This Australian native from the rainforest fringes of far north Queensland has become invasive outside its original range. Growing to a height of 30m it has rounded foliage and a smooth green trunk with grey scaly bark at the base. Flowers in masses of scented cream balls held in terminal clusters.

This is a very hardy tree is usually seen around 30-40 metres in height. The tree has a straight trunk for half its height, the smooth bark sheds in strips producing a mottled yellow, pink, red, blue and grey appearance. It produces white flowers grouped in clusters during winter. This is an extremely hardy tree which will tolerate poor soils, frost and low rainfall.

This is a dense bushy tree usually seen around 10-12 metres in height. It has a thick trunk and a dense canopy of dark green leaves. In summer it bears large clusters of greenish cream bell shaped flowers that have a pink-purple-reddish tinge on the inside of the petals. It makes an excellent shade tree, and like most other Brachychiton, it can lose much of its foliage during winter. Tolerant of frost and dry conditions.

An evergreen tree growing to a height of 40m. It has long dark green foliage that is strongly lemon scented. Dense flower heads of cream white blossoms appear in winter. Fast growing specimen tree.