A special time in the history of Speciality Trees
As anyone who has driven down the winding driveway to the entrance of Speciality Trees will attest, it is one of the prettiest wholesale production nurseries around, and one that has worked very hard over its 32 year history to build a reputation for the production and supply of quality advanced tree material.
Proud of our beginnings and achievements along the way, we recently stopped albeit briefly, to celebrate a milestone and to reflect on the company's history shaped in part by the contribution of previous owners, David and Pam Rothfield.
Over 15 years under the guidance of David and Pam, the nursery established a loyal customer base due largely to their drive for growing quality natives with good root systems and their belief in and respect for sustainable nursery and Integrated Pest Management practices.
These philosophies have been whole heartedly embraced by Hamish Mitchell, appointed General Manager in March 2007. Two years on, Hamish and his wife, Gaby, are now the company's new owners outright and the business could not have been handed over to more suitable advocates for production sustainability and product quality.
At Speciality Trees mandatory root and structural pruning during the formative years results in advanced tree material that is of exceptional quality. We are quite prepared at anytime to withhold the sale of stock if it is not up to our exacting standards but this is now a very small percentage of stock and getting smaller each month due to the whole team sharing the same vision of quality.
From L- R, Leigh Brennan, Craig Banner, Lee-Ann Officer, Ben Scoble, Adam Edwards, Gaby Mitchell, Jay Pinkster, Trent Harris and Hamish Mitchell
Previous owners David and Pam Rothfield, with new owners Gaby and Hamish Mitchell
Corymbia citriodora
Lemon Scented Gum
A beautiful tree with a distinctive white-ish grey shedding bark and a lemony scent to its leaves. A real favourite of ours and we grow them eceptionaly well. Come in and see our 100L stock. You too will be impressed.
Jacaranda mimosaefolia
Jacaranda
This tree is an elegant specimen and now is a good time to plant them. Leaves have yet to start turning yellow (as they traditionally do in winter) so our specimens are looking big and green. We have really good numbers in 100L ready to go now..
Cupressus semprivirens 'Glauca'
Italian Pencil Pine
A blue-ish elegant upright growing conifer. Great for defining paths and driveways. We have good numbers in 40cm ready to go now and another wave coming along in 75 litre containers for this July.
Fraxinus griffithii
Evergreen Ash
A fast growing semi decicuous tree that makes a great small garden feature or screen if a number of them are planted in a row. We have good numbers in 50 litres for immediate sale.
Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple
For a bigger specimen tree for this time of year, look no further than Acer palmatum. This gorgeous maple is available from us in 100, 150 & 200 litre containers for that instant breath-taking feature. Yes we have them in 50 litre too!
With a team of dedicated staff and over 140 lines in saleable sizes from 50 to 300 litres, our vision remains simple: to service our customers through consultation and the supply of strong, premium advanced tree material that will establish quickly in the landscape.
For more information about any of the trees listed please feel free to contact us.
