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Species Information Sheets

Tree Species Selection List - Species Requirements (Soils and Climate)

The following information sheets (listed in alphabetical order by common species name) describe site requirements, characteristics, management & uses.

Note: Information in these publications is general and does not refer to any particular site or situation. Contact Private Forests Tasmania for recommendations, prescriptions and other professional advice.

Common Name Botanical Name
American Sweet Chestnut Castanea dentata
Black Walnut (West Coast USA) Juglans nigra
Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon
Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus
Brown Barrel Eucalyptus fastigata
Caucasian Fir Abies nordmanniana
Chinese Chestnut Castanea mollissima
Chinese (Yunnan) Poplar Populus yunnanensis
Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens
Corsican Pine Pinus nigra var calabrica (maritima)
Cricket Bat Willow Salix alba caerulea
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides
Greggs Pine Pinus greggii
Grey Box Eucalyptus microcarpa
Jamwood Wattle Acacia acuminata
Leyland Cypress X Cupressocyparis leylandii
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta
Maritime Pine Pinus pinaster
Mexican Cypress Cupressus lusitanica
Monterey Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa
Sessile Oak Quercus sessiliflora
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera
Ponderosa Pine (Plumas) Pinus ponderosa
Radiata Pine Pinus radiata
Red Ironbark Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Red Stringybark Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Shining Gum Eucalyptus nitens
Spanish Chestnut Castanea sativa
Spotted Gum Eucalyptus maculata
Stone Pine Pinus pinea
Swamp Yate Eucalyptus occidentalis
Sydney Blue Gum Eucalyptus saligna
White Ash Eucalyptus fraxinoides
White or Silver Poplar Populus alba
Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Stringybark Eucalyptus muelleriana