Trees and Plants
CategoryExample of a rainforest tree reaching for the sunlight above the canopy
Plants that are grown as Rainforest Plants, Ornamental Trees, Landscaping and Native Australian Trees. Usually not grown for their fruit.
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Hedge Plants
Trees and Plants > Hedge Plants
The plants that are listed below are trees and shrubs that respond better to clipping into hedges than others. These tough hedging plants are great used for protection, privacy screens and aesthetic value. A-Z list below Size and Growth If you wish to create a hedge which is really dense and bushy from the ground upwards it is advisable to plant young, small plants. Many people look at the small seedlings in tubes and imagine it will be years before they will achieve anything which looks like a 'hedge' however, if larger plants are chosen the result can often be that the hedge is rather gappy at the base. Also larger plants are more expensive and are more likely to fail than small ones. Position All plants listed will grow in a sunny or partially shady position with any with special requirements being stated on the label. Soil Unless otherwise stated the plants listed will all grow in any reasonable well-drained soil. Planting and Pruning requirements When planting and caring for a new hedge it is very important to follow the pruning and planting instructions that will come with the plants. Some people hesitate to cut their hedging plants back, or forget to do it frequently enough and with many varieties this will result in a hedge which is not dense at the base. Hedge Plants A - Z Listing
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Native Plants
Trees and Plants > Native Plants
Dryland Trees and Shrubs
Over the last 50 years or so native gardening has surged ahead in popularity and is gaining the respect it deserves, not only for its beauty and uniqueness but the qualities of low maintenance, low demand for water and fertilisers and offering food and shelter for our wildlife. Variation between native foliage is vast, with planning you can have spectacular flowers throughout the year, and you can add the delicious scent of the Australian bush to your garden.
Over the last 50 years or so native gardening has surged ahead in popularity and is gaining the respect it deserves, not only for its beauty and uniqueness but the qualities of low maintenance, low demand for water and fertilisers and offering food and shelter for our wildlife. Variation between native foliage is vast, with planning you can have spectacular flowers throughout the year, and you can add the delicious scent of the Australian bush to your garden.
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Rainforest Trees
Trees and Plants > Rainforest Trees
Generally rainforest trees can be split up into Understory Plants, Primary Species, Secondary Mature but there is some overlap
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Shade and Ornamental Trees
Trees and Plants > Shade and Ornamental Trees
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.
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Federation Daisy - Summit Red, White, Pink
$9.75 ($9.75-$14.75 choose a size)
A new breed of marguerite daisy that sets a superior standard of flowering performance. It is an early, long and repeat flowering variety that will delight in any garden or patio setting. Argyranthemum Federation Daisy bears masses of beautifully formed, yellow-centered flowers. Main flowering time in Spring and Autumn, with flushes of flowers occasionally throughout the rest of the year. Available in four colours - Summit Red, Pink, White and Sugar Cheer. Buy four or more and receive a selection of all colours
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Dwarf Olive- Bambalina
$19.75 ($19.75-$19.75 choose a size)
A compact evergreen tree used primarily for hedging and screening. It is slow growing and easily maintained. It bears little to no fruit and at maturity will reach 2-4m. It prefers a full sun position with free draining soil.
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Lilly Pilly - Brush Cherry
$2.75 ($2.75-$17.90 choose a size)
A compact shrub which can be kept to around 3m tall and 1m wide. Masses of white flowers followed by berries in Summer and Autumn. In the forest will grow to about 10m. Great for hedges and screens.
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Flame Tree
$17.75 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
A spectacular native rainforest tree for large gardens. Bright green, shiny, palmate shaped leaves with red bell-shaped flowers in summer. Flowers best after a hot dry summer. Tolerant of most soil types and positions.
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Fiddle-leaf Fig
$14.90
Versatile and ornamental, this fig is an eye catching addition to subtropical and tropical gardens. It is also a very popular pot plant as it has unusual and attractive foliage. Native to the forests of west Africa where it starts life as an epiphyte high in the canopy. It send aerial roots down to the ground that eventually envelop and strangle the host tree. It is commonly grown as a free standing tree where it grows to about 15m. Leaves vary in shape but are narrow in the middle and resemble a lyre or fiddle, they are large, up to 45cm long and 30cm wide. Fiddle-leaf Figs are frost tender and suited to subtropical or tropical gardens.
