Hakea suaveolens
Sweet-scented hakea · also Sweet hakea
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Sweet Hakea is an unusual evergreen shrub or small tree with a conifer-like appearance and needle-like leaves. It is tough, durable, and drought and smog tolerant once established. Attractive fragrant flowers and a protective nature due to its leaves make it desirable for urban planting.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 650.05%24 yr6.0 in
- 380.03%—3.8 in
- 120.00%35 yr1.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 5.6 in, 90th percentile 8.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Southwest Australia savanna
- Southwest Australia woodlands
Other Hakea in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
