Aaahh, Laura - where do we start ?

Having lived in Brissie in another life, these would be my choices:

- Waterhousea Floribunda
- Hymenosporum Flavum
- Syzygium Australe ('Creek Cherry')
- Syzygium Luehmanii ('Small-leaved lillypilly')

10-15m is probably stretching it for these small trees (particularly H.F.), but so much depends on their access to water and nutrient. I could show you absolute *cripplers* (the size of some will leave you slack-jawed) in areas where they get plenty of water (often at ratepayers expense) and much more modest specimens elsewhere, but they all share that sought after quality : toughness combined with beauty. But enough about moi ... :)

Good luck,

Artie

Artie - thank you for your posting - I have seen some of your excellent postings elsewhere too, so your opinion is valuable to me. However, living in Brissie, we are in drought atm, and about to go to level 4 water restrictions (ie; no outside watering AT ALL) - so water will be at a premium. While we do have tanks to maintain the minimal requirements - the trees will need to live largely unattended. Water not withstanding - I think I'm after something a bit bigger. I'd rather go for a tree that is naturally 10-15m within its normal bounds, than hope that a 6-8m tree will excel. But I thank you very much for your thoughts anyway. (I love waterhousias btw - and we already have quite a few of these along some of our creek boundaries) So Mr Tough & beautiful, can you come up with anything else for me? :))

No problems Laura - I'd be surprised if you dont find something to your liking in this listing of Dry Rainforest Trees:

http://www.davidmcminn.com/ngc/pages/dryrainforest.htm

Usual admonishment re 'all plants need water in the first 12-24 months' etc etc :)