Trees
Trees Characteristics
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Trees Guide - Frost Resistant
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Trees For Small Gardens

Dais cotinifolia (Pompon tree)

Rhus lancea (Karee)

Rhus leptodictya (Mountain karee)

Rhus pedulina (White karee)

Acacia baileyana (Bailey’s wattle)

Acer buergerianum (Chinese maple)

Agonis flexuosa (Willow myrtle)

Bauhinia variegata (Pink camel’s foot)

Betula pendula (Silver birch)

Cassia fistula (Golden shower tree)

Ceratopetalum gummiferum (Christmas bush)

Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree)

Erythrina crista-galli

Hymenosporum flavum (Australian frangipani)

Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree)

Lagunaria patersonii (Pyramid tree)

Malus x aldenhamensis (Crab-apple)

Plumeria rubra (Frangipani)

Prunus glandulosa ‘rosea’ (Flowering almond)

Rhus succedanea (Wax tree)

Ulmus parvifolia (Chinese elm)

Trees For Large Gardens

Acacia sieberana var. woodii (Paperbark acacia)

Calodendron capense (Cape chestnut)

Celtis africana (White stinkwood)

Cunonia capensis (Red alder)

Ekebergia capensis (Cape ash)

Erythrina caffra (Coast coral tree)

Harpephyllum caffrum (Wild plum)

Araucaria araucana (Chile pine)

Brachychiton acerifolius (Australian flame tree)

Brachychiton discolor (Queensland lace bark)

Castanospermum australe (Australian chestnut)

Cedrus deodara (Himalayan cedar)

Chorisia speciosa (Kapok tree)

Delonix regia (Flamboyant tree)

Fraxinus americana (American ash)

Ginko bilopa (Maidenhair tree)

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust)

Jacaranda mimosifolia (Jacaranda)

Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree)

Melia azedarach (Bead tree)

Platanus x acerifolia (London plane)

Podocarpus latifolius (Common yellowwood)

Quercus acutissima (Chinese golden oak)

Quercus cerris (Turkey oak)

Quercus ilex (Holm oak)

Quercus palustris (Pin oak)

Quercus robur (English oak)

Salix babylonica (Weeping willow)

Schinus molle (Pepper tree)

Sophora japonica (Chinese scholar tree)

Spathodea campanulata (African flame tree)

Stenocarpus sinuatus (Firewheel tree)

Taxodium distichum (Swamp cypress)

Ulmus procera ‘Louis van Houtte’ (Golden iep)

Trees For Hedging

Dovyalis caffra (Kei apple)

Syzygium cordatum (Water beetle)

Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterye cypress)

Ligustrum lucidum ‘excelsum superbum’ (Variegated privet)

Pyracantha angustifolia (Yellow fire-thorn)

Thuja plicata (Western red cedar)

Mess-Free Trees

Albizia adianthifolia (Flat crown)

Anthocleista grandiflora (Forest fever tree)

Harpephyllum caffrum (Wild plum)

Olea capensis (False, black iron wood)

Schefflera umbelifera (Bastard cabbage tree)

Arbutus unedo (Strawberry tree)

Citharexyllum illicifolium (Small-leafed fiddlewood)

Citharexyllum quadrangulare (Fiddle wood)

Cordyline australis (New Zealand cabbage tree)

Hymenosporum flavum (Australian frangipani)

Melaleuca quinquenervia (Broad-leaved paperbark)

Melaleuca linariifolia (Flax-leafed paperbark)

Olea europaea (Wild olive)

Stenocarpus sinuatus (Firewheel tree)

Trees With Berries

Celtis africana (White stinkwood)

Ochna atropurpurea (Carnival bush)

Syzygium cordatum (Water beetle)

Cornus florida (Flowering dogwood)

Crataegus crus-galli (Cockspur thorn)

Ilex cornuta (Horned holly)

Ligustrum lucidum ‘excelsum superbum’ (Variegated privet)

Podocarpus latifolius (Common yellowwood)

Pyracantha angustifolia (Yellow fire-thorn)

Schinus molle (Pepper tree)

Trees For Attracting Birds

Acacia albida (Ana tree)

Acacia sieberana var. woodii (Paperbark acacia)

Acacia xanthophloea (Fever tree)

