Shade and Ornamental Trees
CategoryShade Trees By AndyKazi [Canva One Design] (Photo Credits)
Ornamental
trees and shrubs are the most important living elements in your home landscape.
They beautify your house and garden whilst adding other features such
as privacy, act as noise and dust filters, and provide a background of
colour. From sprawling ground covers to the most majestic of large trees
the following list offers plants to suit all purposes in the home garden.
Parrot Tree
$17.75 ($17.75-$29.90 choose a size)
The common name of Parrot Tree derives from the large numbers of parrots attracted to the tree during its flowering season. Flowers appear in spring, are numerous, deep red, and filled with nectar, although exact flowering times vary from tree to tree. The name, Drunken Parrot Tree derives from the fact that the individual flowers contain so much nectar that it has a tendency to ferment before the birds can eat it all, resulting in a mild narcotic effect on the birds. A medium to large, spreading tree, growing up to 20 meters, but more commonly from 5 to 10 meters depending on conditions.
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Cordyline Tangelo
$12.90
Easy to grow and give an instant tropical feel to the garden. Striking evergreen plant with glossy green broad leaves and red highlights. Try it indoors and brighten up a room. Mass plant for impact or plant in a container as a feature. Grows approx. 1 - 2m tall x 60cm wide.
Madagascar jasmine
$14.90
The trumpet-shaped blooms are in season year-round, provided they are given enough light and water, and are a popular component of bridal bouquets. It is a vigorous climber, tough-stemmed, bearing dark green leathery leaves, which grow in pairs at regular intervals along the vine. It grows best in sunny, tropical conditions, or inside. They can grow from 2-;6 meters, and are widely cultivated as garden plants. They can flourish for years, grown indoors on a sunny windowsill. They can be moved outside or into a greenhouse during the summer.
Kalanchoe - Flapjack
$14.90
Attractive succulent with large pancake-like leaves that display bright red edges that catch the sunlight producing a stunning highlight in the garden. Grows to around 75 cm high and is an excellent choice for waterwise gardens.
Abelia
$9.90
These beautiful ornamental shrubs provide a blaze of vibrant floral color throughout summer, and autumn color in cooler climates. Can be used to great effect when planted as a low informal hedge, and look equally impressive when planted singly. Most Abelia species have a densely bushy habit, often with slightly arching branches and small glossy leaves that taper to a fine point. The young foliage has bronze to golden tints that in some cultivars persist to maturity. From late summer, small, full-shaped to tubular, white to pink flowers smother the bushes. Some species have persistent reddish sepals that provide an additional ornamental feature after the flowers have faded.Although hardiness varies considerably, most abelias are not suitable in areas with severe winters. Plant in a position in sun or part-shade with moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Pruning should be undertaken to keep the plant looking tidy whilst maintaining its natural arching habit. Trim to shape in late winter or spring, removing the cane ends and also some of the basal shoots in order to allow room for new growth
Californian Redwood
$28.90
The tallest trees on earth with specimens reaching 115m in height. A spectacular long-lived evergreen tree, that are amongst the oldest living things on earth, living 1200-1800 years of age. Suited to large parks and gardens or as a bonsai specimen. Trees are monoecious with pollen and seed cones being produced on the same plant.
Cedar - West Indian
$12.90 ($2.90-$12.90 choose a size)
Fast growing, medium sized tree that is a popular cabinet timber due to its fantastic colouring, it produces fine timber with yellow banding and red-brown stripes. The timber is similar to Australian Red Cedar but the tree is easier to grow. The wood has a strong aroma of onions which is reputed to repel insects such as cockroaches. Tolerant of some frost.
Crepe Myrtle - Tuscarora
$17.90 ($17.90-$49.00 choose a size)
This small to medium sized tree has dark green foliage that turns reddish-orange in autumn. New growth is red tinged. The bark is attractive and the beautiful dark pink flowers appear in late summer to early autumn. Suitable as a feature tree in gardens and parks. An excellent screening or street tree. Prefers an open sunny position with well drained soil. This cultivar has been bred to resist powdery mildew.
Flowering Peach - Klara Mayer
$49.00 ($49.00-$69.00 choose a size)
A smaller tree for small gardens, this double pink flowering peach has 'ruffled' petals that make a pretty feature for small gardens.
Flowering Peach - Magnifica
$49.00
Double crimson-red flowers on this flowering peach provide a bright splash of colour for small gardens and other landscapes in early spring. Semi pendulous branches give a weeping effect.
Grape - Ornamental
$15.90 ($15.90-$19.75 choose a size)
The ornamental grape offers fresh green leaves in spring that turn brilliant red, scarlet, purple and orange in autumn.It does well in a range of climates from hot and dry to cool moist and subtropical. This variety doesn't produce fruit.
Hibiscus - Moon Drop
$14.90
A single bloom of bright orange-yellow veined in pink right through the petals up to the bright pinnkish-red eye.
Peace Lily - Mojo
$14.75
Mojo is a stunning indoor plant with beautiful white flowers and broad dark leaves. Mojo is a little more upright and slender than other varieties. Peace lilies soak up harmful chemicals in the air, helping you breathe easier. A great choice for homes and offices, as well as outside in shady tropical garden borders.
