Green Dream Blueberry Ash in Perth — Native Hedging and Feature Tree
 
The Green Dream Blueberry Ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus 'Green Dream') is a compact, versatile Australian native that has become increasingly popular in Perth gardens for its fine glossy foliage, dainty white flowers, and striking blue berries. An improved selection of the common Blueberry Ash with finer leaves, denser growth, and a stronger root system, it's a beautiful year-round performer that works equally well as a specimen tree, hedge, or screen.
 
A Beautiful Native with Year-Round Interest
 
Native to the east coast of Australia — from Queensland through NSW and Victoria — the Green Dream is a refined, compact variety that brings genuine ornamental value across every season. In spring and summer it produces masses of delicate pale pink and white frilly bell-shaped flowers that hang gracefully from the branches, followed by striking bright blue shiny berries in summer that are highly attractive to native birds.
 
The evergreen, fine-textured glossy green foliage maintains an attractive, dense, rounded form throughout the year — making it one of the better hedging alternatives to Lilly Pilly for Perth gardens wanting something a little different.
 
Growing Green Dream Blueberry Ash in Perth
 
The Green Dream can be grown successfully in Perth gardens but does best in a sheltered position with some protection from Perth's harsh summer heat and drying easterly winds. It prefers a moist, well-drained soil with reasonable fertility — enrich Perth's sandy soils well with organic matter before planting and apply a generous mulch layer to retain moisture through summer.
Plant in full sun to part shade. In Perth's climate a semi-shaded position with afternoon protection or a well-watered, sheltered north or east-facing garden bed tends to give the best results. Regular watering is important — particularly through Perth's dry summers — until the tree is well established. Fertilise with a slow-release native fertiliser in spring each year.
 
Pruning is not necessary but the Green Dream responds beautifully to clipping and can be shaped into a neat formal hedge, topiary, or maintained as a compact specimen tree.
 
Key Features at a Glance
Mature height: 3 metres
Mature width: 2 metres
Aspect: Full sun to part shade — prefers sheltered position in Perth
Soil: Moist, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter
Evergreen: Yes — fine glossy green foliage year-round
Flowers: Pale pink and white frilly bell flowers, spring to summer
Fruit: Bright blue shiny berries, bird attracting
Best suited to: Hedging, feature planting, screening, specimen trees, sheltered Perth gardens
 
Best Suited To
Hedging and screening in sheltered Perth suburban gardens
Feature or specimen tree planting in courtyards and garden beds
Native garden designs in WA
An alternative to Lilly Pilly for Perth hedges — finer texture, blue berries
Attracting native birds to Perth gardens
 
Order Your Green Dream Blueberry Ash Online
 
Perth Trees Direct delivers healthy, established Green Dream Blueberry Ash trees direct to your door across the Perth metro area. Professional planting and installation can be added using the dropdown above. Contact us at info@perthtreesdirect.com.au if you have any questions about whether the Green Dream Blueberry Ash is right for your Perth garden.