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Order between August - September to be dispatched between October - Novemeber. When all your plants are ready your order is then sent by mail order. You can add both in-stock plants and plants part of this Spring Catalogue below. With the exception of Bare root Plants that must be sent ASAP. When ready you will be notified by email and sms at this time with a dispatch date.
Ready in Oct-Nov
Jujube - Si Hong
$124.90
Produces large, round to barrel shaped fruit of very good quality. Sihongs sweetness makes it great for fresh eating or dehydrating. Unlike other jujubes, when dried, Sihong has fine wrinkles on its skin surface. Very reliable bearing. Cross pollinate for best results.Mid season ripening
Jujube - Shanxi Li
$124.90
Crisp, sweet, great eating fresh or dried and easily the largest of all the jujube varieties. While partially self fertile plant two or more to cross pollinate and get a heavier crop.
Jujube - Li
$124.00
Large and round in shape. The texture is crisp and fresh fruit have an excellent flavour. Fruit can be picked at the yellow/green stage however the best flavour is obtained when half the fruit has turned reddish brown. Mature fruits are 40-60mm in diameter. Early - Mid season ripening (Feb-April) Self fertile
Jujube - Honey Jar
$124.90
Sweet and crunchy when fresh, the Honey Jar has a classic jujube flavour & crispness with a blue gum honey flavour. This smaller, round jujube fruit is said to develop a unique caramel apple flavour as it dries. The variety is a heavy producer and harvest can be extended with multiple pickings. Early season.
Hazelnut - Halls Giant
$44.00
Halls Giant is the main pollinator for Ennis. It does not produce a big crop of nuts but it does shed large amounts of pollen late in the season. Every planting of hazelnuts should contain at least 20% pollinators.
Kiwifruit - Hayward Female
$39.00
Most popular commercial kiwifruit variety. Excellent quality and size, but does require a higher chill requirement than most other varieties. The Chieftain Male is the superior pollinator for these and the Kiwifruit Male is an alternative pollinator
Hazelnut - Ennis
$44.00
Jumbo Nut, high yielding. Preferred variety for all markets. It requires cross pollination with the Halls Giant. The tree is moderately vigorous and has few suckers and is an abundant cropper. The shell is moderately firm and light brown with pronounced darker-colored stripes. Nuts are large and attractive, averaging 4.2 g, and have a kernel percentage of 48%.
Jujube - Chico
$124.00
Compact and bushy, perfect for pots with round fruit flattened on the bottom. Look similar to a small apple. Pick when the whole fruit (or at least 80%) has just turned brownish red. Texture is crisp and light we consider it an excellent fresh or dried variety. Fruit size 35-45mm. Developed at the Chico institute in California, this is an early fruiting variety. (Jan - March) Cross pollinate for best results.
Grumichama - Black
$24.00
The tropical equivalent of the cherry. The purplish-black fruit 2cm diameter are produced in clusters. Flesh white, melting and tasty. Mostly used for fresh eating, but also highly prized for jams, jellies and pies.
Palm - Foxtail
$19.75 ($19.75-$29.00 choose a size)
First discovered in 1978 in a tiny area within Melville National Park, this palm is now one of the most widely planted in the world. Famous for it bushy fronds and slightly bulbous base, it lends a exotic, tropical look to landscaping. Able to survive heat, salt winds and seasonally dry conditions. Slow growing. If you ever have to remove them, the heart is also edible and quite palatable.
Grape - Sun Muscat
$34.00
A delicious seedless Sultana grape with a distinctive sweet floral aroma and refreshing mild taste. These clusters make the perfect healthy snack or delicious addition to your next cheese plate. Great choice for drying into honey sweet raisins. They are best suited to climates with hot, dry summers, they are not well suited to humid coastal climates.
Blueberry - Kisses (PBR)
$59.00
Characterized by it enormous fruit size and naturally dwarfing habit, this self pollinating Blueberry is perfect for planting with the Blueberry Burst to extend the fruiting season. Low chill variety flowering and fruiting over a 4 to 6 month period with exceptionally high yield. Trialled successfully in both hot and cold climates in Australia. Protected by Plant Breeders Right (PBR)Developed by Plantnet.
Lilly Pilly - Riberry
$19.90
The small leaved lilly pilly produces masses of red pear shaped fruit. Its handsome purple-red growth makes this lilly pilly one of the favourites as an Edible Hedge. The fruit exhibits a juicy but slightly acidic finish. Which is reminiscent of cinnamon and cloves. It is a very popular ingredient in wild-food dishes.
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Berry - Boysenberry
$14.90
Juicy, tart, with bright red to almost black fruit with a dust-like coating and distinctive aroma. They are delicious eaten fresh or are used in pies and jams. One of the better performing trailing berries in the subtropics. Thorny
Buy 1+ @$14.90ea usually:$19.90ea
Cherry - Sunburst
$54.00
Large, firm, dark red with good flavour and moderately sweet, self-fertile. Requires 800-1000 hours chill for best fruit production.
Nashi Pear - Nijisseiki
$44.00
A heavy bearing variety. Medium sized round fruit of excellent eating quality with crisp, white flesh and yellowish-green, transparent skin and moderate sugar content. Will set fruit without pollination however the fruit is smaller.
Blueberry - Biloxi
$19.90
A great choice for hotter climates with very few chill hours. It is often the first variety to hit the markets ripening a few weeks before other early blueberry varieties. The fruit is firm and the size is medium. Even though it fruits early it can often produce a second harvest later in the season although it's first time to fruit yields the best harvest. Best to mix with other varieties so that when this one is not fruiting another variety is.
Grumichama - Orange
$14.75
This fruit is the tropical equivalent of the cherry and just as difficult to resist. The fruit is borne in clusters and is delicious eaten fresh. The yellow form is almost identical to the dark form apart from the orange/ yellow coloured fruit.
Brown Tamarind
$9.90
A good shade tree with glossy, dark green foliage. Needs well-drained soil in a partially shaded position. Makes an excellent indoor plant. Leaves are pale grey and have a felt-like feel underneath. Fast growing pioneer for bush regeneration projects
Star Apple
$17.75 ($12.90-$17.75 choose a size)
Sometimes known as Cainito is native to the West Indies where it is a very popular fruit. Fruit can be purple or green skinned. When cut in half there is an attractive star pattern. The flesh is sweet and tastes very smooth and aromatic. A very attractive tropical tree, leaves green above and gold underneath. Not suitable for temperate climates.
Berry - Youngberry
$19.90
Vigorous, trailing bramble with sweet, juicy, black-purple berries in Summer.
Canistel
$27.00
A slender and erect tree with cream coloured fragrant flowers. The fruit is round to oval and matures to a yellow-orange colour. The yellow flesh has a sweet earthy flavour and a meaty texture similar to a boiled egg. Seedling selection cropping in 4 years. Atzapotl is the Aztec name for the canistel. Atzamole is a dish which is like guacamole but with canistel.
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Lomandra - Lime Tuff
$9.90 ($9.90-$14.90 choose a size)
A small, hardy native plant with a clumping habit and narrow, light green leaves. Small flowers grow amongst the foliage. It grows well in full sun to part shade and grows to about 70cm x 60cm. Perfect for garden borders and rockeries. A hardy and very adaptable plant, and thrives with minimum care. Does well in most soils types, drought, salt and frost tolerant.
Buy 4+ @$9.90ea usually:$14.90ea
Dwarf Nectarine - Sunset Backyard Beauty
$64.00
The Super Dwarf Sunset Nectarine has beautiful, dark red leaves throughout the year. The plant grows to approximate 1-1.5m height x 0.8m width. It has high density flowers and single pink blossoms in spring. PBR variety The full sized, yellow flesh nectarines mature in November/December in Subtropical areas and December early January in cooler areas so you can avoid the rush of going to the supermarket to get your early season Summer fruit - just grow your own! This is also the ideal fruit tree to inspire kids to grow their own food in the garden. Best suited to subtropical climates. This variety is subject to Plant Breeder Rights.
Kiwifruit - Bruno (female)
$29.00
Large elongated fruit. Dark brown skin with dense, short, bristly hairs. Light-green flesh of good flavour. Ripens early May. Vigorous and productive with a relatively low chilling requirement.
Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR
$79.00
Compact apple tree growing to only 2m high making it ideal for containers, courtyards, decks and balconies. It has delicious fruit that ripen two weeks earlier than the Pink Lady but are similar in flavour. Grows well in all temperate climates of Australia. Partially self pollinating, planting with Granny Smith will improve fruit set. This variety is subject to Plant Breeder Rights.
Red Cedar
$17.90
Fast growing deciduous rainforest tree highly valued for its timber in earlier days. Has now become rare. Easily grown on moist soils of eastern Australia.
Mulberry - Hicks Fancy
$34.00
Long red-black berries, maturing from Late November on. When fully ripe the fruit is very sweet and juicy with an unusual, slightly acid taste. This is a smaller tree with very good crops. Annual pruning is required as fruit is produced on new seasons growth.
Olive - Frantoio
$49.00
One of the most highly acclaimed olives for the production of quality oil, producing a fruity and aromatic oil. Fruit are small - medium. A mid to late season cropper consistently producing heavy yields. Dual purpose olive, good table or oil purposes. Pickled fruit have a nutty flavour, pickle green/ black. Pollinates Kalamata. Also known as Paragon
Nashi Pear - Chojuro
$39.00
Medium sized round fruit, with texture of an Apple, flesh is crisp and white, and has a nice flavour. Russetted brown skin. Low chill variety suitable for more temperate climates. Suggested pollinators Nijisseiki (20th Century) and Williams.
Olive - Manzanillo
$49.00
Medium / large fruit (4.8g). High yields. Ripens early. Excellent pickling fruit, green or black. Fruit is of excellent taste and texture. Fruit should be processed before it is fully ripe to retain flesh firmness. Origin:Spain. Not recommended for oil, as oil extraction can be difficult. Suggested cross-pollinators are Frantoio, Picual, UC13 and Arbequina. Proving a good performer in low chill areas.
Pandanus - Edible
$40.95
Widely cultivated for use in Asian cooking and basket making. It has a nutty fragrance and is most commonly used in rice dishes or tied in a bundle and cooked with food. Also useful in flower arrangements. A low growing plant to 1m with long narrow blade like leaves and woody aerial roots. In tropical climates it can be grown as a marginal plant in dams and ponds, used as a bedding plant in tropical landscaping. Outside of the tropics, well worth trying as indoor plant in winter with a warm, sunny aspect. Allow the plant to dry out over the winter months.
Lawtonberry
$19.75
Produces heavy crops of black, plump, sweet blackberries. Variety originally domesticated in the USA. An old variety discovered in 1834 that has grown in popularity due to its impressive and flavourful fruit. One of the best varieties for making jams and eating fresh. Leave on the cane if possible for flavour and sweetness to fully develop.
Blueberry - Burst (PBR)
$59.00
The fruit is a crisp fleshed, sweet fruit, harvested over 3 - 4 months resulting in a constant supply of delicious, healthy fruit, filled with anti oxidants. Blueberries have been nick named Brain Berries and Youth Berries because of the high anti oxidant levels in them. This variety is an evergreen,naturally dwarfing variety growing to 1.0m high x 0.75m in width. It is self fruitful and because of its low chilling requirement can be grown anywhere in Australia. This variety has been growing in trials in both warmer and cooler climates in Australia with great success in all climates.
Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady
$39.00
An Australian selection named for the attractive pink blush over a yellow undertone. The true pink coloring, crisp crunch and smooth texture assure the ultimate in dessert quality eating apples. Performs best in cooler regions. Cross pollination required with another compatible variety such as Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Red Fuji or Gala.
Red Ash
$17.75
This tree is a natural colonizer in a wide range of conditions. Fruits are round and black and the mealy flesh encloses two hard capsules. These usually fall, leaving red seeds attached to the twigs for months.
Kiwifruit - Male
$39.00
Preferred Male Kiwifruit pollinator. A non-fruiting, all purpose male used as a pollinator for female vines. 1 male is suitable to pollinate up to 8 females. This male kiwifruit vine is also used as a pollinator for female Kiwiberry, Actinidia arguta, which is also know as Hardy Kiwifruit.
Native Frangipani
$18.75
Clusters of very fragrant, cream flowers form on this fast growing, Australian native rainforest tree. Flowers form in spring, wafting scent right through the garden. Terminal flowers age from white to a golden yellow. Highly recommended hardy specimen tree, with a narrow upright form.
Fig - Small Leaved
$18.75
This is a large spreading strangling fig with a dense shady crown. It is an excellent bird attracting tree and is beautiful if grown in a container or used for bonsai.
Plum - Satsuma
$49.00
Red to purple flesh with a freestone. The flavour is good, the growth vigorous and its bears particularly well, in fact to get large fruits it may require thinning. The firm, juicy flesh has a sweet spicy flavour. 350 - 400 hours chill. Bears November to early December.
Fig - Rusty
$18.75
A small to medium tree with a bushy habit. The dark green leaves usually have rusty brown hairs on the underside producing a fascinating colour change on windy days, but not always. Makes a beautiful shade tree, very hardy. The fruit is round, red and glossy when ripe, up to 2cm in diameter, with a smooth, pleasantly tasting flesh covering a centre with numerous seeds. Fruit quality varies with growing conditions.
Jostaberry
$19.90
A cross between a gooseberry and a currant this thornless self pollinating bush will produce fruits in 2-3years. Flavour is both sweet and sour and fruits are used for fresh eating, jams, jellies, wine, juices. Grow in Full sun, free draining soil with a good amount of organic compost/ fertiliser to keep this fast growing bush growing strong. High chill variety suitable for temperate regions. Frost tolerant.
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Flame Tree
$12.90
A spectacular native rainforest tree for large gardens. Bright green, shiny, palmate shaped leaves with red bell-shaped flowers in summer. The best displays occur after a hot dry start to summer The tree flowers when it is deciduous and sometimes flowers spectacularly in the Christmas holiday period. They stand out in native forest vistas during this time. Tolerant of most soil types and positions.
Buy 1+ @$12.90ea usually:$14.90ea
Finger Lime - Pink Ice
$34.00
A medium size shrub producing red to burgundy coloured fruits with clear or pink pearls of juice inside. The aroma of the fruits is similar to ruby grapefruit, and is perfect for cocktails and drinks, as well as cooking. Bears fruit from summer to autumn, with the fruits being ready to harvest when they come very easily off the branch without any effort. It is a great variety for growing in containers and in warm courtyards, and does best in full sun. Water thoroughly in spring and summer.
Phalsa
$18.75
Shrub native to Asia produces small, orange-yellow flowers followed by fruits, 1cm in diameter produced in in open, branched clusters. The soft, fibrous flesh is greenish-white stained with purplish-red near the skin. The flavour is pleasantly acid, somewhat grape-like. The fruits are eaten fresh as dessert, are made into syrup, and extensively employed in the manufacture of soft drinks. After fruiting prune to keep to an attractive shrub to 2mts high.Phalsa during transit may drop some leaves. It is a hardy plant and with acclimatisation in its new location it will respond well and bounce back. It can take 3 weeks for plants to recover from transit stress.
Dwarf Macadamia - A16
$49.00
An Australian selection that shows dwarfing tendencies. High yielder, excellent nut quality. Slow growing and wind tolerant. Med - large nut and high kernal recovery. A semi-dwarfing small, compact tree.
Dwarf Peach - Sunset Backyard Beauty
$64.00
High density flowering of double pink peach blossom in spring makes this tree a delight in the garden, it produces white fleshed full sized freestone peaches in early summer Often ripening in time for Christmas PBR No pollination required. Sometimes referred to as a Super Dwarf Peach Tree. This is an ideal tree to get the kids involved in growing their own fruit in the garden! This variety is subject to Plant Breeder Rights.
Lilly Pilly - Giant water gum
$12.90
The trunk is generally buttressed with a large diameter and the canopy can spread over almost the same distance as the height of the tree. Sometimes cultivated as an ornamental but too large for household plantings.
