Native plants for streets and avenues
57 plants in this collection have their own page on HortOS: 47 trees, 7 shrubs, 2 conifers and 1 bulb. Each row shows how many growers in Australia list the plant today and the trade price it starts from ex GST.
- Foliage
- 43 evergreen, 3 deciduous
- Commonest types
- trees, shrubs and conifers
- Heights
- 0.2 m to 50 m
Trees 47
| Banksia integrifoliaCoast banksiaEvergreen tree · 5 m to 25 m · 52 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 25 m | 4 m to 10 m | 52 | $1.80ex GST |
| Tristaniopsis laurinaWater gumEvergreen tree · 3 m to 15 m · 46 growers | Evergreen tree | 3 m to 15 m | 3 m to 5 m | 46 | $1.95ex GST |
| Backhousia citriodoraLemon myrtleTree · 8 m · 44 growers | Tree | 8 m | 44 | $2.95ex GST | |
| Brachychiton rupestrisQueensland bottle treeDeciduous tree · 4 m to 8 m · 40 growers | Deciduous tree | 4 m to 8 m | 2 m to 12 m | 40 | $1.00ex GST |
| Hymenosporum flavumNative frangipaniEvergreen tree · 2 m to 10 m · 40 growers | Evergreen tree | 2 m to 10 m | 3 m to 5 m | 40 | $2.20ex GST |
| Waterhousea floribundaWeeping lilly pillyTree · 10 m · 39 growers | Tree | 10 m | 8 m | 39 | $2.15ex GST |
| Cupaniopsis anacardioidesTuckerooEvergreen tree · 5 m to 10 m · 38 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 10 m | 38 | $1.80ex GST | |
| Callistemon viminalisWeeping bottlebrushEvergreen tree · 5 m to 7 m · 30 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 7 m | 4.5 m to 7.5 m | 30 | $1.70ex GST |
| Corymbia citriodoraLemon-scented gumEvergreen tree · 10 m to 35 m · 30 growers | Evergreen tree | 10 m to 35 m | 8 m to 20 m | 30 | $1.80ex GST |
| Grevillea robustaSilky oakEvergreen tree · 8 m to 40 m · 29 growers | Evergreen tree | 8 m to 40 m | 5 m to 14 m | 29 | $1.80ex GST |
| Melaleuca linariifoliaSnow in summerEvergreen tree · 2 m to 12 m · 29 growers | Evergreen tree | 2 m to 12 m | 3 m to 5 m | 29 | $1.30ex GST |
| Stenocarpus sinuatusFirewheel treeEvergreen tree · 8 m to 20 m · 29 growers | Evergreen tree | 8 m to 20 m | 2 m to 5 m | 29 | $3.00ex GST |
| Syzygium australeLilly pillyEvergreen tree · 3 m to 8 m · 29 growers | Evergreen tree | 3 m to 8 m | 3 m to 5 m | 29 | $3.00ex GST |
| Elaeocarpus reticulatusBlueberry ashEvergreen tree · 3 m to 15 m · 28 growers | Evergreen tree | 3 m to 15 m | 3 m to 5 m | 28 | $4.00ex GST |
| Lophostemon confertusBrush boxEvergreen tree · 5 m to 15 m · 28 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 15 m | 5 m to 10 m | 28 | $1.95ex GST |
| Acacia melanoxylonBlackwoodEvergreen tree · 7 m to 20 m · 27 growers | Evergreen tree | 7 m to 20 m | 4 m to 10 m | 27 | $1.70ex GST |
| Acmena smithiiLilly pillyEvergreen tree · 8 m to 20 m · 27 growers | Evergreen tree | 8 m to 20 m | 5 m to 15 m | 27 | $1.80ex GST |
| Harpullia pendulaTulipwoodEvergreen tree · 8 m to 15 m · 27 growers | Evergreen tree | 8 m to 15 m | 27 | $2.45ex GST | |
| Buckinghamia celsissimaIvory curlEvergreen tree · 6 m to 8 m · 25 growers | Evergreen tree | 6 m to 8 m | 3 m to 5 m | 25 | $3.00ex GST |
| Xanthostemon chrysanthusGolden pendaTree · 10 m to 15 m · 25 growers | Tree | 10 m to 15 m | 3 m to 10 m | 25 | $3.00ex GST |
| Agonis flexuosaWillow myrtleEvergreen tree · 7.5 m to 15 m · 24 growers | Evergreen tree | 7.5 m to 15 m | 4.5 m to 15 m | 24 | $1.51ex GST |
| Flindersia australisCrow's ashTree · 8 m to 25 m · 22 growers | Tree | 8 m to 25 m | 5 m to 15 m | 22 | $1.80ex GST |
| Brachychiton acerifoliusIllawarra flame treeDeciduous tree · 30 m to 35 m · 21 growers | Deciduous tree | 30 m to 35 m | 21 | $3.00ex GST | |
