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Native trees out front ?...

5 years ago

Hi what are the trees in the front of this house and do they grow very tall and well close to the house, also the small flower shrubs around the grass tree what are they. thankyou

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Mondo Landscapes
5 years ago
Hi Jamie, the trees are Hymenosporum flavum or Native Frangipani. Growing approx 6m x 3-4m wide. The flowering plant is a Scaveola and is a wonderful ground cover and flowers a lot of the time throughout the year.
Jamie Dymnicki
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5 years ago
Hi would you be able to reccome d any dwarf varieties of an australia native. I don't k ow what's available but hoping there's some sort of dwarf variety of an eucalypt or gum tree.
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Mondo Landscapes
5 years ago
@jamiedymnicki there a couple of small varieties like Eucalyptus Summer Red, Summer Beauty and Summer Glory that get to approx 4-5metres

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