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Bird-attracting Trees

Due to their bushy structure, leaf density and flowering capabilities, many Australian natives are great options when planting for increased birdlife.

	Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius 'Jerilderie Red' Jerilderie Red Brachychiton Tree This is an attractive densely canopied tree that produces densely packed powdery-red flowers that are shaped like small bells during the summer months. This is a stunning native tree that is bird, butterfly and insect attracting.
	Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea Red-flowering Yellow Gum Tree This tree has a smooth trunk with cream to grey coloured bark which sheds in flakes. It has narrow shaped green leaves and as it matures, forms a large open canopy. From Autumn to Spring, an abundance of red flowers appear in clusters of three attracting a variety of birdlife.
	Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius 'Bella Pink' Bella Pink Brachychiton Tree This is a small to medium sized shade tree offering glossy green foliage and pretty clusters of salmon pink, bell-shaped flowers in Summer. As a grafted tree, it is more compact in size which makes it highly suitable for domestic landscapes. Flowers are bird attracting.
	Corymbia citriodora Lemon-scented Gum Tree A beautiful, tall growing Corymbia (syn. Eucalyptus) with a distinctive, often powdery white to grey coloured bark which curls and flakes off in spring. Its leaves are green, long and slender with an amazing, strong lemon fragrance when crushed. Its strong scent is a distinguishing attribute, with the essential oils produced from this variety often being used in fragrances as well as insect repellents. In summer and autumn, feathery white flowers appear, making it a good source of food for honey bees.
	Eucalyptus leucoxylon megalocarpa Large-fruited Yellow Gum Tree This Australian native tree is small to medium in height with a compact, spreading habit. Technically this is a more compact growing form of the regular Yellow Gum Eucalyptus but produces bigger flowers. It has a nice spreading habit with beautiful olive-grey spear-shaped foliage. Similar to 'Rosea', it produces large pink-red, bird attracting flowers from late winter to spring and grows to a similar height with a good canopy.
	Leptospermum obovatum 'Starry Night' Starry Night Tea Tree A versatile, fast growing shrub with fine, deep purple foliage forming a graceful, weeping habit with its purple-pink new growth. In late spring and summer, bronze buds open to a profusion of long-lasting snowy white flowers. A great Australian native adaptable to a variety of soil types and conditions and can be used as a screen, hedge or specimen plant.
	Callistemon viminalis 'CV01' Slim™ Slim Bottlebrush Tree This is a narrow growing Bottlebrush great for tight planting spots. It provides all the usual colour and texture qualities of Callistemon, flowering from spring to autumn but with the benefit of being able to use to as a compact alternative in positions that are narrower. Flowers are red and numerous over the warmer months. Of course it can also be used as a screen or hedge to attract birds, bees and butterflies into the garden.
	Allocasuarina torulosa Forest Sheoak Tree This tree has a corky light brown bark that has deep fissures.The leaves are thin green needles like a pine tree. There are female and male trees with gold male flowers in Autumn and female rounded warty cones. In Winter the branchlets turn a beautiful copper colour.
	Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box Tree This Australian native tree grows naturally down the central tablelands of New South Wales to Victoria, and across as far as Ararat. A tough tree, it is capable of tolerating difficult, dry stony soils. Juvenile foliage is oval in shape and grey-green in colour whilst the mature, adult leaves are more ovate. The short trunk can be smooth or box-like (fissured). Flowering occurs from September to January during which small white flowers appear.
	Eucalyptus scoparia Wallangarra White Gum Tree This medium-sized Australian native tree originates from the elevated areas of the Wallangarra area in northern New South Wales. It is relatively fast growing with a short smooth trunk which is powdery white to grey in appearance and sheds. The broad, spreading crown has an open, weeping habit and bears narrow, shiny green leaves providing beautiful, dappled shade. In spring and summer, small white flowers appear followed by little oval gumnuts.
	Eucalyptus caesia Caesia Tree, Gungurru Tree Eucalyptus caesia is one of the best-known eucalypts. This species grows as a small tree of about 6-9 metres in height. perfect for residential gardens and native landscapes with limited space. It has deep green foliage and large flowers usually pink to red in colour. Flowering occurs in winter and spring. Flowers are followed by large, urn-shaped gumnuts. Flowering Period: May through September.

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