Oak - Red
$29.00
The northern red oak is a beautiful tree for cooler areas where its autumn foliage can really be appreciated.
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Palm - Bangalow
$9.90 ($9.90-$18.75 choose a size)
Tall graceful, fast growing palm which can stand boggy ground, full shade or some exposure. Frost tender when young. Mature specimens display large clusters of bird-attractive red fruits. If you ever have to remove them, the heart is also edible and quite palatable.
Buy 4+ @$9.90ea usually:$18.75ea
Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple
$34.00
A relative of the cherimoya this plant has its origins in tropical America. The fruit about 100mm in diameter has a creamy juicy and delicious flesh, according to some tasting like lemon meringue pie. Fruits within 4 years from seed. Seed selected from extremely sweet and flavoursome fruit with firm white flesh and few seeds.The foliage is delicate on young trees, and our potted plants are known for their older leaves to turn yellow and drop during transport to conserve energy. This is not a problem long term. With care and acclimatisation they will bounce back
Avocado - Secondo ® (A)
$79.00 ($59.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Superior flavour, with smooth, creamy flesh and pear-shaped, green-skinned, fruits that are textured like hass. A vigorous variety that commences fruiting in its 2nd year. Self pollinating. H Jul - Dec This is a local selection with Hass and Sharwill as parents that was selected by Daleys and is proving an excellent backyard variety as well as being our nursery favourite.
Olive - Kalamata
$49.00 ($49.00-$49.00 choose a size)
Their fruit is juicy and sweet and have a unique torpedo shape and split in the skin. The most popular olive in Australia, they are ideal for use in cooking or as an olive to eat alone. Available seasonally as a grafted product as well as a cutting grown plant. Prefers cool winters and hot, dry summers. Suggested cross-pollinators are Frantoio and Koroneiki.
Olive - Arbequina
$29.00 ($29.00-$49.00 choose a size)
Self fertile. Low chill. Origin: Spain. Small fruit, table olive pickled green. Early harvest. Commercial oil producer.Frost, coastal conditions and salinity tolerant. Cold hardy. Grows well from Cairns to Tasmania. Medium vigor and compact shape makes it ideal for backyards. Performs well in warm climates. Suited to pots and hedges.
Jujube - Sugar Cane
$124.00
Early season harvest of small to medium, round to elongated fruit. Extremely sweet fruit with crisp texute, and good resistance to splitting. The tree is very vigorous, but unfortunately it can be thorny. Jujubes are well suited to the hot dry conditions of inland Australia
Guava - Strawberry
$18.75 ($18.75-$19.75 choose a size)
This guava, native to Brazil, is a hardy shrub or small tree. It has a smooth trunk and dark green, shiny, egg-shaped aromatic leaves. Strawberry guava flowers are white with numerous stamens and red fruits This plant can be weedy in warmer climates.
Olive - Miniolea TM
$34.00
Semi-dwarfing Olive. Self fertile, producing small to medium fruit suited to pickling and oil production. A precocious producer of fruit in most climates but selected for subtropical areas. Will fruit in its 2nd year. With its moderate growth rate and ability to produce fruit on this season's wood, they can be pruned to 2m. Perfect for growing in pots or as a fruiting hedge. Miniolea has been selected by Australis Plants after many years of research to identify adaptable varieties that will fruit reliably in both warm and cold climates for home gardens throughout Australia.
Jujube - Sherwood
$124.90
The Sherwood jujube is considered to be one of the largest and best flavored jujubes, with fruit growing up to 5cm. The Sherwood is a thornless jujube tree producing very dense growth with a columnar, upright tree shape. Late season variety. Cross pollinate for best results.
Mulberry - Beenleigh Black
$49.00 ($44.00-$49.00 choose a size)
Large juicy very sweet fruit to 4cm. Super tasty and makes an excellent Mulberry pie with its perfect balance between sweet and tangy. This tree requires virtually no maintenance and is fairly drought-resistant once established. Well suited to a range of climates.
Panama Berry
$24.00 ($18.75-$24.00 choose a size)
A highly ornamental tree that bears small red berries within its first year. Blossoming and producing all year round, the flowers are white and followed by small red fruit that is sweet with the taste of caramel. The trees are exceptionally attractive with long spreading branches that often droop down to the ground and soft weeping foliage. Trees are very fast growing and drought hardy once established. They can grow 5-10m in ideal conditions but respond well to being cut back so it is possible to keep them smaller than this making it easier to browse on the tempting little fruits. Panama berries will happily grow and fruit in large containers provided they have a good quality mix and a healthy layer of organic mulch to hold the moisture in. It is the ideal backyard tree if you have children as it is a lovely little shade tree as well as producing tempting little sweet treats. Used fresh or in jams.Weed Warning: Panama Berry is regarded as an environmental weed in northern Queensland and on Christmas Island.
Yacon - Apple of the Earth
$19.75 ($18.75-$19.75 choose a size)
Also known as the 'Earth Apple' this is one of the ancient crops of the Inca's. This relative of the sunflower is popular to the people of Columbia, Ecuador and Argentina. The plant produces large tubers similar in appearance to sweet potatoes, but they have a much sweeter taste and crunchy flesh. The tubers can be eaten raw as a refreshing treat on their own, finely sliced and mixed into salads,boiled or baked, fried as chips or prepared as a pickle. There is also commercial interest as a flavouring for yoghurt. They are sweet, juicy and almost calorie free. The main stem can also be used like celery. The texture and flavour have been described as a cross between a fresh apple and watermelon. The plants are vigorous, herbaceous, perennial and extremely hardy tolerating hot summers, drought and poor soils. The foliage of the plant dies back in the winter after flowering at which time the tubers are harvested carefully to avoid damage to the tubers. They tend to continue sweetening if left in a cool dry and dark place for a week or two before consumption. The reddish rhizomes are then replanted for the next season.
Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel
$46.95
The oldest and most popular navel grown in Australia. Has excellent skin colour and taste, and usually produces round fruit. Is inclined to drop fruit and split in some climates. The dwarf rootstock, flying dragon modifies the top growth making this a dwarf plant that is ideal to use planted out or as a pot specimen.
Jujube - Redlands
$124.00
Very large, sweet rounded fruit, ripening mid season and responds well to good growing conditions. It is a little similar to other Li and Shanxi Li types, in shape and flavour. A selection from Redlands, California that is very productive. Jujubes are well suited to the hot, dry conditions of inland Australia.
Jujube - Tiger Tooth Early
$124.00
Elongated, sweet jujube fruit, best eaten fresh. Flavour resembles apple with hints of date. Ripens early mid season. Cross-pollinate with another variety for larger harvests. Jujubes do best in climates with long, hot summers after adequate rain early in the season and cool temperatures during dormancy. Great for inland and southern mainland Australia.
Dwarf Mulberry - Black
$19.75 ($19.75-$34.00 choose a size)
This mulberry has a very low chill factor making it ideal for our subtropical climate. Pruning after fruiting allows it to be kept under 3mtrs, and also encourages multiply cropping throughout the summer. It is best to pick the fruit when ripe, as it doesn't ripen further off the tree. A benefit of a mulberry tree is that the fruit ripens over an extended period of time unlike other fruit that often ripens all at once. The fruits of the black mulberry, considered the tastiest and most versatile of the mulberries are large and juicy with a good balance of sweetness and tartness. The fruit of the dwarf black mulberry is the same as that on the large black mulberry that we all know and love. The fruit is large, resembling a blackberry, sweet and luscious. When not devoured fresh it is ideal to use in jams, wines and mulberry pies. (Dwarf Mulberry Tree Video )This variety performs excellent in the Subtropics. There has been feedback that this variety doesn't perform as well in Temperate Climates.
Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet
$49.00
A low chill, deliciously sweet and crunchy apple. Bears two weeks before Anna. On a semi dwarfing rootstock, ideal for backyard plantings and container specimens.
Jujube - Porterville
$124.00
Californian selection with large fruit and uniquely irregular apple shape. The large fruit has a very good flavour, and the shape compared to that of a Qld blue pumpkin! A very vigorous tree with moderate spines and good fruit production. Jujubes are crisp when green with apple/date flavours. Well suited to the hot and dry conditions of inland Australia.
