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Lophostemon confertus Box Brush Myrtaceae ORIGIN AND HABITAT Northern New South Wales to north Queensland, coastal and montane forests. PLANT TYPE AND HABIT/FORM In cultivation, a round-headed evergreen tree; in its habitat the oldest specimens are massive trees with a huge smooth pink trunk and sparse crown. |
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Melaleuca styphelioides Prickly-leaved Paperbark Myrtaceae ORIGIN AND HABITAT New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland, coastal plains, often on badly drained soils. PLANT TYPE AND HABIT/FORM A broadly pyramidal to rounded evergreen tree of fine texture. Opens up with age, becoming a haze of foliage – very elegant at this stage. |
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Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm Ulmaceae ORIGIN AND HABITAT China and Japan. PLANT TYPE AND HABIT/FORM An open growing and often irregular semi-evergreen tree. Semi-pendulous in some forms. |
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Jacaranda mimosifolia bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae ORIGIN AND HABITAT Brazil. PLANT TYPE AND HABIT/ FORM A round-crowned tree with arching branches; deciduous for a short time in spring. |
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Corymbia maculata Spotted Gum Myrtaceae ORIGIN AND HABITAT Queensland, the New South Wales coast, and a small occurrence in Victoria near Orbost. PLANT TYPE AND HABIT/FORM A very vigorous, tall evergreen tree. When grown in the open, the canopy is quite dense and broad. |
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Melia azedarach White Cedar, China Berry, Persian Lilac Meliaceae ORIGIN AND HABITAT South-east Asia as far west as India, and in Queensland and New South Wales, mostly in rainforests. PLANT TYPE AND HABIT/FORM A small to medium deciduous tree with an invariably umbrella shaped crown in cultivation. Taller and more narrow-erect in its forest habitat. |
