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Flame tree - Brachychiton acerifolius

Flame tree - Brachychiton acerifolius

A spectacular plant for large gardens, parks or as a street tree. Bright green, shiny, palmate shaped leaves with red bell-shaped flowers. Flowers best after a hot dry summer. Tolerant of most soil types and positions.

140mm | $9.75 AU | Approx. 43 in stock


Tree Fern

Tree Fern

This is a beautiful and hardy native Australian tree fern which is adaptable to many sites provided it has adequate moisture levels. It is fast growing with large lacy fronds and a slender trunk that is adorned with a pattern of oval scars where the old leaf bases are shed cleanly. It makes a very attractive garden plant where it will prefer a frost free moist position.

175mm | $14.90 AU | Approx. 30 in stock


Diploglottis campbellii - Small leaf tamarind

Diploglottis campbellii - Small leaf tamarind

Listed as endandered in its native habit, this very attractive tree will capture the eye with its interesting red coloured fruit in summer. The tasty tangy fruit is a refreshing treat eaten raw or it can be used creatively in chutneys and sauces.

Forestry Tube | $2.95 AU | Approx. 28 in stock


Angophora floribunda - Rough Barked Apple

A large spreading tree and resembles a rough-barked eucalypt. In summer mature plants are covered in fluffy cream flowers. Suitable for the larger town garden or rural property.

Forestry Tube | $1.95 AU | Approx. 23 in stock


Xanthorrhoea glauca - Grass Tree

A stunning and unusual Australian native plant, the Grass Tree develops a black trunk with bright green foliage above. Grass Trees are a great asset to any garden giving a bold feature. Plant in a sunny well-drained position and do not disturb the original root-ball. They are very slow growing, on average approx 1cm per year.

Forestry Tube | $3.90 AU | Approx. 13 in stock


Hoop Pine

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.

140mm | $9.75 AU | Approx. 6 in stock


Bottle Tree

Bottle Tree

Narrow Leaf Bottle Tree has a swollen bottle like trunk. The insignificant flowers followed by small interesting boat like pods. A very attractive specimen tree or useful indoor plant. 20m

175mm | $14.90 AU | In Production | Email Me When Available


Small Leaved Fig - Ficus obliqua

This is a large spreading strangling fig with a dense shady crown. It is an excellent bird attracting tree. Food source for rare and endangered 'Coxens Fig Parrot' and 'Wompoo Fruit Dove'. Perfect specimen for Bonsai or container plant.

140mm | $9.75 AU | In Production | Email Me When Available


Native Frangipani - Hymenosporum flavum

Native Frangipani - Hymenosporum flavum

Evergreen Australian tree grown for it's beautiful highly perfumed spring flowers. Originally from rainforest areas, this tree has glossy pointed green foliage. In Spring a mass of sweetly fragrant yellow flowers almost hide the leaves. Quick growing to 12mtrs. Tolerant of frosts when established.

140mm | $12.90 AU | In Production | Email Me When Available


Blueberry ash

Small upright tree with masses of dainty, white, fringed bell flowers followed by bird attractive blue berries. Hardy.

140mm | $9.90 AU | In Production | Email Me When Available


Macrozamia moorei

Native to central QLD it its renowned for its large rounded "date palm" like crown of gracefully curved, dark bluish green leaves. It also makes an excellent specimen for large containers or tubs. Prefers well drained soil

175mm | $29.00 AU | In Production | Email Me When Available


Lemon Aspen

Small to medium sized rainforest tree bearing aromatic and acidic fruit used in the bushfood industry. Lemon aspen fruit has a grapefruit and lime like flavour, and is popular in beverages, sauces and confectionary.

140mm | $12.90 AU | In Production | Email Me When Available


Wollemi Pine

Wollemi Pine

The Wollemi Pine is one of the worlds oldest and rarest surviving trees. It is ideal to use as a potted specimen or as a feature tree. The discovery of the Wollemi pine in 1994 introduced Australia and the world to our own living dinosaur, before this date it was known only from fossil records. Trees are exceptionally good looking with ferny foliage and as they mature they form dark chocolate coloured bubbly bark.

6 L Bag | $79.00 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Kakadu Plum

Tall slender tree to 10m with creamy flower spikes in early summer. Known for its olive sized fruit which turns yellow or purple in autumn. Its Vitamin C content is apparently the highest in the world. Traditionally used as a thirst quencher and snack.

175mm | $17.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Brachychiton bidwilli - Little Kurrajong

This is a very beautiful plant with bright clusters of pink/red flowers, 4-5cm across which appear just before new leaves.. Both flowers and new shoots are softly hairy. It adapts well to drought, seldom over 5m tall.

140mm | $9.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Creek Lilly Pilly

Attractive small tree has the ability to survive in a wide range of habitats. The small white fluffy blossum are born in early summer with mass fruitings occurring in autumn every few years. Most hardy frost tolerant lilly pilly

140mm | $9.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Cryptocarya microneura - Murrogun

A very bushy tree ideal for use in a windbreak. The tree grows along well in wet areas but needs a well drained soil. The smallish black fruits matures from December to July and are bird attracting.

Forestry Tube | $2.95 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Flame Tree x Kurrajong © "Belladonna" - Brachychiton hybrid

This grafted Brachychiton hybrid between a Flame tree and Kurrajong has masses of weeping delicate pink bell flowers covering the tree thoughout summer. Very hardy excellent specimen tree.

175mm | $24.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Lacebark Grafted © - Brachychiton discolor

Lacebark Grafted © - Brachychiton discolor

A semi evergreen native tree with a striking summer display of pink bell shaped flowers that hang in clusters at the end of branches. Hardy quick growing tree which will withstand frosts and drought when established.

175mm | $24.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Morton Bay Fig - Ficus macrophylla

Morton Bay Fig - Ficus macrophylla

This Fig can take two forms, as a magnificent tall spreading tree or as a strangling vine depending on where the seed lands. Ideal farm tree to plant in old stumps or fence posts. Food source for a large number of birds

140mm | $9.95 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Native Guava

A small dense shrub, with white/pink flowers appearing in clusters in Spring or Summer. The leaves have a sweet, fruity smell when crushed and are unusally glossy below. Fast-growing and hardy in most conditions. Tolerate light frosts.

140mm | $9.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Orn 140m

140mm | $9.75 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


Tubestock Super $4.90

Super Tube | $4.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available


White Beech

White Beech

White Beech is a large, handsome, semi-deciduous tree that makes a fantastic feature tree in large gardens or parks. It is also a very useful bush regeneration and cabinet timber tree as it is hardy, moderately fast growing and produces a durable, easily-worked, and non-shrinking timber said to be as valuable as Red Cedar (Toona ciliata).

140mm | $7.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material | Email Me When Available



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