Blueberry - Blue Rose
$18.75
A Northern highbush selection best suited to cooler climates. An excellent variety, with good autumn foliage, and large fruit. It is essential that the fruit be left on the shrub until the last minute, as the fruit is very acidic and will not ripen after being picked. When they are fully ripe they make an excellent berry for cooking or fresh eating. The skins will melt after about 10 minutes of simmering and produce a self-thickening sauce that is delicious poured over ice cream. They are one of the few berries that, when frozen and thawed, keep their form and flavour.Tall growing and extremely vigorous this blueberry is prolific. Start picking before Christmas and have blueberries into March. Most important. Blueberries require an acid soil with a pH of 4.5 to 5.5. They also require a free draining loose friable soil. They dislike clay heavy soils. To aide the successful establishment of bushes it is best to build up beds by incorporating peat moss and garden soils at a 50/50 ratio. Peat is preferred as it is naturally acidic.
Walnut - Serr
$39.00 ($24.90-$39.00 choose a size)
Seedling of the Serr variety. A good sized early/mid-season well-sealed nuts with good eating qualities. Cracks out at 59% on average. Serr is recommended for hot climates as it is resistant to sunburn. It can tolerate marginal soils, has vigorous growth and sets good crops on its own.
Lychee - Wai Chee
$49.00
Crops heavily and regularly in subtropical climates with high quality delicious fruit. Compact growth habit. Freshly picked Lychees are absolutely delicious compared to canned or supermarket fruit. Prefers sheltered, rich well drained soil, with lots organic mulch, and cool winters. Late season
Raspberry - Tulameen
$19.90
Juicy, large red fruit with delicious, true raspberry flavour. A cool climate raspberry with fewer thorns than most. It is a floricane type. In winter, only remove canes that have produced fruit that year , leaving new wood to develop fruit in the second year. Fruits ripen mid to late summer.
Pluot Plum - Black Adder
$49.00
Graham Richards kindly gave us this low chill Pluot Plum to trial from his low chill breeding program. First fruiting this season, excellent flavour and texture. A Pluot is a cross between an Apricot and Plum- however more Plum characteristics are present. The Black Adder has Purplish- black skin with an amber flesh turning a deeper colour when very ripe. Pluots normally require cross pollination to set fruit. Try cross pollinating with another Pluot or a Japanese Plum variety- like a Mariposa. We are currently assesing its ability to self pollinate and will update our growing advice with those results. Ensure adequate sunlight, free draining fertile soil for maximum yields and healthy productive trees. Being low chill, it will produce fruit where winters are mild but may still not thrive in areas with hot summers. Protection may be beneficial.
Finger Lime - Collette
$79.00
Flavour is highly aromatic and has been rated as superior by Chefs. Fruit is highly ornamental, with its shiny black skin and as a cut fruit, as it has a dark lime green pulp. Displays well as a garnish, with the juice vesicles popping out on cutting and the fruit splitting open wide. Its wide shape facilitates scooping out the pulp with a teaspoon. Rind colour is black/purple at optimum maturity and pulp colour is a dark yellow/green. Mean fruit size is 50mm x 25mm. It is a mid to late season variety but bears fruit all year round.
Jakfruit - Yullatin
$99.00
Produces small fruit 3 - 12kg with large pale yellow arils that are essentially crisp but have a creamy soft texture. Super delicious.
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Photinia Red Robin
$9.75 ($9.75-$19.75 choose a size)
Fast growing evergreen shrub, with a dense habit, that responds well to pruning. New foliage growth is brilliant red in colour, changing to bronze-green as the season progresses and maturing to be dark green. Showy white flowers appear in clusters to be followed by small berries. Ideal as a long lasting hedge, a focal point shrub/small tree, topiarised, or in pots on balconies and courtyards in courtyards.
Buy 8+ @$9.75ea usually:$19.75ea
Jujube - Tiger GA866
$124.00
Crisp, shiny, elongated fruit that's thin skinned with good taste and resistance to cracking. Fruit ripens early in season, good eaten fresh and for drying. It looks good on the tree and on the shelf. Small tree with few spines, is highly productive and well suited to high density planting. A tree selected by the Vietnamese community from Ben Waddlow's collection of named and unnamed cultivars from America and China. Well suited to inland Australian dry conditions
Cherry - Minnie Royal
$79.00
Minnie Royal cherry is a low chill producer of fruit with stand out flavour. It is a medium to large sized, red cherry with a firm texture. The tree is very productive and has been known to set heavy crops in southern California. Chill hours can be as low as 200 hours and does depend on micro climate. Fruiting can be as early as November. Minnie Royal requires a pollinator which has traditionally been the older Royal Lee variety but flowering times of these 2 can be mismatched in warmer areas and an intermediary is helpful. The newer, self pollinating Royal Crimson blooming can bridge between these two. Bees are the main pollinating insects, so plant flowering herbs to attract them to your garden. Other stonefruit may also provide pollination services. Plant within 5m of each other for best results. Hand pollination could be helpful in years where flowering times are mismatched.
Blackberry - Thornless Chester
$19.75
Berries are large, flavorful, very sweet, high quality fruit; hardy, productive, disease resistant. This should not be confused with the wild blackberry, this is a thornless variety with less vigour. It prefers cooler climates for best fruit production. The plant is propagated by cutting and is taken from the thornless parent and is a clone. The roots, however, can still occasionally revert to producing thorny stems and these must be managed.
Fig White Adriatic
$39.00
A green skinned medium to large sized fig with sweet, red flesh that has a superb flavour. When tree ripened this fig is unsurpassed with its rich strawberry flesh. Peels very easily when ripe.
Pecan - Mahan (B)
$39.00
Also known as the Lismore nut. Very large, long nut with a thin shell that may be poorly filled on older trees. A vigorous tree and prolific bearer.
Chestnut - Winchester
$49.00
A large low chill selection suitable for the sub tropics, sets well on its own but will benefit from cross pollination.
Carambola Starfruit - Kary
$59.00
Excellent flavour, bright skin and juicy flesh with few seeds, bearing a summer and winter crop. It exhibits more cold tolerance than other varieties. Carambolas are also called Star Fruit Carambola trees have an attractive weeping habit, producing a profusion of pink flowers. The foliage is delicate on young trees, and our potted plants are known for their older leaves to turn yellow and drop during transport to conserve energy. This is not a problem long term. With care and acclimatisation they will bounce back
Cherry - Royal Lee
$79.00
Delicious, medium to large, dark red cherries, with a rounded to heart shaped look. This is a low chill cherry, requiring 200-400 hours of chill. Royal Lee requires a pollinator which has traditionally been the older Minnie Royal but flowering times of these 2 can be mismatched in warmer areas and an intermediary is helpful. The newer, self pollinating Royal Crimson blooming can bridge between these two. Bees are the main pollinating insects, so plant flowering herbs to attract them to your garden. Other stonefruit may also provide pollination services. Plant within 5m of each other for best results. Hand pollination could be helpful in years where flowering times are mismatched.
Soursop - Diny
$79.00
A grafted selection from the Sunshine Coast. The fruit is heart-shaped with a rough green skin and soft fleshy spines. The fresh meaty flesh is juicy and slightly acid producing a rich creamy thirst quenching juice. Superb when fruit is pureed with 1/3 of vanilla ice-cream. Also known as Graviola or Guanabana. Not suitable for temperate climates
Lychee - Bosworth 3
$59.00
Also known as Kwai Mai Pink, this variety will average 45 to the kg, is small seeded and very sweet. Will produce good crops every year, despite the climate or soil type from NSW to Cape York. Early season.
Jakfruit - Rajhan
$99.00
Lovely, flavoured arils that are pale yellow and have hints of vanilla. The arils are crisp and the fruit is a good size.
Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot
$49.00
Much more compact in growth habit than the King White Shahtoot. These delicious sweet fruits can reach 10cm in length. Ideal for back yards and we consider it a must have fruit tree for the back yard. The best way to eat mulberries is fresh from the tree. If some should make it to the kitchen bench they make excellent pies, jams, wines and sauces. Multiple crops are possible by pruning directly after your first crop. Suitable for most regions of Australia, although it can be susceptible to damage from late frosts. The red shahtoot is ideal for growing in pots and containers due to it small growing habit and it is ideal for school gardens as it does not produce fruits that stain and the sweet fruits are very appealing to children. This variety is best suited to warm subtropical climates and does not perform well in temperate climate where it tends to drop their fruit.
Dwarf Macadamia
$39.00
A dwarf Macadamia selection, growing to only about half normal size. Precocious bearer of small sized nuts. Ideal for pots or limited space.
Black Sapote - Bernicker
$59.00
This Chocolate Pudding fruit variety has proved very popular in Australia. The near spherical fruit is medium to large with only 1 or 2 seeds. Superb eating quality and prolific producer.
Jakfruit - Black Gold
$99.00
A vigorous selection from Queensland, with a dense and highly manageable canopy that can be pruned to keep it compact. Fruit average about 6kg and have deep orange aril flesh that is soft with a strong, sweet flavour and aroma. The arils are easily removed from the fruit. We will sell these seasonally as a grafted product or as a seedling product. See below for availability
Banana - Red Dacca
$19.75
A red skinned variety which will have a deep maroon-red skin when ripe. Great eaten fresh when they have a sweet, creamy flavour, sometimes with berry overtones. They can also be baked, fried, dried and toasted when unripe. Red bananas have more beta carotene and vitamin C than yellow ones.Trees will grow to between 4-5m, or more in good conditions, with an attractive red hue to the pseudostems. This variety is showing some promise growing in cooler urban areas, like Sydney and Melbourne
Cinnamon Tree
$29.00 ($29.00-$49.00 choose a size)
Highly ornamental tree and the source of cinnamon spice. The beautiful red new growth is highly distinctive. The spice itself is the inner bark that is peeled from the branches after 2 years. Scrape the outer bark, then peel the inner bark, leave for a day so that the inner bark curls into cinnamon sticks as it dries. They are distinctive in the many layered quill they produce that, when crushed, will shard rather than snap. Cinnamon is a very elegant and useful aromatic, much kinder to the palate than other spices. It imparts a distinctively sweet flavour when used. The leaves themselves are higher in clove oil than cinnamaldehyde, the active component of the sweet aromatic scent of cinnamon. Weed Warning: Can be invasive in tropical areas
Jakfruit - Seedling
$19.75
Jakfruit is a handsome evergreen tree, reaching a height of 8-15 metres and bearing the worlds largest fruit. Fruits can weigh up to 20kg. Strong scent to fruit skin, but it is deliciously sweet, with tropical flavours of banana and mango. It can be eaten fresh or dried. Very quick growing and usually starts fruiting in 4th year. A perfect start to a Food Forest in subtropical and even protected warm temperate regions, especially in spring and summer. Cincturing can help earlier fruiting.There is an old Sri Lankan proverb that says, with Jakfruit and coconut in your backyard you will never starve. This is because every part of the Jakfruit tree is useful. Unripe Jakfruit can be cooked with chicken, fish and eggs, and ripe ones can be eaten as is, or processed into drinks, jam, jelly or candy. The same applies to other parts of the tree such as the skin, leaves, flowers, wood and latex which have their own uses and benefits.
Pecan - Mohawk (B) SP
$39.00
Large nuts similar to Mahan. Thin shell of attractive appearance. Kernel can exceed 60% of weight of the entire nut. Separates easily from shell; high quality, matures early. Vigorous and hardy tree, prolific bearer.
Asparagus - Purple
$17.90
Purple Spears.An attractive fern-like perennial that can produce fresh tasty spears for over 20 years if the beds are well-maintained. Valuable investment in the long term vegetable garden. Plant these established crowns into rich well drained soil in your garden and you will be rewarded with delicious fresh asparagus spears every spring. Asparagus plants are either male or female plants. These crowns are unsexed. Both male and female plants produce delicious spears, the male spears being slightly thicker, the females producing seed heads which can be pruned to encourage growth. Purple vegetables are a great source of extra phytonutrients.
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Galangal
$12.90 ($12.90-$18.75 choose a size)
Galangal is a fantastic member of the ginger family. The plant has striking orchid-like blooms and is often found in subtropical and tropical gardens. The knobby root has a delicious exotic taste with a touch of pepper and ginger. Best known as Thai Ginger, Galangal is similar to ginger in appearance, but not in flavor or texture. There are two primary types, Greater and Lesser. Indian and Thai Curries make primary use of Galangal and it is a prime ingredient of the popular Bitters used in mixed drinks. Use ground Galangal with other spices such as Cumin, Coriander, and Thai chillies to season almost any food including soups, sauces, meats and fish, legumes, and dry seasoning blends. Shoots, flower buds & flowers can be eaten cooked, shoots are quite hot when raw.
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Carambola Starfruit - Kembangan
$49.00
This Star Fruit has bright yellow-orange fruit that is slightly elongated and pointed. The flesh is juicy and firm with few seeds. Flavour rich and sweet; excellent dessert quality. Carambola trees have an attractive weeping habit, producing a profusion of pink flowers. The foliage is delicate on young trees, and our potted plants are known for their older leaves to turn yellow and drop during transport to conserve energy. This is not a problem long term. With care and acclimatisation they will bounce back
Chestnut - Reilly
$49.00
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.
Coffee - Blue Mountain Kenya
$19.75
The Blue Mountain Kenya coffee is one of the highest rated coffee varieties in the world with an outstanding balance of flavour, body and aroma. An excellent garden variety similar to K7 in growth, with a less dense habit. When grown in acidic soil this characteristic will transfer to a sweet and tart flavor in the beans. Blue Mountain Kenya matures a little earlier than K7 and does not crop as heavily because of its more open branching.Both varieties have bronze colored new tip growth which becomes green as the leaves mature.
Wax Jambu - White
$54.00
A popular selection in Asia, the sweetest selection. Very similar to the Red Wax Jambu however has white waxy skin and is sweeter, but it is much more cold sensitive. They generally don't have seeds but may on rare occasions, depending on pollination.
Mulberry - Pakistan
$129.00
Large, elongated, dark red to black fruit that is super sweet with berry flavours. A real stand out in size. Mid season ripening on a large tree suited to big backyards. The tree is female and produces no seeds in its fruit. Pruning hard after fruiting will produce another flush of fruit in summer and also keep the tree a more manageable size.
Dwarf Plum - Mariposa
$64.00
Large heart shaped blood plums, dark red skin with some spotting, and deep red, juicy sweet flesh with excellent flavour. Fruit is soft when fully ripe - Semi-Freestone. Grows to a height of 2m and a width of 2m. Fruits mature late January - early February. One of the largest blood Plums, used for fresh fruit, preserves, jams and juices. An upright vigorous growing tree. Plant in a sunny position with well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established. Fertilize when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune tree when planting to encourage new growth.
Apricot - Divinity
$49.00 ($49.00-$59.00 choose a size)
Attractive medium to large round fruit with a blush over apricot background with a sweet flavour.
Dwarf Mandarin - Pixie
$44.00
Late maturing Californian variety, seedless good flavour. Upright growth and vigorous. Flying Dragon modifies the top growth making this a dwarf plant that is ideal to use planted out or as a pot specimen. Trees will grow to about half the normal citrus size. Flying Dragon rootstock also adds cold hardiness and grows well in heavier soils, like Trifoliatia rootstock.
Dwarf Apple - Rome Beauty
$46.95
Heirloom red skinned apple eaten fresh, baked or for cider, fruit holds well during cooking. Partially Self fertile. The flavour is sweet and tangy Originating 1820 in Rome, Ohio. Worth trying in cooler areas of the sub-tropics. To increase yield cross pollinate with another variety, see suggestions below
Finger Lime
$19.90
This is a seedling selection from our grafted varieties. They have a thin skin that ranges in colour from green, yellow, red, purple to even a black. The inner cells are cylindrical balls filled with lime juice. Very hardy. The bushy thorny foliage is a perfect protective habitat for small birds to nest in addition to their fruits.
