Scientific Name Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. viminalis Size and form A tall, upright tree 10-50m high and 8-15 m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Axillary clusters of 3 white,fluffy stamin-dominated flowers with flattened stalks occur from January to April. Fruit is a rounded cup-shaped capsule with 3-4 raised valves. Adult leaves are alternate, narrow and lanceolate or sickle shaped. Juvenile leaves …
Blackwood
Scientific Name Acacia melanoxylon Size and form A variable tree 5-45m high and 4-15m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit The globular, cream flower inflorescence occurs from July to October. Fruit is a twisted seed pod that persists on the tree for a long time. The seed hangs from the open pod on a red funicle. Foliage is a dull green …
Black Wattle
Scientific Name Acacia mearnsii Size and form An attractive tree with a dark trunk and feathery foliage 8-20m high and 6-10 m wide Flowers, leaves and fruit A globular, pale yellow inflorescence occurs from September to December. Pods are brown, straight and constricted between seeds. The soft, olive green, bi-pinnate leaves have many raised glands between leaflets. Bark is rough …
Lightwood
Scientific Name Acacia implexa Size and form An upright tree 3-15m high and 4-7m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Cream, globular flower inflorescences occur from December to March. Fruit is a very twisted pod. Foliage is a sickle-shaped phyllode. Rough bark. Growing conditions Can grow in a range of situations from well-drained to moist soils and full sun to semi …
Bellarine Yellow Gum
Scientific Name Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. bellarinensis Size and form Tree to 12m high and 6m wide with a stocking of rough bark at the base of the trunk. Flowers, leaves and fruit Flower buds globular, waxy and beaked. White flowers. Fruit a capsule 1cm long. Growing conditions Found inland around the Bellarine Peninsula. Suitable for clay and clay loam soils.
Coast Banksia
Scientific Name Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Size and form Erect tree 10-20m high and 5-10 m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit Flower inflorescence is a pale yellow terminal spike. Style is deciduous. Fruits are woody follicles united into a cone-like structure. Leaves are thick and discolourous; dark green upper surface and underside white with soft hairs. Leaves are often arranged …
Drooping Sheoak
Scientific Name Allocasuarina verticillata Size and form A weeping tree 4-11m high and 3-6m wide. Flowers, leaves and fruit This plant is dioecious; male and female flowers occur on separate trees from March to December. Female flower is fluffy and red, while male flowers are brown. Fruit is a barrel-shaped large cone that splits to release winged seeds. Branchlets are …