Native windbreak plants
38 plants in this collection have their own page on HortOS: 23 trees and 15 shrubs. Each row shows how many growers in Australia list the plant today and the trade price it starts from ex GST.
- Foliage
- 35 evergreen, 1 deciduous
- Commonest types
- trees and shrubs
- Heights
- 0.4 m to 40 m
Trees 23
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Casuarina cunninghamianaRiver she-oakEvergreen tree · 10 m to 20 m · 34 growers | Evergreen tree | 10 m to 20 m | 6 m to 15 m | 34 | $1.70ex GST |
| Acacia implexaHickory wattleEvergreen tree · 5 m to 15 m · 30 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 15 m | 4 m to 10 m | 30 | $1.45ex 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Allocasuarina littoralisBlack she-oakEvergreen tree · 5 m to 15 m · 27 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 15 m | 2 m to 4 m | 27 | $1.50ex 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Allocasuarina littoralisBlack sheoakEvergreen tree · 5 m to 15 m · 15 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 15 m | 2 m to 4 m | 15 | $1.45ex 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 |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon 'Rosea'Red flowered ironbarkEvergreen tree · 10 m to 20 m · 14 growers | Evergreen tree | 10 m to 20 m | 8 m to 15 m | 14 | $3.24ex 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 |
| Elaeocarpus reticulatus 'Green Dream'Green Dream blueberry ashEvergreen tree · 3 m · 11 growers | Evergreen tree | 3 m | 2 m | 11 | $7.50ex 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 |
| Xanthostemon chrysanthus 'Fairhill Gold'Dwarf golden pendaEvergreen tree · 2 m to 4 m · 9 growers | Evergreen tree | 2 m to 4 m | 1 m to 2 m | 9 | $3.85ex GST |
Shrubs 15
| Westringia fruticosaCoastal rosemaryEvergreen shrub · 1 m to 3 m · 61 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1 m to 3 m | 1 m to 4 m | 61 | $1.20ex GST |
| Dodonaea viscosaSticky hop bushEvergreen shrub · 1 m to 8 m · 26 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1 m to 8 m | 1.3 m to 4 m | 26 | $1.45ex 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 |
| Acmena smithii 'Forest Flame'Lilly pilly Forest FlameEvergreen shrub · 1 m to 2 m · 20 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1 m to 2 m | 1 m to 1.5 m | 20 | $1.55ex GST |
| Callistemon viminalis 'Wildfire'Callistemon viminalis WildfireEvergreen shrub · 2 m to 4 m · 19 growers | Evergreen shrub | 2 m to 4 m | 1.5 m to 2 m | 19 | $2.15ex GST |
| Melaleuca linariifolia 'Claret Tops'Melaleuca Claret TopsEvergreen shrub · 0.4 m to 1.5 m · 17 growers | Evergreen shrub | 0.4 m to 1.5 m | 1 m to 2 m | 17 | $3.85ex GST |
| Callistemon 'Pink Champagne'Callistemon Pink ChampagneEvergreen shrub · 2 m to 3 m · 13 growers | Evergreen shrub | 2 m to 3 m | 1 m to 2 m | 13 | $5.00ex GST |
| Rhagodia spinescensSpiny saltbushEvergreen shrub · 1 m to 2 m · 13 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1 m to 2 m | 1.5 m to 4 m | 13 | $5.00ex GST |
| Adenanthos sericeusWoolly bushEvergreen shrub · 2 m to 5 m · 12 growers | Evergreen shrub | 2 m to 5 m | 2 m to 4 m | 12 | $4.55ex GST |
| Rhagodia spinescensCreeping saltbushEvergreen shrub · 1 m to 2 m · 12 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1 m to 2 m | 1.5 m to 4 m | 12 | $1.45ex GST |
| Callistemon 'Candy Pink'Callistemon Candy PinkEvergreen shrub · 3 m to 4 m · 11 growers | Evergreen shrub | 3 m to 4 m | 2 m to 3 m | 11 | $5.00ex GST |
| Leptospermum obovatum 'Starry Night'Starry Night tea treeEvergreen shrub · 2 m to 3 m · 10 growers | Evergreen shrub | 2 m to 3 m | 1 m to 2 m | 10 | $1.65ex GST |
| Leptospermum 'Lemon Frost'Tea treeEvergreen shrub · 1.5 m to 2 m · 6 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1.5 m to 2 m | 1.5 m to 2 m | 6 | $1.70ex GST |
| Callistemon 'Red Rocket'Callistemon Red RocketEvergreen shrub · 1 m to 1.5 m · 4 growers | Evergreen shrub | 1 m to 1.5 m | 1 m to 1.5 m | 4 | $7.84ex GST |
| Leptospermum obovatumRiver tea-treeShrub · 2 m to 3 m · 4 growers | Shrub | 2 m to 3 m | 1 m to 1.5 m | 4 | $1.82ex 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 38 native windbreak plants, each with its own page on HortOS: 23 trees and 15 shrubs.
The most widely grown today are Coastal rosemary (61 growers), Water gum (46 growers), Queensland bottle tree, River she-oak and Hickory wattle, by the number of growers in Australia listing each one.
The smallest is Melaleuca Claret Tops, at 0.4 m to 1.5 m tall, and the tallest is Silky oak, at 8 m to 40 m. 35 are evergreen and 1 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, Windbreak plants and Evergreen windbreak plants. The guide Hedgerows and Windbreaks for Small Farms goes further.
Questions
Which native windbreak plants are the most widely grown?
The most widely grown today are Coastal rosemary (61 growers), Water gum (46 growers), Queensland bottle tree, River she-oak and Hickory wattle, by the number of growers in Australia listing each one.
Which native windbreak plants grow over 8 m tall?
16 grow to over 8 m: Water gum, River she-oak, Hickory wattle, Silky oak, Snow in summer, Blackwood, Lilly pilly, Black she-oak and 8 more; filter the table above to see them all.
Which native windbreak plants are deciduous?
1 of the 38 are deciduous: Queensland bottle tree.
Which native windbreak plants are drought tolerant?
23 of the 38 are drought tolerant: Coastal rosemary, Queensland bottle tree, Hickory wattle, Silky oak, Lilly pilly, Lilly pilly, Black she-oak, Sticky hop bush and 15 more.