Guava Hawaiian
$19.75
A seedling of the Hawaiian Supreme commercial variety. Fruit is large, yellow skinned and pink fleshed fruit. Very hardy prolific cropper. Can be eaten fresh or juiced. Responds well to pruning to keep compact.The foliage is delicate on young trees, and our potted plants are known for their older leaves to turn yellow and drop during transport to conserve energy. This is not a problem long term. With care and acclimatisation they will bounce back
Dwarf Mandarin - Imperial
$44.00
A proven early variety that is still very popular today. Excellent colour and flavour; the skin is smooth, glossy, thin and easy to peel. Older trees may develop a biennial bearing habit. Dwarf trees grow to about 2m tall.
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Callistemon Captain Cook
$9.90 ($9.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Beautiful display in a dense, bushy shrub of narrow leaves and masses of red flowers in mid to late spring. Grows reliably to 2m. Perfect for hedging and screening. Callistemon 'Captain Cook' was promoted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook's discovery of the coast of Australia in 1770.
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Dwarf Almond - Self Pollinating Papershell
$69.00
A new dwarf selection of this excellent, self-pollinating almond that bears heavy crops of soft-shelled almonds with a good, sweet flavour. The kernals are broad, full and oval in shape, they are mid season. The tree has an upright form and is a self pollinating large Papershell. Almonds require a climate with dry Summer/Autumn and cool winters.
Black Sapote - Colossal
$69.00
Seedling selection from Kyogle, very large fruit and self pollinating. Seedless when not pollinated. 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.
Yellow Mangosteen
$34.00
Yellow Mangosteen is a round fruit with very tart yellow segments. The high acidity makes it ideal for jams and jellies but removing the seed and skin can be time consuming. Easier to grow in the subtropics than the purple mangosteen, but the flavour is altogether different. The tree grows well in full sun and shade. It will tolerate and continue to fruit heavily in drought conditions. The tree is very attractive, with large drooping leaves and a layered form. The fruit can reach 8-10 cm in length and looks highly ornamental when in the tree. Pairs so well with a Miracle Fruit to reduce the acid flavour and bring out the interesting tropical flavours.
Finger Lime - Sunshine Yellow
$49.00
A small bright yellow finger lime with tasty large vesicles. A heavy cropping variety with attractive fruit.
Blueberry - Sharpblue
$19.90
Excellent quality large fruit. Very low chill requirements and self-pollinating. A tough and vigorous bush. It has grown well in both sandy soils and heavier loams. The fruit has an open picking scar, and is likely to become soft during very hot weather, meaning that it needs to be harvested frequently to overcome this. A great back yard variety
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Leptospermum Burgundy Queen
$14.90
Few drought resistant shrubs can rival the color of 'Burgundy Queen.' Everything about it is majestic and burgundy. Its fully double flowers are intense dark burgundy and profuse, and the fine foliage of this large shrub is also burgundy flushed. It originates from New Zealand where it grows in a wide range of areas from peaty bogs to coastal and mountain regions. It is surprisingly adaptable, especially to arid sites and soils.
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Gooseberry - Captivator
$14.90
Thornless mildew resistant Gooseberry, red sweet fruit when fully ripe. Requires cold winters and a moist partial shaded area rich in organic matter. Small deciduous bush producing many green gooseberry fruit in Summer.
Chinese elm
$19.75
Evergreen tree growing to about 10 metres depending on growing conditions. Small smooth glossy leaves. Non suckering, arching almost weeping habit of growth. A splendid tree for many uses under all climatic conditions.
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Pineapple - F180
$14.75 ($14.75-$19.95 choose a size)
This selection is very sweet with low acidity. The pineapple makes a very attractive patio plant, which will reward you with fruit within 2 years. In the Bromeliad family it requires very well drained potting mix and a sunny warm position, otherwise very hardy.
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Black Sapote - Maher
$59.00
A very large fruit, flattened at both ends and with few seeds. A small tree to only 4 metres, it is a prolific bearer of very high quality fruit. 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
Black Sapote
$29.00
Closely related to the Persimmon this attractive glossy foliaged tree produces a fruit often called the 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. They are best eaten when the fruit is very soft and the skin turns a dark colour Seedling selections are worth growing in cooler marginal areas. Cross Pollination is beneficial.
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Fraser Island Apple
$12.90 ($12.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Glossy-leaved, small native tree with yellow-gold, fleshy edible fruit that is crisp with a refreshingly lemony sweetness. Tolerant of salt spray and sand and very water efficient. Excellent bush food plant for coastal and inland areas. Good feed tree for butterflies, bees and birds, makes an excellent hedge.
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Leptospermum Pink Cascade
$12.90 ($12.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Low, spreading dense shrub growing to 0.5m tall with a spread of 1m. The branchlets have an arching habit. The new growth is bright red. Pink flowers are borne in dense masses along the stems. Main flowering periods are spring and autumn, with some flowers found all year round.
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Melaleuca - Claret Tops
$14.90
Bushy evergreen shrub to around 1.5m high by 1m wide, making it an excellent shape for hedging.Bears white flowers in Spring and shows red flushes in its new foliage.
Callistemon - Cherry Time
$14.75
A medium weeping shrub with fine glossy leaves and bronze new growth. Vivid cherry coloured brushes flourish from spring to early summer, most attractive to Honey Eaters. Extremely frost hardy, suited to coastal gardens as well.
Dwarf Fig - Brown
$49.00
A dwarf selection of a very sweet, brown skinned fig. Slow growing and compact this small tree can be kept at about 1 - 1.5 m in height. Great for small spaces and pots.
Nashi Pear - Hosui
$49.00
A very large, juicy, sweet, low acid, bronze-skinned pear that is one of the most popular varieties. Hosui is partially self-pollinating however will benefit from cross pollination with Kosui.
Chestnut - Emerald Gem
$49.00
From Emerald Lake in the Dandenong region. It is a beautiful spreading tree that is almost weeping in habit. Very prolific, tends to bear heavily which greatly influences nut size. A distinctive orange-tan coloured nut without stripes. Evidence of Asian parentage.
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Dwarf Mulberry - Majestic
$44.00
Very low chill tree for the subtropics. The fruits of this mulberry are large and juicy with a good balance of sweetness and tartness. Prune your tree after fruiting to keep under 3mtrs, and to encourage multiply cropping throughout the summer. It is best to pick the fruit when ripe, as it doesn't ripen further off the tree. Fruit ripens over time, giving an extended harvest of delicious fruit. When not devoured fresh it is ideal to use in jams, wines and mulberry pies. Remember it makes a wonderful temporary dye for children faces and hands! (Dwarf Mulberry Tree Video ) Preferable to plant in the subtropics as in temperate regions, flowering is too early and yields are subsequently affected.
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Nashi Pear - Tropical Sunshu
$49.00
A superior low chill Nashi suitable for warm temperate and subtropical areas, a vigorous selection that is self pollinating and will be highly productive within 2-3 years. The delicate beige speckled skin is attractive, the flesh is white, crisp and crunchy and melts in the mouth. Delicious eaten straight off the tree.
Dwarf Cider Apple - Improved Foxwhelp
$49.00
An English Cider apple, pollinates with Yarlington Mill. Produces a bittersharp juice. Red skinned with a stripe.
Peach - Flordagold
$49.00
Yellow-fleshed variety rounded medium to large, attractive coloured fruit. Excellent quality. Requires up to 325 hours chill.
Dwarf Cider Apple - Kingston Black
$49.00
Produces a bittersharp juice, one of the best flavoured juices when making cider. Partially self fertile. Plant with Fuji, Monty's surprise or Cripps Pink for cross pollination. Dark red skin with some russet. On dwarfing rootstock.
Pecan - Desirable (A) SP
$39.00
A - SP - Proven variety that produces a large nut with a thick shell. The meaty kernel is of very good quality. Light producer in early years with good production by year 12 when it crops prolifically and consistently. Preferred variety for cooler areas of the subtropics or warm temperate zones
Mango - Kwan
$54.00
Similar to the Nam doc mai, but twice the size. It has elongated fruit of a consistent light yellow and good mango flavour. This variety has good disease tolerance of Anthracnose and is generally a heavy cropper. Performs very well in south eastern Qld and the northern coast of NSW. As with all mangoes, flowering needs to coincide with a good period free of rain as the flowers will not set unless humidity is low.
