Trees

Large fragrant creamy-white flowers from November-March. Suitable for pots when young. Makes a great trimmed hedge. Tolerates clay. Evergreen. Hardy.

Growth Rate: Medium
Height when mature: 4m

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1m $37

1.3m $129

1.5m $149

A small tree with a pyramidal shape and an open habit. Dark-green, glossy leaves have terracotta undersides. Large, fragrant flowers from November-March are cup-shaped and creamy white. Makes a great hedge. Provides dense shade as a specimen tree. Evergreen. Hardy

Growth Rate: Medium
Height when mature: 5m

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2.4m $149

A versatile quick growing tree. Dark green, glossy evergreen foliage tipped bronze/red on new growth.

Growth Rate: Medium
Height when mature: 4m

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1m $59 ( unavailable )

1.8m $195 ( unavailable )

Fantastic hedging plant or just as a talking piece for the garden. The Port Wine Magnolia is a great shrub that puts amazing show on when in flower in the spring. Masses of medium sweet, Port smelling white flowers blushed with burgundy. Prefers part shade and free draining soil.

Growth Rate: Medium. Height when mature: 3m

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This hardy and easy grown evergreen bears masses of creamy white perfumed flowers during winter and spring. Makes a very attractive specimen or standard in any garden. Suitable for sunny or semi-shaded position. Tolerates frosty conditions. Hardy.

Growth Rate: Medium Height when mature: 3m

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1m ( unavailable )

Brilliant, under utilized native tree. Taraire has large leathery looking leaves which have a red tinge. Makes a great canopy tree. Berries are dark purple and are favorites to wood pigeons. It will only tolerate a light frost, and is best provided with a wind break when young. Prefers a good moist, free draining soil. Tolerates shade, but its form is fuller if grown in full sun.

Growth Rate: Medium. Height when mature: 8m

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2.1m

A tight, conical, bright emerald-green shrub or small tree, works well as a hedge or to create a defined look in a formal garden. Great for narrow garden beds. More tolerant of moisture than other conifers, does best in deep, moist, well-drained soil. Evergreen. Hardy.

Growth Rate: Medium. Height when mature: 3m

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70cm

1.1m

A stunning small evergreen tree. Fine, glossy green leathery foliage always looks tidy and clips well into topiary or hedging. Velvety brown buds open to scented little cream flowers in early spring. Best in warmer gardens. Evergreen.

Growth Rate: Medium. Height when mature: 3m

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An excellent hedging plant. Bright-red growth tips on a compact, lush green shrub. Small white flowers in spring. New Zealand bred cultivar. Tolerant of a wide range of well drained sites. Evergreen. Hardy.

Growth Rate: Medium

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1.5m ( unavailable )

A compact, dense tree with bright emerald green foliage. Prefers a moist but well drained soil in sun or part shade. Frost tender when young.

Growth Rate: Medium

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1.3m $195

1.8m ( unavailable )

‘Dragons Gold’ is a low growing Kowhai native to New Zealand. It produces an abundant amount of deep yellow flowers from early spring, and will flower from quite young. Attracts birds, and is reasonably fast growing. A superb tree for small gardens as a specimen or amongst other trees and shrubs. Evergreen and hardy.

Growth Rate: Medium
Height when mature: 2m

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1.2m $69

A handsome small spreading tree with shining dark-green foliage. Unusual jet-black seeds and bright-red fruit attract birds from October to February. Prefers fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Tender to frosts below -4 C. Evergreen.

Growth Rate: Medium
Height when mature: 4.5m

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1.8m $129

One of our best known and distinctive trees. Of iconic status, the cabbage tree deserves a place in every style of garden, from formal to native, arid to tropical. . An excellent plant for garden landscaping, being suitable for group planting or single specimen and also containers. Extremely hardy – plant in average soil, moist or dry tolerant, full sun to part shade and both wind and frost tolerant.

Growth Rate: Medium, Rapid
Height when mature: 10m

Availability: 1m / 1.4m / 2.2m

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A medium to large tree with dense, lush green foliage which is narrow and then. Very slow growing and mildly drought tolerant. New growth appears with pinkish tones which changes to lime green. A very attractive tree providing an interesting ornamental feature in the garden or an open space but is also useful as a thick screening or even a hedge.Evergreen.

Growth Rate: Medium
Height when mature: 10m

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1.4m $79

Growing for the fruit might not be at the top of your list so if the silvery green foliage is what you are looking for, then Olive El Greco will be a perfect tree for you. The small section urban gardener and their neighbours will enjoy the compact mature size of this tidy variety. Best used as a specimen or hedging as it is not known to fruit in New Zealand.

Growth Rate: Medium
Height when mature: 3m

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1.1m $45 ( unavailable )

2m $159

A top producing commercial variety. This NZ North Island selection produces heavy reliable crops of excellent sized fruit, proving to be one of the best varieties. Good for oil and pickling. Frost tolerant.

Growth Rate: Medium. Height when mature: 3m

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2m $159

The most popular Camellia in New Zealand. Large, semi-double, white flowers with ruffled edges and a bright cluster of golden stamens at the center. Dense, semi-weeping habit and glossy, dark-green foliage makes for an exceptional plant for hedging or as an espalier. Mid-season bloomer. Evergreen.

Growth Rate: Medium. Height when mature: 2m

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1m

1.3m

90cm