Best trees to plant in the Wimmera region

Ground cover
Herbaceous perennials
Shrubs
Tufted perennials

Ground cover

Best ground cover plants for Wimmera region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Microlaena stipoides	40cm x 3m	Sand Clay Frost	Food source Light grazing Soil erosion control	Weeping Grass

Herbaceous perennials

Best herbaceous perennials for Wimmera region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Mentha australis	80cm x 1.5m	Salt Frost	Windbreak	River Mint Native

Shrubs

Best shrubs for Wimmera region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Acacia acinacea	2m x 2m	Clay Frost	Windbreak	Gold Dust Wattle
Acacia euthycarpa	3m x 3m	Sand Clay Frost		Wallowa
Acacia glandulicarpa	2m x 3m	Sand Clay Frost		Hairy Pod Wattle
Acacia hakeoides	4m x 4m	Sand Clay Frost	Soil erosion control Windbreak	Hakea-leaf Wattle
Acacia lanigera	1.5m x 2m	Frost	Soil erosion control Windbreak	Woolly Wattle
Acacia macrocarpa	3m x 4m	Sand Clay Frost	Soil erosion control Windbreak	Manna Wattle
Acacia montana	3m x 5m	Sand Clay	Windbreak	Mallee Wattle
Acacia verticillata	3m x 4m	Sand Clay Water	Windbreak	Prickly Moses
Bursaria spinosa	3m x 2m	Clay Frost Bird habitat	Soil erosion control Windbreak	Sweet Bursaria
Callistemon rugulosus	3m x 3m	Sand Water Frost	Windbreak	Scarlet Bottlebrush
Dodonaea viscosa	4m x 3m	Sand Clay Frost	Bird habitat Windbreak	Wedge-leaf Hop-bush
Enchylaena tomentosa	40cmm x 1m	Clay Salt Frost	Fencing	Ruby Saltbush
Exutaxia microphylla	80cm x 2m	Clay Water Frost	Soil erosion control	Eutaxia
Grevillea lavandulacea	1.5m x 1.5m	Sand Frost	Windbreak	Lavender Grevillea
Melaleuca wilsonii	3m x 4m	Clay Water Frost	Windbreak	Violet Honey-myrtle
Senna artemisioides	3m x 1m	Sand		Desert Cassia

Tufted perennials

Best tufted perennials for Wimmera region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Agrostis avenacea	60cm x 50cm	Clay	Honey production	Common Blown Grass
Danthonia Austrodanthonia spp.	80cm x 20cm	Sand Clay Frost	Food source	Wallaby Grasses
Dichanthium sericeum	80cm x 20cm	Clay		Silky Blue-grass
Eleocharis acuta	80cm x spreading	Water Frost	Animal habitat Bird habitat	Common Spike-sedge
Poa labillardieri	70cm x 1.5m	Clay Water Frost	Bird habitat Soil erosion control	Common Tussock-grass
Stipa spp.	1m x 30cm	Clay Frost	Soil erosion control	Spear Grass
Themeda triandra	70cm x 50cm	Clay	Animal habitat	Kangaroo Grass

Tolerances

Sand - suitable to plant in deep sand
Clay - suitable to plant in deep clays
Salt - can withstand medium salting
Water - tolerant of persistent waterlogging and low oxygen levels
Frost - tolerant of frosts. Heavy frosts will harm most plants, only plant when frost is unlikely.

Special uses

Wind - suitable for use in windbreaks or provides wind protection.

Fire - has characteristics that may reduce the severity of a fire, for example:

high water content,
bark that is fire resistant, or
dense foliage to reduce wind speed.

Dense planting of such plants near buildings can reduce the impact of a bushfire.