Best trees to plant in West and Central Gippsland

Climbers
Ground cover
Herbaceous perennials
Shrubs
Trees
Tufted perennials

Climbers

Best climbers for the West and Central Gippsland 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 West and Central Gippsland region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Convolvulus erubescens	Matures to 3m	Clay		Pink Bindweed
Einadia nutans	Mat to 3m	Clay	Fencing Firebreak Soil erosion control	Nodding Saltbush
Kennedia prostata	Mat 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 West and Central Gippsland region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Chrysocephalum semipapposum	80cm x 50cm	Salt		Clustered Everlasting
Comesperma ericinum	80cm x 1.5m	Sand Clay Frost		Heath Milkwort
Craspedia variabilis	60cm x 20cm	Frost		Common Billy-buttons
Hibbertia riparia	80cm x 50cm	Sand		Erect Guinea-flower
Wahlenbergia stricta	80cm x 30cm	Clay Frost	Soil erosion control	Tall Bluebell

Shrubs

Best shrubs for the West and Central Gippsland region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Acacia genistifolia	1.5m x 1m	Clay Frost	Bird habitat	Spreading Wattle
Acacia myrtifolia	2m x 2m	Sand Clay Frost	Windbreak	Myrtle Wattle
Acacia stricta	3m x 3m	Sand Clay Frost	Windbreak	Hop Wattle
Acacia verticillata	3m x 4m	Sand Clay Water	Windbreak	Prickly Moses
Banksia marginata	2.5m x 2m	Sand Clay Water Frost	Honey production Windbreak	Silver Banksia
Banksia ornata	2.5m x 3m	Sand Clay Frost	Windbreak	Desert Banksia
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa	3m x 4m	Clay		Hairpin Banksia
Bursaria spinosa	3m x 2m	Clay Frost	Bird habitat Soil erosion control Windbreak	Sweet Bursaria
Callistemon citrinus	1–3m x 1m			Crimson Bottlebrush
Calytrix tetragona	2m x 2m	Sand Water Frost	Windbreak	Common Fringe-myrtle
Cassinia longifolia	3m x 3m	Sand Clay Frost	Windbreak	Shiny Cassinia
Casuarina obesa	2m x 2m	Sand Clay Water	Windbreak	Swamp She-oak
Coprosma quadrifida	3m x 1.5m	Clay Water	Windbreak	Prickly Currant-bush
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	40cmm x 1m	Clay Salt Frost	Fencing	Ruby Saltbush
Epacris impressa	1.5m x 80cm	Sand Water	Bird habitat Cut flower production	Common Heath
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
Gynatrix pulchella	3m x 1.5m	Clay Water Frost		Hemp-bush
Hakea decurrens	2.5m x 2m	Sand Clay Frost	Bird habitat Soil erosion control Windbreak	Bushy Needlewood
Hakea nodosa	2m x 2m	Sand Water Frost	Windbreak	Yellow Hakea
Hakea sericea	3m x 2m	Clay Frost	Windbreak	Silky Hakea
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 squarrosa	3m x 3m	Sand Salt Water Frost	Bird habitat Windbreak	Scented Paperbark
Ozothamnus obcordatus	2m x 1m	Clay	Cut flower production	Grey Everlasting
Pultenaea daphnoides	2.5m x 2m	Clay Frost		Large-leaf Bush-pea
Pultenaea juniperina	1.5m x 1.5m	Clay Frost		Prickly Bush-pea
Solanum aviculare	2m x 3m	Clay	Bird habitat	Kangaroo Apple
Spyridium parvifolium	3m x 2m	Clay Frost	Windbreak	Australian Dusty Miller

Trees

Best trees for the West and Central Gippsland region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Melaleuca ericifolia	3m x 2.5m	Sand Clay Salt Water Frost	Firewood Soil erosion control Windbreak	Swamp Paperbark

Tufted perennials

Best tufted perennials for the West and Central Gippsland region
Botanical name	Mature size H x W	Tolerates	Special uses	Common name
Agrostis avenacea	60cm x 50cm	Clay	Honey production	Common Blown 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
Lepidosperma spp.	1m x 1m	Sand Clay Water	Bird habitat	Sword Sedge
Lomandra spp.	1m x 1m	Sand Clay Water Frost	Animal habitat	Spiny-headed Mat-rush
Poa ensiformis	1m x 75cm	Water		Sword Tussock-grass
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		Grey Tussock-grass
Restio tetraphyllus	1.5m x 1.5m	Sand Clay Water	Cut flower production	Tassel Cord-rush
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.