Deciduous trees, native or native-sympathetic... ideas?

The only deciduous tree I can think of is a frangi although the native frangipani I don't think is deciduous?

Gleditsias are beautiful - and deciduous. They might get a bit tall though, I'd have to check. We have one on our nature strip....

Hmm, Flemings reckon they get to 8m.

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I have to have a bit of a rethink. I went up to my neighbours house (still under construction) and their best views from their living areas and alfresco will look straight across where I want to plant the tree and out to the valley. I'm really conscious of not blocking their view so I may have to look at a slightly smaller tree (ok Fu.... under 10metres I guess it's more a big bush than a tree! ).

The Mallee Euc Silver Princess could be a goer.

Joles people down the road have 3 or 4 silver princess trees on the corner verge. Want me to take a pic later today and up load?

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Not something that happens often though. well not that I have come across. Oh no! Diferent experiences
If it does, as George Lulfitz will say, cut them back to the ground and they will regenerate as a whole new tree.
The Silver Princess used as major features at KingsPark have continued to get better and better over 10years or so. No signs of looking shabby.


The Gleditzias will fit in like a glove to a native landscape.
A popular Perth Garden, often open as part of Open Gardens, is Chris Ferriera's garen in Hammy Hill.
An amazing example of Gleditzia used to perfection.

Now if you watch this video, featured is Silver Princess, Chris' garden and the Gleditzia Sunburst in his front yard. (From about 8mins in) Though just noticed it's got no leaves so you hardly see it in the background.
http://vimeo.com/28493417
Also featured is Sabrina Hahn who is one of Australia's most respected Horticultural personalities and leading experts.

What about a small fruit tree - most stone fruit will fit the bill, also apples and pears....
I personally quite like the glossy foliage of apple trees as a contrast to the grey and soft looking foliage of a lot of our natives.
You could then add a few low growing native highlights within the garden that visually tied back into this glossy foliage like lomandra grasses, Austromyrtus, or dwarf lilly pillys.

We have bit of a fruit grove planned for the backyard. We have some citrus in already, but will be putting some bare rooted trees in over the coming months. I did toy with the idea of a fruit tree iin the front, but with the placement of our pipes and the limitations of placement due to not wanting to compromise our neighbours' view, it became quite difficult.

I have become somewhat obsessed with eucalyptus and the varieties. I'm considering creating an area with a number of euc pressiana. I've read that it tends to only grow to just over a metre in this area as opposed to the 2-3m in WA but I need to do a bit more research. I'd also love a euc macrocarpa but they are apparently very difficult to grow here. Some of the WA mallee gums are just lovely.

My fantastic neighbour hoed the front for us today so we will be moving some soil, creating a parking bay in the front (beyond our land) and I am really taken with the idea of putting in a hardwood morticed post and rail fence across our front boundary just for something different.

Once we have moved the soil, put in some paths and edging, we will get some plants in the ground!

A couple of WA growers now suggest to use the Red Flowering gums that are not grafted. They no longer grow grafted specimens. The reason being that as the trees mature, there have been many that break at the graft in adverse weather. It does mean that some variance in height is experienced.

victrix is an absolute beauty.
The Red cap (E. erythrocorys) is a ripper and are putting on one hell of a show this year. Actually all the WA Euc and Corymbias are producing very heavy flower shows indicating a wet winter ahead according to Nyoongar culture.