This pack is designed to increase the urban canopy. Suitable for medium to large properties (more than 4,000sqm), it includes eight trees and large shrubs that provide height and shade, while also offering habitat and food for local wildlife:

*These native plants provide essential food for Black-Cockatoos.
One each of:
*Mungite (Poolgarla): Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia)

Bull Banksia is an easy-to-grow, medium tree with showy yellow flowers and attractive foliage.

  • Size: Medium tree with a maximum height up to 10m
  • Flower: Yellow
  • Flowering Time: Djilba-Birak (Sep-Dec)
  • Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
  • Position: Suitable for a sunny position.
  • Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
  • Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
  • Pruning: Generally, not needed.
  • Habitat: Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals.

References:

Rewild: Bull Banksia • ReWild Perth

Florabase: Taxon Profile of Banksia grandis Willd. | Florabase

*Wandoo: Eucalyptus wandoo (Wandoo)

An easy-to-grow, large tree with attractive white bark and a spreading canopy.

  • Performance: Easy to grow
  • Size: Large tree with a maximum height up to 40m
  • Flower: White
  • Flowering Time: Djilba – Bunuru (Sep – Feb)
  • Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
  • Position: Suitable for a sunny position.
  • Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
  • Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
  • Pruning: Generally, not needed.
  • Habitat: Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, Frogs, and Mammals

References:

Rewild: Wandoo • ReWild Perth

*Hakea trifurcate (Two-leaf Hakea)

An easy-to-grow, large shrub with fine, divided foliage and white flowers.

  • Size: Large shrub with a maximum height of 3.5m
  • Flower: White
  • Flowering Time: Markuru – Kambarang (Jul – Oct)
  • Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
  • Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions
  • Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
  • Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
  • Pruning: Generally, not needed.
  • Habitat: Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals

References:

Rewild:Two-leaf Hakea • ReWild Perth

Waterwise:Waterwise Plant Details

Melaleuca radula (Graceful Honeymyrtle)

A small to medium-sized shrub with pinkish mauve flowers during winter and spring. A shade-tolerant resprouter that attracts bees and birds.

  • Size: Small to medium shrub up to 2.4m high
  • Flower: Pinkish mauve
  • Flowering Time: Djilba – Kambarang (July – November)
  • Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
  • Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions
  • Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
  • Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
  • Pruning: Generally, not needed.
  • Habitat: Invertebrates, and Birds

References:

Florabase: Taxon Profile of Melaleuca radula Lindl. | Florabase

Bulgalla: Banksia menziesii (Firewood Banksia (dwarf)

An easy-to-grow small tree with showy red flowers and attractive foliage.

  • Size: Medium tree with a maximum height up to 1.5m
  • Flower: Red or Yellow
  • Flowering Time: Bunuru-Djilba (Feb – Aug)
  • Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
  • Position: Suitable for a sunny position.
  • Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
  • Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
  • Pruning: Generally, not needed.
  • Habitat: Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals

References:

Rewild: Firewood Banksia • ReWild Perth

Waterwise: Waterwise Plant Details

Kwowdjard: Calothamnus sanguineus (Silky-leaved Blood Flower)

An easy-to-grow, medium shrub with red flowers.

  • Size: Medium shrub with a maximum height 1.5m
  • Flower: Red
  • Flowering Time: Bunuru – Kambarang (Mar – Oct)
  • Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
  • Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions
  • Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
  • Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
  • Pruning: Tip pruning a couple of times a year.
  • Habitat: Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, Frogs, and Mammals

References:

Rewild: Silky-leaved Blood Flower • ReWild Perth

Waterwise: Waterwise Plant Details

Two each of:
Eucalyptus laeliae (Darling Range Ghost Gum)

A medium-sized tree with a lovely smooth white trunk and masses of white flowers in summer.

  • Performance: Low maintenance garden, Drought resistant
  • Size: Small tree grows around 10-20 metres high and 6 metres wide
  • Flower: White
  • Flowering Time: Birak – Bunuru (Dec – Feb)
  • Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
  • Position: Suitable for a sunny position.
  • Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
  • Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
  • Pruning: Generally, not needed.
  • Habitat: Invertebrates, Birds

References:

Florabase: Taxon Profile of Eucalyptus laeliae Podger & Chippend. | Florabase

Gardening with Angus: Eucalyptus laeliae – Ghost Gum | Gardening With Angus

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