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Fruit Tree DiscountsChestnut - Reilly
The Reilly originates from a planting made early this century on the Alstonville Plateau. A low chill variety that bears prolifically in Feb/March. Fair nut and keeping qualities.
Pecan - Cherokee (A) SP
One of the most prolific varieties known. Suited to high density planting. Medium sized nut. Very easily shelled and precocious variety that crops well without cross pollination. Ideal back yard variety.
Pecan - Shoshonii (B) SP
A precocious and heavy cropping variety in subtropical areas. Good quality medium to large oval nuts with a thin shell. A vigorous tree with an upright habit that makes an excellent backyard tree. Suited to high density plantings.
Custard Apple - African Pride
This heart shaped fruit has a medium thick skin, more seed than the Pink’s Mammoth and produces high yields. The early and consistent bearing, presentable fruit and early maturing is what makes this the main commercial variety.
Claret Ash
A spectacular deciduous tree with foliage that begins to change from mid-green to a brilliant rich claret. Grafted onto a very drought resistant rootstock Fraxinus oxycarpa.
Black Sapote - Seedling
Closely related to the Persimmon this attractive glossy foliaged tree produces a fruit often called the 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla. Seedling selection worth growing in cooler marginal areas.
Walking Stick Palm
This native miniature palm is found as an uderstorey throughout the subtropical rainforests of Australia. Growth is very slow in it's initial stages but very worthwhile to nuture as it is very attractive as an indoor plant. Orange fruits are edible.
Sweet Leaf Bush
Hardy sweet tasting green vegetable, very nutritious and high in vegetable protien.Eaten raw in salads, tasting similar to sweet fresh garden peas. Also used in stir fries, soups etc. Grows best in semi-shade to full sun. Drought tolerant
Grape - Pink Iona
Sweet variety with pinkish skin and high resistance to downy mildew. Very hardy and well suited to coastal conditions. Good back yard variety with no spraying needed, quality average.
Hoop Pine
Pawpaw - Southern Red
Passionfruit - Black
An attractive and hardy black passionfruit grown from seed of the popular Misty Gem variety. The juicy orange flesh has a sweet aromatic flavour. Will tolerate light frosts.
Castanospermum australe - Black bean
An attractive tree with glossy dark green foliage and profuse flushes of yellow and red pea-like flowers during summer. The green seeds of the black bean pod are poisonous. The timber is highly prized. Bird attracting. 40m
Phyllanthus multiflorus
This is a useful low growing plant with pretty, fine fern like foliage. Very suitable for a low hedge, in the rockery or in a hanging basket. Requires regular watering.
Brachychiton populneus - Kurrajong
A hardy tree for drier sites frequently grown for shade or stock fodder. Trees have a straight stout trunk and produce cream flowers in spring. Indigenous Australians used the bark fibres to make rope and string, the wood was used for fire sticks. A common tree in drier rainforests.
Cryptocarya triplinervis - Three-veined Cryptocarya
An excellent small spreading tree for coastal planting or other sites with very good drainage. Dense clusters of small greenish flowers are followed by bird attracting black fruit.
Cupaniopsis anacardioides - Tuckeroo
An attractive, fast growing and hardy small to medium tree well suited to coastal areas. Good wildlife food source. Makes a excellent street tree or pioneer in reforestation.
Elaeocarpus grandis - Blue Quandong
A prominently buttressed based tree with an open layered crown. Birds and marsupials are attracted to the bright blue fruits that have a thin covering of flesh surrounding a seed that resembles a ‘brain’. Ripen August to January. 35m
Sterculia quadrifidia - Peanut Tree
A handsome compact tree reaching 5-10m, with spectacular seed pod - fire engine red lining with deep black edible peanut flavoured nuts. The tree will ususally fruit within 2-3 years. Semi deciduous in the subtropical climates.
Sage
A small, perennial, evergreen with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. Native to the Mediterranean region. It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times as an ornamental garden plant. As a kitchen herb, sage has a slight peppery flavor.
Alocasia brisbanensis - Cunjevoi
A clumping plant up to 1.5m in height with large, green, spade-shaped leaves. This plant has a fragrant flower and juicy sweet smelling, red fruits. All parts of this plant are poisonous. Believed to be the antidote for the Giant Stinging Tree.
Podocarpus elatus - Ilawarra Plum Pine
Attractive rainforest pine that bears greenish seeds on swollen edible stalks. The purple fruit are grape like with a sweet juicy pulp with a subtle plum flavour. The slightly resinous fruit can be used for both sweet and savoury recipes. It is an attractive hedge due to its contrasting dark and lime green foliage. The timber is popular as a cabinet making.
Jacaranda mimosifolia - Jacaranda Purple
Very well known as a spectacular street tree with striking lavender bell-like flowers during spring. The delicate lacey foliage turns gold during winter. Very hardy.
Grevillea robusta - Silky Oak
Very fast growing slender tree with ferny foliage and bright yellow toothbrush flowers. Grows in a wide range of conditions including southern and inland areas. Good indoor plant.
Mallotus discolour - Yellow Kamala
Native to regrowth and rainforest areas form the Clarence River NSW to Townsville. A compcat admirable garden tree to 15 m with bright yellow fruits, can be used as a yellow dye.
Acacia elata - Cedar Wattle
Casuarina glauca - Swamp Sheoak
A strong growing species, native of wet sites. Well suited to use as a windbreak of as a shelter tree. Drought and frost resistant when established. Conical or rounded tree.
Pouteria chartacea - Thin-leaved Coondoo
An understory tree of 10 - 12 m, from Byron Bay to the northern tip of Cape York. Slow growing but forms a well shaped bushy tree.
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This is the tallest of the native pines and it is quite capable of reaching heights of more than 40 meters making it an impressive addition to my garden. It is a wonderful bird-attracting tree, as they love to nest in its protective prickly foliage and is an excellent host for lots of native orchid species.
Bisexual large orange - red fleshed Papaya with very sweet juicy flesh. Heavy cropper of elongated fruit. Seedlings have been selected from high quality self pollinated selection, so expect at least 80% bisexual plants. Performs best in a sheltered warm location.
A handsome fast wattle with ferny dark green foliage. New growth is a pink bronze colour and flowers are cream. A long lived wattle.