Can any one recommend an evergreen tree that grows to 5 metres in hot, full sun position?

Question

Located in Perth eastern hills, with well drained soils. The full sun is all day every day and in a completely open garden with no shelter from wind (not coastal though). Do dwarf eucalypts drop leaves (make mess) as much as normal gum trees?

Answer 1

Holly,

Answer 2

Arbutus, magnolia, conifers,

Do a web search or go to the page I have listed.

Goodluck

Answer 3

I live in inland NSW in an arid hot climate (up to 40 dec C and frosts to -5 deg C).

Never plant an umbrella tree in an open garden if you are worried by root damage.  Frost would kill it where you are possibley.

If you want a conifer try Junipers or Thuja they are the most heat tolerant.

  

Best tree for here that is evergreen is native frangapani (Hymensoporum flavum).  Its grown everywhere successfully here even though it is a ex rainforest plant.

Some of the red flowering eucalyptus ficifolia and Eucalyptus caesia "Silver Princess" may suit your needs if you want to go native.  There are also new Ficifolia's with names such as 'Summer Red" that are grafted.  Be careful regarding frost the first few years and then they are right.

Do you need a an evergreen.  If you live on a surburban block they can be very annoying in regard to shade in winter when you need winter sun.  Evergreens as mentioned earlier drop leaves etc all through the year when they replace their leaves and deciduous only drop once a year.

If you want a really good garden tree look at chinese pistacia (Pistacia chinensis).  Loves hot dry postion with initial watering and drought tolerant when established.  Goes red/orange in autumn even in climates that don't have very cold winters.  Is domestically trained and doesn't usually attack houses or pipe unless put in a really silly position, and has pink berries that attract birds (rosellas love them).

Only down side is it is decidous (but small leaves break down quickly and drop at the one time) and the bracks that hold the berries also drop off in winter but not really a bad problem.



You could also look at flowering fruit trees like peach, almond, apricot & plum (prunus) or pears (pyrus), these come in small to large sizes.  Check out www.flemings.com they give a complete guide on trees and how they go in the Australian climate.

Be careful if you pick a native tree in a domestic garden (you may find one that isn't as messy as others if you inquire) but most are subject to wind damage in bad storms and they are regularly completely blown out of the ground in  my area.  So stick to the smaller sizes.  Also most garden shows suggest that you just mix your natives with exotics.  This may work in Victoria with good natural rainfall but in dry areas the native outcompetes for food and nutrients and strunts or kills exotic plants nearby.  If you go for a native pick natives for the surrounding beds.  Good luck.

Answer 4

Umbrella tree.

All trees drop some leaves, the smaller the tree the less leaves to drop.

Answer 5

photinia, viburnum, little gem magnolia, bay tree