Core Tree Species
Practicioners are using trees to compliment planting palletes for their bioretention basins more and more. We are also seeing the development of Passively Irrigated Street Systems. The Core Species listed below are those that have the characteristics to maximise pollutant removal. The list below was first published as part of the WbD 2014 Bioretention Technical Design Guideline.
Region Key: Wet Tropics (WT), Dry Tropics (DT), Subtropics (ST), Arid Zones (A), All Regions (ALL)
Photography for this page has been kindly provided by Glenn Leiper, Paul Donatiu and Glenn Browning,
| 14 | Banksia robur | Swamp banksia | small tree | ST, DT, WT |
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| 15 | Melaleuca linariifolia | Flax-leaved paperbark | small tree | ST |
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| 16 | Melaleuca viridiflora | Broad leaved tea-tree | small tree | ST, WT, DT |
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| 17 | Casuarina glauca | Swamp oak | tree | ST, WT, DT |
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| 18 | Casuarina cunninghamiana | River sheoak | tree | ST |
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| 19 | Lophostemon suaveolens | Swamp Mahogany | tree | ST, WT, DT |
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| 20 | Melaleuca bracteata | Black tea-tree | tree | ST, WT, DT |
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| 21 | Melaleuca quinquenervia | Broad-leaved paper bark | tree | ST, WT, DT |
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Supplementary Tree Species
Supplementary species are those that are likely to grow reasonably well in bioretention systems but may not be as effective at pollutant removal and/or are untested.
| 123 | Albizia canescens | Townsville siris | tree | DT, WT |
| 124 | Casuarina equisetifolia | Coast She Oak | tree | DT, WT, ST |
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| 125 | Buckinghamia celsissima | Ivory curl flower | tree | DT, WT |
| 126 | Callistemon(Melaleuca) viminalis | Weeping bottle brush | tree | ALL |
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| 127 | Chionanthus ramiflora | Native olive | tree | DT, WT, ST |
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| 128 | Colubrina asiatica | Latherleaf | tree | DT, WT |
| 129 | Corymbia tesselaris | Moreton Bay Ash | tree | DT, WT, ST |
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| 130 | Cupaniopsis anacardioides | Beach tuckeroo | tree | DT, WT, ST |
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| 131 | Eucalyptus raveretiana | Black ironbox | tree | DT |
| 132 | Eucalyptus tereticornis | River blue gum | tree | DT, WT, ST |
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| 133 | Eugenia reinwardtiana | Cedar Bay cherry | tree | DT, WT, ST |
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| 134 | Ganophyllum falcatum | Scaly ash | tree | DT, WT |
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| 135 | Livistona decora | Weeping Cabbage Palm | tree | DT, ST |
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| 136 | Lophostemon grandiflorus | Northern Swamp Box | tree | DT, WT |
| 137 | Melaleuca dealbata | Blue leaved paperbark | tree | DT, WT, ST |
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| 138 | Melaleuca fluviatilis | Weeping Tea Tree | tree | DT, WT |
| 139 | Melaleuca leucadendra | Weeping Tea Tree | tree | DT, WT |
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| 140 | Mimusops elengi | Red Coondoo, Tanjong Tree | tree | DT, WT |
| 141 | Waterhousea floribunda | Weeping Lily-pily | tree | ST |
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