Phormium - Bronze Baby
$14.90 ($14.90-$14.90 choose a size)
A dwarf variety with stunning upright arching foliage in shades of green purple and copper. Low maintenance drought and frost hardy once established. Ideal for mass plantings and garden borders. Bronze to red flowers in summer. Prefers a full sun to part shade position .
Sacred Fig
$19.75 ($4.90-$19.75 choose a size)
Considered sacred by followers of Hinduism, and Buddhism, this tree is all about enlightenment, wisdom and the peaceful road of life and is a place to meditate. The sacred fig is a large strangler fig with extensive aerial roots. Thrives in hot, humid climates, it prefers full sun and well drained soil. It can also be grown as an attractive pot plant or bonsai.
Wisteria - Purple
$19.75
A stunning display of purple blossoms hang from this hardy vine in the spring. The large vine requires a very sturdy support, because mature Wisteria can become immensely strong with heavy wrist-thick trunks and stems. Its pendulous racemes are best viewed from below making it ideal for pegolas.
Wisteria - White
$19.90
Vigorous, deciduous, twining vines that bloom in spring with huge, cascading flower clusters up to 45cm long followed by decorative large seed pods. Heavy annual pruning is necessary as the vines become large and woody with age and need sturdy support.
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Frangipani
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Plumeria Rubra
Frangipani Plants for sale in Australia. These flowering plants are known for their fragrant smell and delicate flowers.
Frangipani Plants for sale in Australia. These flowering plants are known for their fragrant smell and delicate flowers.
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Ground Cover
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Plants that have a low growing habit and often sprawl across the ground. Great for stabilising soil and limiting weeds.
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Maple
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Acer spp.
Maples are very attractive Temperate trees developing foliage in shades of yellow, orange, and all shades of red as they lose their leaves for the Winter. Some varieties maintain deep red-coloured foliage throughout the year. Their leaves are a distinctive palm shape across all species.|| Some species are tapped for their sap to make sweet syrup. They make beautiful additions to landscapes and gardens at all times of the year, tolerating shade and full sun. Trees range in size from those suitable to smaller gardens, to those more suited to avenue and landscape plantings. They are all sure to please throughout the year.
Maples are very attractive Temperate trees developing foliage in shades of yellow, orange, and all shades of red as they lose their leaves for the Winter. Some varieties maintain deep red-coloured foliage throughout the year. Their leaves are a distinctive palm shape across all species.|| Some species are tapped for their sap to make sweet syrup. They make beautiful additions to landscapes and gardens at all times of the year, tolerating shade and full sun. Trees range in size from those suitable to smaller gardens, to those more suited to avenue and landscape plantings. They are all sure to please throughout the year.
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Natives
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Ornamental Trees & Shrubs
Native Trees & Shrubs
Native Trees & Shrubs
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Palm Trees
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Palms are all time favourites for landscaping, they are attractive, versatile and will give any garden a tropical look.
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Perfumed Trees
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This selection of trees are fabulous fragrant flowering plants that will fill your garden with delightful scents and fragrances. Some of them are famous for their use in perfumery.
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Parrot Tree
$17.75 ($17.75-$29.90 choose a size)
The common name of Parrot Tree derives from the large numbers of parrots attracted to the tree during its flowering season. Flowers appear in spring, are numerous, deep red, and filled with nectar, although exact flowering times vary from tree to tree. The name, Drunken Parrot Tree derives from the fact that the individual flowers contain so much nectar that it has a tendency to ferment before the birds can eat it all, resulting in a mild narcotic effect on the birds. A medium to large, spreading tree, growing up to 20 meters, but more commonly from 5 to 10 meters depending on conditions.
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Photinia Red Robin
$9.75 ($9.75-$14.75 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.
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Bamboo - Oldhamii
$37.00 ($37.00-$79.00 choose a size)
An edible species of bamboo. Fast growing in just about any soil type or environmental condition. Oldhamii is a medium sized upright clumping bamboo. It has deep green foliage that starts low on the smooth clumps which turn yellow as they are exposed to sunlight. The tall upright culms grow straight and strong making it a popular variety for many different horticultural and agricultural applications. Both the timber and the shoots are popular for construction and human consumption purposes.
Cassowary Pine
$14.95 ($14.95-$21.90 choose a size)
This is a beautiful tree with large glossy leaves and stunning pendulous flowers. The flowers produce large quantities of nectar which attract lots of wildlife. Cassowary love feeding on the large fruits when in season. Also called the mango pine, this deciduous or semi-deciduous tree is found in New Guinea and Australia chiefly in coastal areas. The glossy leaves tend to be whorled at the ends of the branches, The fragrant white flowers are in long pendulous spikes and appear just prior to the new growth flush. Will grow as far south as subtropical Northern NSW.
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Hoop Pine
$12.75 ($4.90-$29.00 choose a size)
This is the tallest of the native pines and it is quite capable of reaching heights of more than 40 metres 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.Australian Timber Database
Buy 2+ @$12.75
