a whitish bloom. Flowering occurs in winter and spring and the flowers are large and pink to red in colour however white flowered plants are known. Flowers are followed by large "gumnuts" about 30mm in diameter. Eucalyptus caesia grows to about 6-9 m high. This plant is a food source and nesting site for birds.

Medium to large tree. Flowers are cream or pink or red in colour. Flowering occurs in summer and autumn. Eucalyptus calophylla grows to about 40m high. It produces large nuts that carry seeds that provide an important food source for some species of parrots including cockatoos. Require well drained soils, and is drought tolerant once established.

This is a large, quick-growing tree with smooth, white bark and lemon-scented leaves. The leaves are leathery, hang vertically, and have glands containing a fragrant oil. Its flowers are covered with a membrane which is thrown off when the flower expands. The fruit is surrounded by a woody, cup-shaped receptacle and flowering occurs in summer. It is quite a large tree (24-40m high), beautiful for large spaces.

A short trunked dense small tree from Western Australia. Eucalyptus conferruminata has large spherical green flowers which attract birds. It is suitable for most soils, including slightly alkaline and saline. It tolerates some waterlogging. It rarely grows further than 10 km from the ocean. It is an excellent windbreak and useful wind erosion control tree. Plants respond well to pruning and the flowers, fruit and seed pots are used for cut flower arrangements.

Dense spreading tree with dark greyish brown bark. Leaves are ovate to lance-shaped, dark green above and pale green beneath. Flowers are red, pink or white in colour and are borne from summer to autumn. Eucalyptus ficifolia grows to about 15m high and 20m wide. Gorgeous flowers attract nectar-hungry birds from December through to February. It needs full sun and a well drained soil.

This is a spectacular small feature tree from Western Australia with distinctive red flower buds and an inverted cone shape or mallee form. Eucalyptus forrestiana is a small tree, growing to 3-7m high and 3m wide. This plant is a food source and nesting site for birds.

Eucalypts are usually large trees with leathery, smooth, lance-shaped leaves, which have a more rounded shape when young. Their flowers may be red or orange. No petals present. The colourful bark of the stems and trunks may be gray, green, russet, or cream and peels in sheets. Eucalyptus lansdowneana is a small tree (5m) with a spreading crown, persistant rough bark on trunk, sometime a mallee, usually purple flowers.

Rough grey-bark which is darker at the base and sheds in late summer to reveal a paler, cream, brown or bluish grey bark. Leaves are rounded and are dull dark green in colour. Flowers are produced in threes and are either white, pink or red in colour. Flowering mainly occurs in summer but can also occur through autumn or winter. Eucalyptus leucoxylon can grow to about 15m high and 20m wide. Good in compacted soils.

The bark of this pant is smooth and brown, changing to gray with age. Leaves are thick and are green to blue-green in color. Flowers are yellow in colour and can be found in groups of up to 15. Best to be planted in groups of two or more. Eucalyptus macranda is a large tree. Lignotuber mallee form allows both drought tolerance and waterlogging tolerance.

Attractive, very tall forest tree with a straight trunk. Bark is smooth and light blue-grey, or pink, but spotted yellow, dark grey, red, and other colours. Leaves narrow and slightly glossy, green in colour. Flowering occurs from May to September, flowers are bell-shaped and orange in colour.

Spreading, dense tree with a rounded crown and grey to redish brown bark. Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped and peppermint-scented. They are grey to green in colour on young trees and bluish green or light green on adult trees. Flowers are produced in small groups (of 7), are white in colour and are borne in autumn. Eucalyptus nicholii can grow to about 16m high and 12m wide. Grows in dry grassy woodland, on shallow soils of slopes and ridges

Dense, spreading tree with smooth white bark that sheds from late summer to autumn to yellow, bronze or green patches. Young leaves are ovate to elliptic shaped and are grey-green in colour. Adult leaves are lance-shaped and blue/green in colour. Flowers are white and are borne from late spring to summer. Eucalyptus pauciflora can grow to about 20m high and 15m wide. This tree is not drought tolerant.

Spreading tree with grey/white bark which peels to a smooth grey or brown bark. The twigs are green or white. Leaves are heart-shaped and silvery in colour. Flowers are white, are produced 3 at a time and are borne in winter. Eucalyptus pulverulenta can grow to about 25m high and 15m wide.

Low spreading plant with smooth greyish brown stems. Leaves are silvery grey and are often clasping the stems. They are orbicular shaped. Flowers are quite large (7.5 cm across) and are bright red to pink and sometimes pale yellow, they. The fruits are small and woody, and contain dark brown seeds. Eucalyptus rhodantha grows to about 4m high. Attractive to birds and other nectar feeders. Likes a warm climate and a sunny position.

Relatively large tree with spreading crown. Bark is thick, blackish to red-brown in colour. Young leaves are straight and bluish-green in colour. The adult leaves which follow this are lance-shaped and grey-green in colour. Flowers are red, pink, white or pale yellow and are borne from winter to summer. Eucalyptus sideroxylon can grow to about 30m high.

Originating from the south-west of Western Australia, this small, evergreen tree tolerates the toughest and most difficult garden sites. It is fast growing and has a useful rounded shape and attractive flakey-orange bark. It is also a great tree for children; for climbing and the interesting buds, flowers, and fruits. This plant is a food source and nesting site for birds.

A small to medium evergreen tree 6-15m high and 3-8m wide. It features beautiful large yellow flowers on reddish stems and grey-green leaves. The bark of this tree is smooth and ranges in colour from: white to green and copper.

This plant is grown mainly for it's flowers. Flowers are produced in whorls and vary in colour from purple to pink to blue to white. Flowering occurs in spring, summer and sometimes in winter. Average sized plant, measuring between about 2-4m.

Evergreen tree whose stems are encolsed in the leaves. Leaves are pointed and are obovate to rounded in shape. The colouring of these leaves is blue-grey, and they are about 5-10cm long. Flowers are borne in spring and these are bright green/yellow. Euphorbia myrsinites is a very small plant, growing to about 10cm tall and 30cm wide.

This Mediterranean evergreen shrub makes a great bedding landscape plant. The flowers are dramatic, large and bright yellow-green produced spherical cymes and borne from early spring to early summer. Euphorbia wulfenii grows to about 1.2m tall and 1.2m wide.