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Trees and palms of Brisbane, explained
A working arborist's guide to the trees and palms you actually see across Brisbane and Ipswich. What they are, where they come from, and which ones are natives worth keeping or weeds worth replacing. 24 species and counting.
Trees
Brisbane trees
Tree
Australian native
Red Flowering Gum
Corymbia ficifolia
Myrtaceae
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Tree
Weed / invasive
Camphor Laurel
Cinnamomum camphora
Lauraceae
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Tree
Australian native
Broad-leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Myrtaceae
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Tree
Ornamental / exotic
Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophylla
Araucariaceae
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Tree
Weed / invasive
Umbrella Tree
Schefflera actinophylla
Araliaceae
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Tree
Australian native
Lillypilly
Syzygium australe
Myrtaceae
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Tree
Weed / invasive
Cadaghi
Corymbia torelliana
Myrtaceae
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Tree
Weed / invasive
Chinese Elm
Celtis sinensis
Cannabaceae
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Tree
Australian native
Ivory Curl
Buckinghamia celsissima
Proteaceae
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Tree
Ornamental / exotic
Cabbage Tree
Cordyline australis
Asparagaceae
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Tree
Australian native
Tulipwood
Harpullia pendula
Sapindaceae
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Tree
Weed / invasive
African Tulip
Spathodea campanulata
Bignoniaceae
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Tree
Ornamental / exotic
Leopard Tree
Libidibia ferrea (formerly Caesalpinia ferrea)
Fabaceae
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Tree
Ornamental / exotic
Poinciana
Delonix regia
Fabaceae
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Tree
Ornamental / exotic
Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Bignoniaceae
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Brisbane palms
Palm
Weed / invasive
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
Arecaceae
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Palm
Weed / invasive
Chinese Fan Palm
Livistona chinensis
Arecaceae
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Palm
Ornamental / exotic
Cuban Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Arecaceae
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Palm
Ornamental / exotic
Bismarck Palm
Bismarckia nobilis
Arecaceae
Read about it Palm Australian nativeCabbage Tree Palm
Livistona australis
Arecaceae
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Palm
Ornamental / exotic
Golden Cane Palm
Dypsis lutescens
Arecaceae
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Palm
Weed / invasive
Cocos Palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Arecaceae
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Palm
Australian native
Alexander Palm
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Arecaceae
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Palm
Australian native
Foxtail Palm
Wodyetia bifurcata
Arecaceae
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