Spreading, evergreen tree originally from South America widely planted in the early years of settlement as a shade tree. Semi-weeping in habit, it has willow-like leaves and small yellow-white flowers in spring that are followed by clusters of pea-sized pinkish-red berries. These are 'bird candy'.

Fast–growing small tree with drooping branches that occurs naturally in the Alice Springs area. Its height will vary from 4 to 12 m depending on soil type and availability of water. It may sucker to form a copse but this is not problematic in the garden - suckers can be removed if not required. It produces pale yellow flowers after rainfall in the wild, but may be more free-flowering in a garden situation. It is frost tolerant.

A fast-growing, ornamental black–trunked shade tree with a mature height of between 6 and 10 m and a canopy spread of 5–8 m. It has typical gum tree blue–grey leaves and and produces pinkish–red flowers in summer. It can be frost tender when young so some protection should be provided in the first couple of years after planting. It is reasonably drought tolerant.

A slow-growing, graceful, pendulous tree that may reach an eventual height of 16 m and a spread of 10 m. It is an ideal shade tree for the Alice Spring region. Like many Acacias, it has both juvenile and mature leaves that are distinctly different. Its young foliage is quite spiky. leaved. It produces pale yellow wattle flowers after winter rains in the wild but may be more freeflowering in garden situations. It is both frost tolerant and drought tolerant.