| Brachychiton populneusKurrajongEvergreen tree · 8 m to 12 m · 21 growers | Evergreen tree | 8 m to 12 m | 8 m to 10 m | 21 | $2.20ex GST |
| Elaeocarpus reticulatus 'Prima Donna'Blueberry ashEvergreen tree · 8 m · 21 growers | Evergreen tree | 8 m | 3 m | 21 | $3.00ex GST |
| Melaleuca styphelioidesPrickly paperbarkEvergreen tree · 3 m to 20 m · 21 growers | Evergreen tree | 3 m to 20 m | 2 m to 5 m | 21 | $1.30ex GST |
| Callistemon salignusWillow bottlebrushEvergreen tree · 5 m to 12 m · 20 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 12 m | 3 m to 5 m | 20 | $1.40ex GST |
| Brachychiton acerifoliusIllawarra flame treeDeciduous tree · 30 m to 35 m · 19 growers | Deciduous tree | 30 m to 35 m | 19 | $3.50ex GST | |
| Syzygium hemilamprumBroad-leaved lilly pillyTree · 5 m to 20 m · 19 growers | Tree | 5 m to 20 m | 19 | $4.00ex GST | |
| Corymbia ficifoliaRed flowering gumEvergreen tree · 6 m to 15 m · 16 growers | Evergreen tree | 6 m to 15 m | 3 m to 5 m | 16 | $3.00ex GST |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylonYellow gumEvergreen tree · 4 m to 25 m · 16 growers | Evergreen tree | 4 m to 25 m | 3 m to 20 m | 16 | $2.00ex GST |
| Tristaniopsis laurina 'DOW10'Water gumEvergreen tree · 7 m to 12 m · 16 growers | Evergreen tree | 7 m to 12 m | 3 m to 5 m | 16 | $15.00ex GST |
| Agonis flexuosa 'Burgundy'Burgundy willow myrtleEvergreen tree · 3 m to 6 m · 15 growers | Evergreen tree | 3 m to 6 m | 2 m to 4 m | 15 | $9.35ex GST |
| Melaleuca quinquenerviaBroad-leaved paperbarkEvergreen tree · 8 m to 15 m · 15 growers | Evergreen tree | 8 m to 15 m | 4 m to 10 m | 15 | $1.85ex GST |
| Ficus microcarpa 'Flash'Flash ornamental figEvergreen tree · 10 m · 14 growers | Evergreen tree | 10 m | 3 m | 14 | $8.50ex GST |
| Acacia melanoxylonBlackwoodEvergreen tree · 7 m to 20 m · 13 growers | Evergreen tree | 7 m to 20 m | 4 m to 10 m | 13 | $1.80ex GST |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'Rosea'Pink-flowered blue gumEvergreen tree · 8 m to 20 m · 12 growers | Evergreen tree | 8 m to 20 m | 6 m to 18 m | 12 | $5.00ex GST |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylonMugga ironbarkTree · 10 m to 35 m · 11 growers | Tree | 10 m to 35 m | 11 | $1.85ex GST | |
| Corymbia citriodora 'Scentuous'Scentuous dwarf lemon-scented gum treeEvergreen tree · 7 m to 10 m · 10 growers | Evergreen tree | 7 m to 10 m | 3 m to 6 m | 10 | $125.00ex GST |
| Ficus microcarpaHill's weeping figEvergreen tree · 12 m to 15 m · 10 growers | Evergreen tree | 12 m to 15 m | 12 m | 10 | $4.50ex GST |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus 'Rubra'Red cottonwoodEvergreen tree · 6 m to 8 m · 10 growers | Evergreen tree | 6 m to 8 m | 5 m to 8 m | 10 | $4.50ex GST |
| Hibiscus tiliaceusCottonwoodEvergreen tree · 4 m to 8 m · 9 growers | Evergreen tree | 4 m to 8 m | 3 m to 4 m | 9 | $3.00ex GST |
| Ficus benjaminaWeeping figEvergreen tree · 12 m to 15 m · 8 growers | Evergreen tree | 12 m to 15 m | 7.6 m to 9 m | 8 | $12.00ex GST |
| Acacia cognataRiver wattleTree · 3 m to 10 m · 6 growers | Tree | 3 m to 10 m | 4 m to 6 m | 6 | $5.00ex GST |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpaLarge-fruited yellow gumEvergreen tree · 4 m to 15 m · 5 growers | Evergreen tree | 4 m to 15 m | 5 m to 10 m | 5 | $6.28ex GST |
| Ficus microcarpaHill's weeping figEvergreen tree · 12 m to 15 m · 4 growers | Evergreen tree | 12 m to 15 m | 12 m | 4 | $25.00ex GST |
| Waterhousea floribunda 'Green Avenue'Green Avenue weeping lilly pillyEvergreen tree · 10 m to 11 m · 2 growers | Evergreen tree | 10 m to 11 m | 7 m | 2 | $120.00ex GST |
