Best trees to plant in the Midlands and Upper Northeast

Climbers
Ground cover
Herbaceous perennials
Shrubs
Tufted perennials

Climbers

Best climbers for the Midlands and Upper Northeast region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Clematis microphylla	Climber	Sand Clay		Small-leaved Clematis

Ground cover

Best ground cover for the Midlands and Upper Northeast region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Convolvulus erubescens	Matures to 3m	Clay		Pink Bindweed
Einadia nutans	Matures to 3m	Clay	Fencing Firebreak Soil erosion control	Nodding Saltbush
Kennedia prostata	Matures to 3m	Sand Clay Frost		Running Postman
Microlaena stipoides	40cm x 3m	Sand Clay Frost	Food source Light grazing Soil erosion control	Weeping Grass

Herbaceous perennials

Best herbaceous perennials for the Midlands and Upper Northeast region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Chrysocephalum apiculatum	20cm x 1m	Sand Clay Frost		Common Everlasting
Chrysocephalum semipapposum	80cm x 50cm	Salt		Clustered Everlasting
Comesperma ericinum	80cm x 1.5m	Clay Sand Frost		Heath Monkwort
Wahlenbergia stricta	80cm x 30cm	Clay Frost	Soil erosion control	Tall Bluebell

Shrubs

Best shrubs for the Midlands and Upper Northeast 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 aspera	2m x 3m	Frost		Rough Wattle
Acacia genistifolia	1.5m x 1m	Clay Frost	Bird habitat	Spreading Wattle
Acacia lanigera	1.5m x 2m	Frost	Soil erosion control Windbreak	Woolly Wattle
Banksia marginata	2.5m x 2m	Clay Water Frost Sand	Honey production Windbreak	Silver Banksia
Billardiera scandens	1.5m x 1.5m	Clay Frost	Bird habitat	Common Apple Berry
Bursaria spinosa	3m x 2m	Clay Frost	Bird habitat Soil erosion control Windbreak	Sweet Bursaria
Callistemon sieberi	3m x 3m	Clay Water Frost	Soil erosion control Windbreak	River Bottlebrush
Calytrix tetragona	2m x 2m	Sand Water Frost	Wndbreak	Common Fringe-myrtle
Cassinia longifolia	3m x 3m	Sand Clay Frost	Windbreak	Shiny Cassinia
Correa glabra	3m x 3m	Clay Water Frost		Rock Correa
Correa reflexa	1.5m x 1m	Sand Clay Frost	Attractive to bees	Native Fuchsia
Dodonaea viscosa	4m x 3m	Sand Clay Frost	Bird habitat Windbreak	Wedge-leaf Hop-bush
Dodonea triquetra	2–4m x 1.3m			Large-leaf Hop-bush
Enchylaena tomentosa	40cm x 1m	Clay Salt Frost	Fencing	Ruby Saltbush
Eriostemon verrucosus	1m x 1m	Frost		Fairy Wax-flower
Goodenia ovata	2m x 2m	Sand Clay Water Frost	Cut flower production Firebreak Windbreak	Hop Goodenia
Goodia lotifolia	3m x 2m	Clay Frost	Windbreak	Golden Tip
Grevillea alpina	1.5m x 2m	Clay Frost	Bird habitat Windbreak	Cat’s Claw
Grevillea dryophylla	2m x 2m	Frost	Windbreak	Goldfields Grevillea
Grevillea victoriae	3m x 2.5m	Frost		Royal Grevillea
Hakea decurrens	2.5m x 2m	Sand Clay Frost	Bird habitat Soil erosion control Windbreak	Bushy Needlewood
Indigofera australis	2m x 2m	Clay Frost	Windbreak	Austral Indigo
Leptospermum myrsinoides	2m x 2m	Sand Water Frost	Soil erosion control Windbreak	Heath Tea-tree
Lomatia ilicifolia	2m x 1m	Sand Clay Frost	Bird habitat	Holly Lomatia
Melaleuca decussata	3m x 3m	Sand Salt Water Frost	Firewood Windbreak	Totem-poles
Olearia lirata	3m x 2m	Clay		Snowy Daisy Bush
Ozothamnus obcordatus	2m x 1m	Clay	Cut flower production	Grey Everlasting
Platylobium obtusangulum	1m x 1m	Sand Clay Frost		Common Flat-pea
Pomaderris racemosa	3m x 2m	Clay	Windbreak	Slender Pomaderris
Prostanthera rotundifolia	2.5m x 2m	Clay Frost		Round-leaved Mint-bush
Pultenaea daphnoides	2.5m x 2m	Clay Frost		Large-leaf Bush-pea
Putlenaea gunnii	2m x 1m	Clay Frost	Bird habitat	Golden Bush-pea
Rhagodia spinescens	1m x 2.5m	Clay Salt Frost	Food source Soil erosion control	Hedge Salt Bush
Solanum laciniatum	2m x 3m	Clay Water	Bird habitat	Cut-leaf Kangaroo Apple
Spyridium parvifolium	3m x 2m	Clay Frost	Windbreak	Australian Dusty Miller
Viminaria juncea	3m x 2m	Sand Clay Salt Water		Golden Spray

Tufted perennials

Best tufted perennials for the Midlands and Upper North East region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Agrostis avenacea	60cm x 50cm	Clay	Honey production	Common Blown Grass
Bothriochloa macra	40cmm x 30cm	Clay	Firebreak Food source	Red-leg Grass
Carex appressa	1m x 1m	Clay Water		Tall Sedge
Carex inversa	30cm x 50cm	Clay Water		Knob Sedge
Carex tereticaulis	1m x 1m	Clay Water		Common Sedge
Chionochloa pallida	1.5m x 50cm			Silvertop Wallaby-grass
Danthonia Austrodanthonia spp.	80cm x 20cm	Sand Clay Frost	Food source	Wallaby Grasses
Dianella spp.	60cm x 1.5m	Sand Clay Frost	Animal habitat	Black-anther Lily-flax
Eleocharis acuta	80cm x spreading	Water Frost	Animal habitat Bird habitat	Common Spike-sedge
Gahnia spp.	2m x 2m	Water	Bird habitat	Saw Sedge
Lepidosperma spp.	1m x 1m	Sand Clay Water	Bird habitat	Sword Sedge
Poa labillardieri	70cm x 1.5m	Clay Water Frost	Bird habitat Soil erosion control	Common Tussock-grass
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana	60cm x 60cm	Clay Frost
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.