Bridelia micrantha

Celtis africana (White stinkwood)

Diospyros whyteana (Black bark)

Dovyalis caffra (Kei apple)

Ekebergia capensis (Cape ash)

Erythrina acanthocarpa (Tamboekie thorn)

Erythrina caffra (Coast coral tree)

Halleria lucida (Tree fuchsia)

Harpephyllum caffrum (Wild plum)

Kigelia africana (Sausage tree)

Kiggelaria africana (Wild peach)

Mimusops caffra (Coastal red-milkwood)

Ochna atropurpurea (Carnival bush) - yellow spring flowers

Olea capensis (False, black iron wood)

Rhus lancea (Karee)

Schotia afra (Karoo-boeboon)

Spirostachys africana (Tambotie)

Syzygium cordatum (Water beetle)

Acacia baileyana (Bailey’s wattle)

Albizia julibrissin (Silk tree)

Araucaria araucana (Chile pine)

Arbutus unedo (Strawberry tree)

Bauhinea blakeana

Bauhinea purpurea (Camel’s foot)

Bauhinea variegata (Pink camel’s foot)

Castanospermum australe (Australian chestnut)

Casuarina cunninghamiana (Bull oak)

Cordyline australis (New Zealand cabbage tree)

Cornus florida (Flowering dogwood)

Crataegus crus-galli (Cockspur thorn)

Erythrina crista-galli

Eucalyptus cinera (Florist’s gum)

Ficus aspera (Clown fig)

Grevillea robusta (Silky oak)

Ilex cornuta (Horned holly)

Jacaranda mimosifolia (Jacaranda)

Ligustrum lucidum ‘excelsum superbum’ (Variegated privet)

Malus x aldenhamensis (Crab-apple)

Melaleuca linariifolia (Flax-leafed paperbark)

Melaleuca quinquenervia (Broad-leaved paperbark)

Melia azedarach (Bead tree)

Olea europaea (Wild olive)

Podocarpus latifolius (Common yellowwood)

Prunus glandulosa ‘rosea’ (Flowering almond)

Pyracantha angustifolia (Yellow fire-thorn)

Schinus molle (Pepper tree)

Stenocarpus sinuatus (Firewheel tree)

Trees With Fragrant Flowers

Acacia albida (Ana tree)

Acacia sieberana var. woodii (Paperbark acacia)

Acacia xanthophloea (Fever tree)

Nuxia floribunda (Forest elder) - large clusters of creamy, fragrant flowers

Virgilia divaricata (Pink blossom tree)

Acacia baileyana (Bailey’s wattle)

Hymenosporum flavum (Australian frangipani)

Magnolia kobus

Melia azedarach (Bead tree)

Michelia champaca (Champak tree)

Plumeria rubra (Frangipani)

Trees With Fragrant Foliage

Syzygium cordatum (Water beetle)

Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterye cypress)

Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine)

Pinus pinaster (Maritime pine)

Schinus molle (Pepper tree)

Thuja plicata (Western red cedar)

Trees With Autumn Foliage

Combretum erythrophyllum (Willow)

Kirkia acuminata

Acer buergerianum (Chinese maple)

Betula pendula (Silver birch)

Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree)

Citharexyllum quadrangulare (Fiddle wood)

Cornus capitata (Bentham’s cornel)

Crataegus crus-galli (Cockspur thorn)

Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar)

Cryptomeria japonica ‘elegans’ (Plume cedar)

Diospyros kaki (Japanese persimmon)

Fagus sylvatica (Common beech)

Fraxinus americana (American ash)

Ginko bilopa (Maidenhair tree)

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust)

Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree)

Liquidamber styraciflua (American sweet gum)

Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree)

Malus x aldenhamensis (Crab-apple)

Platanus x acerifolia (London plane)

Populus deltoides (Matchwood poplar)

Prunus glandulosa ‘rosea’ (Flowering almond)

Quercus cerris (Turkey oak)

Quercus ilex (Holm oak)

Quercus palustris (Pin oak)

Quercus robur (English oak)

Salix babylonica (Weeping willow)

Taxodium distichum (Swamp cypress)

Ulmus parvifolia (Chinese elm)

Ulmus procera ‘Louis van Houtte’ (Golden iep)

Zelkova serrata (Cherry elm)