Pine Nut
$29.00
An attractive large pine tree that bears cones of edible nuts. These are considered a delicacy in Mediterranean style cooking, due to their sweet, buttery flavour. Trees can be expected to start producing cones from about year 6. But can take longer. Each cone holds about 50 nuts and 100 kg of cones holds about 20 kg of nuts. Grows best in dry cooler areas with excellent drainage. Trees can set nuts on their own, but cones may be poorly filled. Plant two or more to improve nut set.
Blueberry - Brigitta
$18.75
Northern Highbush variety, cold hardy, compact and dense bush with very large, sweet fruit. Ripening end of year and into the new. Northland produces a colourful autumn display when losing its leaves for winter. Excellent picking scar so the fruit keeps well. Clusters can be tight so when picking take care as fruit will drop with disturbance. Due to its high chill requirements it breaks dormancy later than Southern Highbush types so pair this one with Blue Rose for pollination purposes.
Graptophyllum - Holly-leaved
$12.95
Bright pinky scarlet flowers occur in spring and early summer. Makes an attractive plant which is becoming more common in cultivation. It is fairly quick growing in warmer climates but may be slow in cool temperate areas. The species prefers light shade for best results. Judicious pruning will maintain a bushy habit down to 2m and promote prolific flowering. This species would quite probably be suitable for tub growing. In its native habitat grows to 3-5m high and is found in fairly dry rainforest areas or along creek banks.
Black Sapote - Superb
$59.00
A selection originating from north Qld. As the name suggests it is a superb quality fruit. Tends to be seedless if not cross pollinated. Heavy bearing. Also called 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious Trees can be medium to large and cross pollination is beneficial for fruit set. New growth is a light lime green/yellow colour which darkens as the leaves mature.
Plum x Cherry - Little Chum
$59.00
A cherry plum cross with attractive smooth red skin. The flesh is golden-yellow in colour and very juicy when mature. Firm texture with a small seed. The flavour is excellent and well balanced between the plum and cherry parentage. Pollination is currently under evaluation but it will cross well with mid to season plums such as the mariposa, santa rosa or satsuma.
Pecan - Wichita (B)
$39.00
A moderately upright tree which is vigorous and bears at an early age.Precocious and prolific.The nuts are large, have purplish black stripes and splotches on clear, brown shells. They are moderately elongated. Ripens in mid-season
Wampee - Yeem Pay
$49.00
Grafted elongated, large yellow skinned variety. Heavy cropping and very sweet. It is also a highly valued backyard tree in southern China. The fruits are highly aromatic and have a sweet tangy flavour.
Silver Birch
$24.00
A medium sized deciduous tree to 15-25 metres. The bark of this ornamental tree is white with black markings. Silver birch prefers a cool winter and warm summer and it is tolerant of poor soils. Widely planted in parks and gardens where it it grown for its beautiful white bark and gracefully drooping shoots. Silver birch wood can make excellent timber for carving kitchen utensils such as wooden spoons and spatulas: its very mild, sweet flavour does not contaminate food, and it has an attractive pale colour. Bark can be heated and the resin collected; the resin is an excellent water proof glue and firestarter.
Black Sapote - Ricks Late
$54.00
This Chocolate Pudding Fruit selection from northern NSW has excellent eating qualities. Crops well into late spring to extend the harvest. Heavy cropper. Also called 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla
Dwarf Banana- Red Dacca
$24.00
A Dwarf size red skinned variety which should have a deep maroon-red skin when ripe. Growing to 2.5m. Great eaten fresh when ripe or baked, fried, or toasted when still green. Red bananas have more beta carotene and vitamin C than yellow ones. This variety is showing some promise growing in cooler urban areas, like Sydney and Melbourne
Melaleuca - Pink Lace
$14.90
A dense mounded shrub with small leaves and delicate pink curled bottlebrush flowers that are produced sporadically all year. The small leaf makes it useful as a low growing hedge. The leaves are aromatic when crushed. Great for shrubberies or as a pot. A hardy plant for most soil types, likes full sun, can also be grown in dappled shade. Drought and frost tolerant once established. Regular watering will encourage flowering.
Melaleuca - White Lace
$14.90
A dense mounded shrub with small leaves. The flowers are delicately curled and very attractive, to people, birds and insects.The small leaf makes it useful as a low growing hedge. Great for shrubberies or in a pot. Frost and drought tolerant. This plant can be neglected and will still keep growing, but with some extra attention will be a great garden performer.
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Lomandra - Little Pal
$9.90 ($9.90-$14.90 choose a size)
A perennial native clumping grass with bright green foliage that is hardy and attractive. Great for mass plantings, it is coastal, frost and drought tolerant.
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Apple 2 way - Gala/Red Fuji
$99.00
2 Apple fruit trees grafted onto one rootstock. Perfect for small backyards. Delicious varieties, Gala: very good eating apple with firm, crisp, fragrant flesh, matures early to mid season. Red Fuji: very sweet, crunchy, used for fresh fruit, cooking and drying. Keeps well. Delicate honey-pineapple flavour.
Dwarf Kumquat Meiwa
$59.00
A round brightly coloured sweet citrus fruit that can be eaten straight from the tree. Both the skin and the flesh are very sweet and low in seed. Semi dormant in winter lending it cold hardiness.Hybrid of Nagami and Marumi, to which it is most similar. A naturally small tree.
Little Kurrajong - Grafted
$29.00
Very beautiful small tree with bright clusters of pink/red flowers, when in a deciduous phase in spring. A grafted selection so it flowers when very young. Excellent, hardy, small ornamental native tree. A feature tree for small gardens
Finger Lime - Ricks Red
$69.00
Purplish-brown red skin, with bright red flesh. The juicy cells, similar in appearance to caviar, are a delightful surprise in salad dressings. A rainforest tree that naturally occurs as an understorey tree in SE Queensland and Northern NSW.
Abiu
$39.00
A smooth, brilliant yellow fruit with sweet translucent flesh. It has delicious flavour reminiscent of creme caramel and a texture that is extremely smooth and luscious. The fruit is considered a delicacy for those who can grow it successfully, and it thrives in warm subtropical and tropical conditions.It is native to South America and can be found growing wild throughout much of Amazonia. In Brazil the pulp from the plant is used medicinally, to relieve coughs and bronchitis. Of course, most people love the fruit's flavour, which is enhanced when eaten slightly chilled. Cut in half and scoop out the flesh with a spoon and enjoy. It can be used to flavour ice cream and make other desserts.
Mandarin - Pixie
$39.00
Late maturing Californian variety, seedless good flavour. Upright growth and vigorous.
Dwarf Apricot - Bulida
$64.00
Bulida is a well known and popular Apricot that produces large golden orange fruit. The fruit is firm and very sweet and juicy. Grows to a height of 2m and a width of 2m. Fruits mature early to mid December. Self pollinating. Medium chill makes this a variety that can be grown in most temperate regions of Australia. Plant in a well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established. Fertilise when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune tree when planting to encourage new growth.
Dwarf Apricot - Storeys (Early Moorpark)
$64.00
Large, rich golden fruit with some red blush. Flesh is deep yellow and firm. Good flavour, excellent for jam, preserving and drying. This apricot is a 'Moorpark' strain, but matures about three weeks earlier.
Dwarf Apple - Magnus Summer Surprise PBR
$64.00
Bright, shiny, vibrant red apple with deep-pink coloured flesh inside. When left on the tree to ripen they develop a sweet, berry flavour. All parts of the tree including flowers, branches and fruit have red-purple colouring. Growing to a height of 2-3 metres with a spread of 2-3 metres, so it is good for backyards. This variety is subject to Plant Breeder Rights.
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Nectarine - Sunbob
$49.00
Medium to large size for low chill areas. Skin has an attractive red blush over yellow and is slightly waxy. Flesh is yellow, firm and melting. Freestone. Ovate in shape, with a distinctive tip.Matures mid-to late in the low chill season. Harvest season in northern NSW is about third week in November. Self-fertile. Best in subtropical or warm temperate climates.Good flavour and firmness for a low chill nectarine. Suited to areas that receive minimal cold weather during the winter months. This cultivar should perform well along coastal regions from Sydney through to Nambour, Qld and in the coastal areas of Perth.