Shrubs 7
| CallistemonBottlebrushShrub · 0.5 m to 4 m · 30 growers | Shrub | 0.5 m to 4 m | 30 | $2.00ex GST | |
| Leptospermum petersoniiLemon-scented tea treeShrub · 4 m to 5 m · 26 growers | Shrub | 4 m to 5 m | 3 m to 4 m | 26 | $1.50ex GST |
| Banksia marginataSilver banksiaEvergreen shrub · 1 m to 12 m · 25 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1 m to 12 m | 2 m to 5 m | 25 | $1.82ex GST |
| Correa 'Dusky Bells'Native fuchsiaEvergreen shrub · 0.2 m to 1 m · 19 growers | Evergreen shrub | 0.2 m to 1 m | 0.6 m to 4 m | 19 | $1.40ex GST |
| Correa glabraRock correaEvergreen shrub · 1 m to 3 m · 11 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1 m to 3 m | 1 m to 2 m | 11 | $2.50ex GST |
| Callistemon 'Purple Splendour'Callistemon Purple SplendourEvergreen shrub · 2 m to 3 m · 8 growers | Evergreen shrub | 2 m to 3 m | 1.5 m to 3 m | 8 | $7.12ex GST |
| Callistemon 'Mary MacKillop'Callistemon Mary MacKillopEvergreen shrub · 2 m to 2.5 m · 4 growers | Evergreen shrub | 2 m to 2.5 m | 1 m to 2 m | 4 | $6.25ex GST |
Conifers 2
| Podocarpus elatusIllawarra plumEvergreen conifer · 10 m to 15 m · 26 growers | Evergreen conifer | 10 m to 15 m | 5 m to 8 m | 26 | $2.50ex GST |
| Agathis robustaKauri pineConifer · 40 m to 50 m · 24 growers | Conifer | 40 m to 50 m | 24 | $3.00ex GST |
Bulbs 1
| Crinum pedunculatumSwamp lilyBulb · 1 m to 3 m · 19 growers | Bulb | 1 m to 3 m | 2 m to 3 m | 19 | $1.50ex GST |
Prices are each grower's own, ex GST; availability is confirmed by the grower at order. Growers can update or remove their listing at any time.
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About this collection
About this collection
This collection holds 57 native plants for streets and avenues, each with its own page on HortOS: 47 trees, 7 shrubs, 2 conifers and 1 bulb.
The most widely grown today are Coast banksia (52 growers), Water gum (46 growers), Lemon myrtle, Queensland bottle tree and Native frangipani, by the number of growers in Australia listing each one.
The smallest is Native fuchsia, at 0.2 m to 1 m tall, and the tallest is Kauri pine, at 40 m to 50 m. 43 are evergreen and 3 deciduous.
The table above shows each plant's growers and today's from-price ex GST, and each name opens the plant's page with every grower that lists it and its pot sizes. Related collections include Australian native plants, Plants for streets and avenues and Native trees. The guide Street Trees and Canopy: What Advanced Stock Costs and Who Holds It goes further.
Questions
Which native plants for streets and avenues are the most widely grown?
The most widely grown today are Coast banksia (52 growers), Water gum (46 growers), Lemon myrtle, Queensland bottle tree and Native frangipani, by the number of growers in Australia listing each one.
Which native plants for streets and avenues grow over 8 m tall?
41 grow to over 8 m: Coast banksia, Water gum, Native frangipani, Weeping lilly pilly, Tuckeroo, Lemon-scented gum, Silky oak, Snow in summer and 33 more; filter the table above to see them all.
Which native plants for streets and avenues are deciduous?
3 of the 57 are deciduous: Queensland bottle tree, Illawarra flame tree and Illawarra flame tree.
Which native plants for streets and avenues are drought tolerant?
30 of the 57 are drought tolerant: Coast banksia, Queensland bottle tree, Native frangipani, Tuckeroo, Lemon-scented gum, Silky oak, Firewheel tree, Lilly pilly and 22 more.
Guide: Street Trees and Canopy: What Advanced Stock Costs and Who Holds It