Trees for pollinators and wildlife
58 plants in this collection have their own page on HortOS: 58 trees. Each row shows how many growers in Australia list the plant today and the trade price it starts from ex GST.
- Native to Australia
- 45 of 58
- Foliage
- 38 evergreen, 15 deciduous
- Heights
- 0.9 m to 60 m
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Cupaniopsis anacardioidesTuckerooEvergreen tree · 5 m to 10 m · 38 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 10 m | 38 | $1.80ex 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 |
| 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 |
| Corymbia maculataSpotted gumEvergreen tree · 15 m to 60 m · 30 growers | Evergreen tree | 15 m to 60 m | 8 m to 15 m | 30 | $1.65ex 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensisRiver red gumEvergreen tree · 20 m to 40 m · 25 growers | Evergreen tree | 20 m to 40 m | 10 m to 15 m | 25 | $1.65ex 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 |
| Acronychia imperforataFraser Island appleEvergreen tree · 4 m to 10 m · 22 growers | Evergreen tree | 4 m to 10 m | 2 m to 4 m | 22 | $2.00ex 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 |
| Syzygium luehmanniiSmall-leaved lilly pillyTree · 10 m to 20 m · 21 growers | Tree | 10 m to 20 m | 21 | $1.68ex 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 |
| Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry'Upright purple Norway mapleDeciduous tree · 7 m · 19 growers | Deciduous tree | 7 m | 4 m | 19 | $59.50ex GST |
| Brachychiton acerifoliusIllawarra flame treeDeciduous tree · 30 m to 35 m · 19 growers | Deciduous tree | 30 m to 35 m | 19 | $3.50ex 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 |
| 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 |
| Liquidambar styracifluaLiquidambarDeciduous tree · 15 m to 30 m · 15 growers | Deciduous tree | 15 m to 30 m | 12 m to 18 m | 15 | $6.95ex 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 |
| LagerstroemiaCrepe myrtleDeciduous tree · 0.9 m to 9.1 m · 14 growers | Deciduous tree | 0.9 m to 9.1 m | 0.9 m to 9.1 m | 14 | $13.00ex GST |
| Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip treeDeciduous tree · 12 m to 30 m · 14 growers | Deciduous tree | 12 m to 30 m | 8 m to 15 m | 14 | $23.00ex 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 |
| Elaeocarpus reticulatus 'Green Dream'Green Dream blueberry ashEvergreen tree · 3 m · 11 growers | Evergreen tree | 3 m | 2 m | 11 | $7.50ex 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 |
| 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 |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'Euky Dwarf'Euky DwarfEvergreen tree · 5 m to 7 m · 7 growers | Evergreen tree | 5 m to 7 m | 3 m to 7 m | 7 | $24.00ex GST |
| Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip treeDeciduous tree · 12 m to 30 m · 7 growers | Deciduous tree | 12 m to 30 m | 8 m to 15 m | 7 | $45.00ex GST |
| Malus ioensis 'Plena'Bechtel crab appleDeciduous tree · 3 m to 6 m · 6 growers | Deciduous tree | 3 m to 6 m | 2 m to 7 m | 6 | $65.00ex 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 |
| Prunus × blireianaPurple-leaf plumDeciduous tree · 4 m to 6 m · 5 growers | Deciduous tree | 4 m to 6 m | 3 m to 4 m | 5 | $65.00ex GST |
| Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'Purple-leaf flowering plumDeciduous tree · 5 m to 6 m · 5 growers | Deciduous tree | 5 m to 6 m | 4 m to 5 m | 5 | $29.50ex GST |
| Cercis canadensis 'Merlot'Merlot redbudDeciduous tree · 2.7 m to 4.6 m · 4 growers | Deciduous tree | 2.7 m to 4.6 m | 3 m to 4.6 m | 4 | $109.00ex GST |
| Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst'Sunburst honey locustDeciduous tree · 9 m to 10 m · 2 growers | Deciduous tree | 9 m to 10 m | 8 m to 10 m | 2 | $55.00ex GST |
| Prunus x subhirtellaHigan cherryDeciduous tree · 4 m to 10 m · 2 growers | Deciduous tree | 4 m to 10 m | 4 m to 8 m | 2 | POA |
| 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 |
| Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster'Shademaster honey locustDeciduous tree · 11 m to 20 m · 1 grower | Deciduous tree | 11 m to 20 m | 7 m to 12 m | 1 | $110.00ex GST |
| Malus 'JFS-KW5'Royal Raindrops crab appleDeciduous tree · 4.6 m to 6.1 m · 0 growers | Deciduous tree | 4.6 m to 6.1 m | 3.7 m to 6.1 m | 0 |
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 58 trees for pollinators and wildlife, each with its own page on HortOS: 58 trees.
The most widely grown today are Coast banksia (52 growers), Water gum (46 growers), Lemon myrtle, Native frangipani and Tuckeroo, by the number of growers in Australia listing each one. 45 of them are native to Australia, among them Coast banksia, Water gum and Lemon myrtle.
The smallest is Green Dream blueberry ash, at 3 m tall, and the tallest is Spotted gum, at 15 m to 60 m. 38 are evergreen and 15 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 Plants for pollinators and wildlife, Trees and Native plants for pollinators and wildlife. The guide Planning a Pollinator Planting With Trade Suppliers goes further.
Questions
Which trees for pollinators and wildlife are the most widely grown?
The most widely grown today are Coast banksia (52 growers), Water gum (46 growers), Lemon myrtle, Native frangipani and Tuckeroo, by the number of growers in Australia listing each one.
Which trees for pollinators and wildlife are native to Australia?
45 of the 58 are native to Australia: Coast banksia, Water gum, Lemon myrtle, Native frangipani, Tuckeroo, River she-oak, Weeping bottlebrush, Lemon-scented gum and 37 more; filter the table above to see them all.
Which trees for pollinators and wildlife grow over 8 m tall?
44 grow to over 8 m: Coast banksia, Water gum, Native frangipani, Tuckeroo, River she-oak, Lemon-scented gum, Spotted gum, Silky oak and 36 more; filter the table above to see them all.
Which trees for pollinators and wildlife are deciduous?
15 of the 58 are deciduous: Illawarra flame tree, Upright purple Norway maple, Illawarra flame tree, Liquidambar, Crepe myrtle, Tulip tree, Tulip tree, Bechtel crab apple and 7 more; filter the table above to see them all.
Which trees for pollinators and wildlife are drought tolerant?
31 of the 58 are drought tolerant: Coast banksia, Native frangipani, Tuckeroo, Lemon-scented gum, Silky oak, Firewheel tree, Lilly pilly, Blueberry ash and 23 more.