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Nectarine - Sun Snow
$64.00
Low chill, clingstone, med-large white fleshed Nectarine. Fruit has a lovely blush and can be shaped irregularly with a pronounced midline. An excellent variety for eating fresh and for cooking.
Dwarf Apricot - Divinity
$64.00
Dwarf tree. Attractive medium to large round fruit with a blush over apricot background with a delicious sweet flavour.
Dwarf Plum - Narrabeen
$64.00
Large, round fruit with deep pink to red skin over a yellow-green background and a heavy bloom. Flesh is creamy white. The tree is a heavy producing variety, the fruit are sweet, firm and juicy. Used for its fresh fruits, jams and stewing.
Currant - Red
$24.90
Slightly more sour than its relative the blackcurrant, and is cultivated mainly for jams and cooked dishes. Currants require a cold winter and can be grown in areas that may be too wet and shady for other fruit.
Fig - Picone Black
$49.00
A shiny, dark purple, skinned fig with very sweet flesh. Selected by a local fruit grow for the superb quality of the fruit. Sourced from Picone Exotic Orchards
Dwarf Cider Apple - Yarlington Mill
$49.00
A cider apple variety from England. Pollinate with Improved Foxwhelp. Produces a bittersweet juice
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Waterfall Plant
$12.90
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. Foliage hangs elegantly. Requires regular watering.
Buy 1+ @$12.90ea usually:$19.90ea
Dwarf Mango - Irwin
$79.00
Dwarf tree, sweet mild flavour. Regular, moderate yield. Attractive red purple skin colour. Flesh Average wt. 380gms. Low resistance to Anthracnose and Black Spot. Mid season fruiting. Harvested from a specific region of Japan, Irwin varieties are rotated as they ripen to evenly expose the surface to the sun and reach their full purple blush potential, when they are sold as Myazaki Mangos.
Black Sapote - Tahiti
$79.00
A large fruited variety of the Black Sapote, an attractive and surprisingly tough tree. The 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit' are delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla
Finger Lime - Yellow
$39.00
The yellow finger lime has a beautiful bright yellow skin and very large juice vesicles inside. The balls of juice bubble out of the skin when the ripe fruits are cut in half. Use in chutneys, jams, marmalades, savoury sauces and refreshing drinks.
Grapefruit - Flame
$39.00
Similar to Star Ruby. The Flame has a greater intensity and pinkness of the rind. A heavy producing variety. Grapefruits are heavy produces of bunches of fruit high in Vit C and make excellent juices.
Dwarf Peach
$29.00
White fleshed freestone variety, ideally suited to the subtropics. The compact size of this variety makes it ideal for small back yards or as a potted specimen. Seed grown and will bear in 2 years. Very attractive pale to dark pink blossoms. Easy to net to protect from fruit fly, birds and bats
Dwarf Grumichama - Black
$44.00
This is a Dwarf Grumichama cutting grown selection. The tropical equivalent of the cherry. The purplish-black fruit 2cm diameter are produced in clusters. Flesh white, melting and tasty. Mostly used for fresh eating, but also highly prized for jams, jellies and pies. Fruiting will begin sooner in this variety then from a seedling grown tree.
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Blue Tongue
$9.90 ($9.90-$15.90 choose a size)
Widespread native shrub with large pink to mauve flowers over many months. Very attractive, dark green leaves and sweet, edible blue-black berries. Its scientific name Melastoma, means black (mela) tongue (stoma). Often confused with the exotic Asian Melastoma, which has five leaf veins, plus the two fine intramarginal vein included. Native Melastoma only has 3, plus 2 fine intramarginal veins. Very hardy.
Buy 2+ @$9.90ea usually:$15.90ea
Apple 3 way - Gala, Pink Lady, Red Delicious
$109.00
Multigraft trees are an alternative for small gardens where space is limited and several types of fruit are desired. Suitable cultivars for cross pollination have been grafted on to the one tree. Gala is early to mid-season. Red Delicious is mid-season. Pink Lady - Cripps Pink is late season.
Callistemon - Little John
$14.90
A dwarf Bottlebrush with bright crimson blooming over a long period. A very hardy little shrub that is easily maintained.
Black Sapote - Chocolate
$49.00
This variety was selected by John Picone at Newrybar. He describes it as excellent quality and texture. 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
Peach - Aztec Gold
$49.00
Aztec Gold has a yellow flesh and requires up to 300 hours of chill. It has a good resistance to bacterial black spot. A large firm fleshed peach that grows well in the subtropics. Resistant to bacterial black spot. Aztec Gold has yellow flesh and red / yellow skin.
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Callistemon - Pink Champagne
$9.90 ($9.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Flowers change colour as they open and mature, from vibrant rosy pink to warm pink to blush, and appear throughout most of the year on this small tree. Grows to 3m, or prune into a hedge. Attracts to native birds and very pretty.
Buy 4+ @$9.90ea usually:$14.90ea
Carambola Starfruit - Arkin
$59.00
Popular commercial variety, very heavy cropper of uniform very sweet juicy firm flesh with few seeds. Fruit 100mm in length with small wings and bright yellow skin. Carambolas are also called Star Fruit and are excellent fresh or juiced. They have an attractive weeping habit, producing a profusion of pink flowers. The foliage is delicate on young trees, and our potted plants are known for their older leaves to turn yellow and drop during transport to conserve energy. This is not a problem long term. With care and acclimatisation they will bounce back
Hoya
$17.90
Commonly known as waxflower native hoya is found on rocky slopes of dry rainforest margins. It is a popular potted house plant where it enjoys a well lit position and is ideal for hanging baskets, verandahs and patios. The native Hoya is noted for its fragrant flowers. It grows 4-10 m in ideal climates but can be pruned to a shorter length. It is the host plant for the caterpillars of the Common Australian Crow butterfly and its flowers are pollinated by the Grass-dart.
Dwarf Cherry - Trixzie® Black Cherree®
$79.00
Red to dark red, round to heart-shaped cherries are a delicious delight from this gorgeous miniature fruiting tree. Flesh is medium to dark red, firm and juicy. Self-fertile. Tree 2.5 x 2.5m suited to warm temperate and cool temperate regions.
Lemon - Fino
$39.00
Spanish variety noted for its smooth rind texture and consistent heavy crops, Main crop in winter with smaller Autumn and Spring crops. Vigorous variety similar to Eureka, with some thorns.
Carambola Starfruit - Giant Siam
$49.00
A very large fruited selection with sweet juicy flesh. The juicy transparent flesh has a citrus quality with a floral accent and is delicious eaten fresh, made into juice or into a delicious chutney Carambola trees have an attractive weeping habit, producing a profusion of pink flowers. The foliage is delicate on young trees, and our potted plants are known for their older leaves to turn yellow and drop during transport to conserve energy. This is not a problem long term. With care and acclimatisation they will bounce back
Chestnut - Marone
$49.00
This large-nut was sourced from WA but is originally of Italian origin. Fairly upright habit exhibiting Asian characteristics such as fine wood and pointy buds. Excellent quality.
Ginkgo - Grafted Female
$49.00
This tree is used extensively as a landscape tree due to its picturesque, unusual shaped crown and autumn coloured foliage. The trees become large making them ideal shade trees. Both male and female tree are needed to produce nuts. The fruits are produced on the female trees and have an unpleasant aroma.
Bay Tree
$19.75
This handsome pyramid shaped tree makes a superb tub specimen, hedging plant or topiary sculpture due to its positive response to pruning. The leaves of the bay are used as a popular culinary seasoning used in all types of cooking.
Passionfruit - Sweet Granadilla
$27.00
Regarded as the best tasting passionfruit in the world. The hard-shelled orange-yellow fruit is of excellent quality and has a white aromatic pulp. Production begins in 2 to 3 years. The vine is easily recognised by its heart shaped leaves. Prefers sheltered conditions. Frost tender when young.
