Mount Franklin Fruit Trees (Popular)
Mount Franklin Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
Frost Cloth
$24.00
Frost cloth can be used to protect sensitive plants on cold and frosty nights. 60gm of spun bonded polypropylene and sold in 2m x 10m lengths, it is ideal for small shrubs, pots and garden beds and an be cut to match your needs on site. It is lightweight and can be kept off plants by suspending over pipe hoops secured to the ground onto stakes.
Carob
$14.90 ($14.90-$29.00 choose a size)
This elegant tree is often referred to as fake chocolate due to its similarities to cocoa in taste and texture. A Mediterranean tree, favouring arid conditions. Seedlings can be Male, Female, or bisexual. Prefers well drained soil.
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Pigeon Pea
$9.90 ($4.90-$18.00 choose a size)
A woody, fast growing leguminous shrub, to 3.6 m, with yellow and red flowers. It is hardy, widely adaptable and tolerant of temperatures as high as 35C. It can be killed by heavy frost. The seeds are 25% protein, can be eaten fresh or as split dried peas, are used for dhal in India, contain 5 times more Vitamin A and C than green peas. The leaves and young shoots can be eaten cooked, they are fibrous and have a strong spicy odour. Animal Fodder; an excellent feed for cattle, pigs and poultry. Green Manure; incorporate the plants as they flower. Mulch production; can be cut many times in a season. Windbreaks; suitable as a shelter belt around vegetable gardens and plants provide nitrogen, habitat and soil stabilisation. Permaculture - plant on west side of newly planted trees to provide wind and sun shelter and a ready source of mulch. Prune back to control growth and use as mulch on your young tree.
Special Offer: Buy 4+ @$9.90ea usually:$18.00ea Free Freight
Weeping Willow
$4.90 ($4.90-$39.00 choose a size)
The Weeping willow is perhaps the most distinctive willow tree species. A moisture-loving tree it makes a spectacular shade tree. The leaves provide a good reserve of feed for stock when pastures are dry.
Sheoak - Swamp
$3.95 ($3.95-$14.90 choose a size)
A strong growing species, native of wet sites. Well suited to use as a windbreak or as a shelter tree. Drought and frost resistant when established. Conical or rounded tree. Casuarina are nitrogen fixing plants
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