Acmena smithii ‘Select’ – Select Lilly Pilly

Acmena smithii ‘Select’, commonly known as Select Lilly Pilly, is an evergreen screening tree valued for its dense glossy foliage and reliable upright growth habit. The compact branching structure develops strong year-round coverage, making this variety highly suitable for formal hedging, privacy screening, and structured landscape planting. It performs best in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils, adapting well to humidity, coastal exposure, and urban conditions once established. Suited to temperate, subtropical, and coastal climates, this variety develops good drought tolerance and dependable low-maintenance performance. Regular pruning encourages dense formal growth and maintains strong screening structure where required. They look excellent when used for screening, hedging, boundary planting, and commercial landscape applications where dense evergreen coverage and reliable privacy performance are required. This variety is commonly specified for residential gardens, urban landscapes, and formal planting schemes.