Cypress Close (even side)

Using our Street Tree Selection Matrix we narrow the suitable species down to two options suited for each site.

The species available are shown below. 

Trees available for selection:

Dwarf Lemon Scented Gum 
Corymbia citriodora ‘Scentuous’

TREE SIZE Grown as a dwarfed variety tree, it is expected to grow to around 6m in Newcastle’s urban environment.

LEAVES AND FRUIT Leaves are narrow and have the typical gum leaf profile. Features creamy flowers in summer. Produces small woody capsule-like fruit. 

FEATURES Canopy is slightly oval in shape. This evergreen tree doesn’t shed its branches, Has a smooth trunk and pinky salmon coloured bark. Attracts nectar feeding birds. Tolerates a range of soils. 

Urbanite Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Urbanite’

TREE SIZE Estimated height 6 to 10 metres and canopy width of 3 to 6 metres.

LEAVES AND FRUIT New red-pink foliage turn green upon maturity. Flower spikes give way to reveal the small woody fruit capsule.

FEATURES A native with a weeping habit. Creamy small bottle brush shaped flowers in late Spring/early Summer. Flowers attract nectar eating birds. Papery bark a key characteristic of this tree.

Make your selection below:

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