Help create a greener west
Join the One, Two, Tree campaign and plant a tree at your home, business or school. Together, we can increase canopy cover in Melbourne’s west and create cooler, greener suburbs, with cleaner air and healthier communities. Start with our suggestions but do your own research and speak with your local nursery.
Watch our series of short videos to learn more about:
Top 10 trees to plant in Melbourne’s west
Origin
Native - from Australia
Indigenous - from Victoria
Exotic - from overseas
Type
Evergreen - always has leaves
loses leaves around autumn
LARGE YARD - 15m x 8m
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Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora |
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Large white flowers. Mature trees provide good shade. |
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Drooping Sheoak Allocasuarina verticillata |
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Drooping dark green branches. Open canopy lets light through. |
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White Spruce Picea glauca |
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Column shaped conifer. |
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Silver Banksia Banksia marginata |
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Large yellow flowers. Attracts native birds. |
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Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana |
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Spreading canopy. Provides good shade. |
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White Cypress Pine Callitris columellaris |
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Small and thin tree. Small cones provide food for Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos. |
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Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera |
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Tulip-like flowers in spring. Leaves turn yellow in autumn. Tall, thin tree. |
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Yellow Gum Eucalyptus leucoxylon |
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White, pink or red flowers. Spreading canopy. Attracts birds and wildlife. |
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Australian Red Cedar Toona ciliata |
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Large tree with spreading canopy that provides good shade. |
| 10 | Fruit trees (e.g orange, lemon, lime) |
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Edible fruit |
MEDIUM YARD - 7m x 4m
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Flowering Gum (dwarf varieties) Corymbia ficifolia |
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Range of flower colours available. Attracts wildlife. Provides good shade. |
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Native Frangipani Hymenosporum flavum |
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Fragrant yellow flowers in spring. Slim tree, good for narrow spaces. |
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Willow Myrtle Agonis flexuosa |
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White flowers in spring. Drooping branches. |
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Golden Rain Tree Koelreuteria paniculata |
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Yellow flowers and pods. |
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Harkness Bottlebrush Callistemon ‘harkness’ |
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Red flowers in spring/summer. Attracts birds. |
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Australian Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon |
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Light yellow flowers. Attracts butterflies and birds. |
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Illawarra Flame Tree Brachychiton acerifolius |
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Red flowers in late spring/summer. Large tree. Provides good shade |
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Brush Muttonwood Myrsine howittiana |
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Inedible small blue fruit. Attracts birds. |
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Native Willow/Wilga Geijera parviflora |
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Small white flowers. Drooping branches. |
| 10 | Fruit trees (e.g orange, lemon, lime) |
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Edible fruit. |
SMALL YARD - 2m x 2m
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Japanese Maple Acer palmatum |
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Star-shaped leaves can change colour with seasons. |
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Port Wine Magnolia Magnolia figo |
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Fragrant purple flowers in spring. |
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Weeping Bottlebrush (compact variety) Callistemon viminalis (compact variety) |
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Red flowers and drooping branches. Small, thin tree. Attracts birds. |
| 4 | Red Pokers Hakea bucculenta |
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Red flowers. Shrub or small tree. Attracts birds. |
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Grey Honey Myrtle Melaleuca incana |
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Creamy white flowers in spring. Attracts beneficial insects. Can be used as a hedge. |
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Dwarf Pomegranate (Dwarf) Punica granatum |
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Edible fruit. Yellow leaves in autumn. Can be used as a hedge. |
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Gully Grevillea Grevillea barklyana |
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Pink flowers in spring/summer. Shrub or small tree. Attracts birds. |
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Mulga Acacia aneura |
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Spreading canopy provides shade. Drought tolerant and long life span. |
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Lilly Pilly (compact variety) Acmena smithii (compact variety) |
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White flowers in summer. Edible berries good for jams and sauces. |
| 10 | Citrus trees (e.g orange, lemon, lime) |
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Edible fruit. |
Download a nature-inspired crown!
Know a young person hatching to protect our trees and wildlife? Download and print our One Two Tree inspired crowns, for big and little kids alike! Choose from colour versions or black and white from the list below: