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The Most Suitable Trees for Hedging

To match tree with need, this broad selection question requires extra background information only answered with another series of questions in return. These 4 considerations are here to guide you to making the right choice for your hedging project.

	Waterhousea floribunda 'ST1' Whisper (syn. Syzygium) Whisper Weeping Lilly Pilly Tree Unique to Speciality Trees and our best-selling tree! This is a versatile, bushy tree with a wonderful weeping habit, making it perfect for large screening projects and the softening of fence lines. Unlike other Waterhousea, it is propagated from Victorian mother-stock, so responds better to all weather conditions, including cooler climates. New growth starts off pink and orange with leaves turning to various shades of green as the foliage matures.
	Acmena (syn. Syzygium) smithii 'DOW30' Sublime™ Sublime Lilly Pilly Tree This is a lovely hardy foliage-feature tree with refreshing lime new growth and dense foliage to the ground. A great option for hedging or screening to around 5m tall. In summer, some white fluffy flowers appear, berry production is unlike other Lilly Pillies, with minimal quantities of small edible deep to light mauve berries that don't stain surfaces if left or crushed.
	Syzygium australe 'Hinterland Gold' Hinterland Gold Lilly PIlly Tree A native shrub with a dense habit. This is a fast-growing variety well suited to hedging and screens. Compact glossy green foliage develops a lovely coppery hue in the new growth. During the warmer months, white fluffy blossom are borne, followed by fleshy red berries.
	Ficus microcarpa hillii 'Flash' Flash Ornamental Fig Tree This could be a tall spreading shade tree, but mostly we see this tree ordered for its thick foliage and suitability for instant hedging and screens. 'Flash' has super attractive foliage that consists of different shades of green. They are great for clipping into a tight formal hedge, as a topiary specimen or a screen to 10m if left untrimmed. Just prune to keep shape! They also cope well in many growing situations and soils, in full sun or part shade.
	Laurus nobilis 'Miles Choice' Hedging Bay Tree This Bay tree offers a more compact form and grows slightly smaller than the traditional Bay Tree to around 7m tall, with denser, glossy, dark green foliage.
	Tristaniopsis laurina 'DOW10' Luscious ® Luscious Kanooka Gum Tree, Water Gum Tree This is an improved variety of the regular Tristaniopsis laurina, a native Australian rainforest tree. Leaves are dark green, shiny and large - and as the name suggests, luscious in appearance! New growth starts out a distinctive copper colour and further interest appears over time with the branches developing deep purple coloured bark which peels back to reveal a smooth, cream trunk. Small trumpet like flowers are yellow and sweetly perfumed, appearing in clusters through summer.
	Thuja plicata fastigiata Upright Western Red Cedar Tree (Arborvitae) A relatively fast grower, reaching approximately 5m in the first 10 years. Mid green horizontal branchlets droop slightly and the lush, cedar-scented foliage is flat and dense in habit making it ideal for creating a privacy screen or windbreak in a small space as it will reach a width of only 1.5 metres. It has a compact conical, upright growth habit and responds well to pruning, even reshooting from bare wood after a hard prune. Thuja is immune to canker disease.
	Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan' Green Spartan Juniper This conifer is hardy and relatively fast growing, and is immune to canker disease. It has very dark green foliage, an upright, conical habit and produces small, fleshy berries. It is a very dense grower which requires little to no pruning, however, if pruned, responds very well, making it an ideal choice for topiary and hedging.

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