Tree descriptions

 

The following map and legend show existing and future tree plantings for the National Arboretum.

Full map of the new forests at the National Arboretum Canberra (PDF - 1.2MB)

Forest (no.)	Species	Common Name
1	Quercus suber	Cork oak
2	Remnant trees & native plantings	Remnant trees & native plantings
3	Ficus carica	Common fig
4	Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse chestnut
5	Melia azedarach ‘Caroline’	White cedar
6	Albizia julibrissin	Persian silk tree
7	Magnolia delavayi	Chinese evergreen magnolia
7	Magnolia grandiflora	Southern magnolia
8	Cornus kousa	Japanese Flowering dogwood
8	Cornus officinalis	Japanese cornel cherry
9	Liriodendron chinense	Chinese tulip tree
10	Washingtonia filifera	Californian fan palm
11	Cedrus deodara	Himalayan cedar
12	Araucaria araucana	Monkey puzzle
13	Acacia caerulescens	Buchan blue wattle
14	Parrotia persica	Persian ironwood
15	Dracaena draco	Dragon tree
16	Acer saccharum	Sugar maple
17	Prunus x yedoensis	Yoshino cherry
18	Quercus macrocarpa	Burr oak
19	Eucalyptus argophloia	Western Queensland white gum
20	Eucalyptus blakelyi	Blakely’s red gum
20	Eucalyptus bridgesiana	Apple box
20	Eucalyptus dalrympleana	Mountain gum
20	Eucalyptus delegatensis	Alpine ash
20	Eucalyptus dives	Broad-leaved peppermint
20	Eucalyptus macrorhyncha	Red stringybark
20	Eucalyptus mannifera	Brittle gum
20	Eucalyptus melliodora	Yellow box
20	Eucalyptus nortonii	Mealy bundy
20	Eucalyptus pauciflora	Snow gum
20	Eucalyptus polyanthemos	Red box
20	Eucalyptus rossii	Scribbly gum
20	Eucalyptus rubida	Candlebark
20	Eucalyptus stellulata	Black Sally
20	Eucalyptus viminalis	Ribbon gum
21	Quercus engelmannii	Mesa oak
22	Various	Various
23	Araucaria angustifolia	Parana pine
24	Lagerstroemia fauriei ‘Fantasy’	Japanese crepe myrtle
25	Various	Various
26	Jubaea chilensis	Chilean wine palm
27	Ginkgo biloba	Maidenhair tree
28	Schotia brachypetala	Weeping schotia or Huilboerboon
29	Podocarpus latifolius	Broad-leaved yellowwood
30	Eucalyptus benthamii	Camden white gum
31	Cercis siliquastrum	Mediterranean red bud
32	Wollemia nobilis	Wollemi pine
33	Sequoiadendron giganteum	Giant sequoia
34	Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta'	Pencil pine
35	Betula nigra	River birch
36	Larix decidua	European larch
37	Trial lot - various species	Trial lot - various species
38	Tilia cordata	Small-leaved lime
39	Cedrus  libani ssp. libani	Cedar of Lebanon
40	Cupressus dupreziana var. atlantica	Moroccan cypress
40	Cupressus dupreziana var. dupreziana	Tarout
41	Quercus palustris ‘ Freefall’	Pin oak
42	Eucommia ulmoides	Chinese rubber tree
43	Nyssa sylvatica	Black tupelo
44	Betula pendula ssp. fontqueri	Spanish birch
44	Betula pendula ssp. pendula	Silver birch
45	Luma apiculata	Chilean myrtle
46	Pinus radiata var. binata	Radiata pine or Cedros Island pine
47	Brahea edulis	Guadalupe palm
48	Callitris  oblonga ssp. oblonga	South Esk pine
49	Cotinus ‘Grace’	Purple-leafed smokebush
50	Arbutus canariensis	Canary madrone
51	Grevillea robusta	Silky-oak
52	Picea abies	Norway spruce
53	Platanus orientalis	Oriental plane
54	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Dawn redwood
55	Eucalyptus michaeliana	Hillgrove spotted gum
56	Pinus pinea	Stone pine
57	Austrocedrus chilensis	Chilean cedar
58	Ceiba speciosa	White silk floss tree
59	Butia capitata	Jelly palm
60	Pinus halepensis	Aleppo pine
61	Pinus brutia	Turkish pine
62	Davidia involucrata	Dove tree
63	Trial  lot - various species	Trial lot - various species
64	Podocarpus totara	Totara
64	Sophora microphylla	Kowhai
65	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	Lawson's cypress
66	Platycladus orientalis	Chinese arborvitae
67	Styrax japonica	Japanese snowbell
68	Eucalyptus lacrimans	Weeping snow gum
69	Pseudolarix amabilis	Chinese golden larch
70	Cercis canadensis	Eastern red bud
71	Araucaria bidwillii	Bunya pine
72	Liquidambar orientalis	Oriental sweet gum
73	Acer buergerianum var. buergerianum	Trident maple
73	Acer buergerianum var. formosanum	Taiwan trident maple
74	Populus euphratica	Euphrates poplar
75	Toona sinensis	Chinese mahogany
76	Pinus radiata var. radiata	Radiata pine
77	Sophora toromiro	Toromiro
77	Styphnolobium japonicum	Pagoda tree
78	Carpinus orientalis	Oriental hornbeam
79	Brachychiton populneus	Kurrajong
79	Brachychiton rupestris	Bottle tree
80	Fagus sylvatica	European beech
81	Eucalyptus parvula	Small-leaved gum
82	Quercus robur	English oak
83	Nothofagus obliqua var. macrocarpa	Roble de Santiago
84	Zelkova serrata	Japanese zelkova
85	Eucalyptus morrisbyi	Morrisby’s gum
86	Diospyros lotus	Date plum
87	Pyrus  calleryana ‘Chanticleer’	Callery pear
88	Juglans regia	Persian walnut
89	Pseudopanax ferox	Toothed lancewood
90	Pinus radiata var. binata	Guadalupe Island pine
91	Taxodium mucronatum	Montezuma cypress
92	Eucalyptus scoparia	Wallangarra white gum
93	Carya illinoinensis	Pecan
93	Franklinia alatamaha	Franklin tree
94	Quillaja saponaria	Soap bark tree
95	Cupressus duclouxiana	Yunnan cypress
96	Catalpa bignonioides	Southern catalpa
97	Cladrastis kentukea	American yellowwood
98	Eucalyptus tricarpa	Red ironbark
98	Corymbia maculata	Spotted gum
99	Corymbia maculata	Spotted gum
99	Eucalyptus tricarpa	Red ironbark
100	Allocasuarina verticillata	Drooping sheoak
101	Eucalyptus tricarpa	Red ironbark
101	Corymbia maculata	Spotted gum
102	Maclura pomifera	Osage orange
103	Widdringtonia cedarbergensis	Clanwilliam cedar
104	Koelreuteria paniculata	Goldenrain tree