Cool Natives that are really cool
On the subject of selecting and planting trees this time of year, we immediately think of those traditional deciduous lines synonymous with bold autumn colour. But we ask that you don’t overlook the crispness of Australian natives. Their cool blue and icy green shades instil their own unique beauty year-round in the landscape and provide a welcome contrast to a strictly green palette.
For foliage, take the time to look at a young Eucalyptus caesia with its beautifully shaped leaves on bright red stems; Eucalyptus cladocaylyx ‘Nana’ with its cupped rounded leaf and soft breezy feel when planted in groups, and Eucalyptus polyanthemos for it gorgeous round blue-grey foliage.
For a complete package of cool-coloured leaf and intriguing bark, Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Euky Dwarf’ offers the complete package. It is a shapely native with a light open canopy, single trunk and smooth bark that sheds. A year-round performer, its greyish green leaves once mature is offset by masses of pink, red and sometimes cream blossom from late autumn to early summer. Its size makes it ideal for small gardens and landscapes, planted singularly for contrast or in groups for a wonderful mini bush land affect.
If your focus is purely bark related, the compact growing Corymbia citriodora ‘Dwarf Pink’ with its beautiful salmon pink bark and slender aromatic leaves will definitely captivate. You’ll be suitably impressed with our stock and we have good numbers coming through into 50L containers for planting this season.
We are excited about our range of Corymbia and our selections of stunning grafted ficifolias are expanding steadily. These are truly the bees-knees in flowering gums. Planted now, you will be amazed by their fullness and colour in nine months time. Compact with showy flowering displays in summer, the stunning, and the intensely flowering Corymbia ficifolia ‘Calypso’, ‘Wildfire’ and ‘Baby Orange’ are choice selections for garden impact. These are breathing fresh air into the native marketplace and we are working hard to sustain quality supply in 50 litre containers. Order now to avoid disappointment.
Corymbia ficifolia 'Baby Orange' (above)
Corymbia ficifolia 'Calypso' (below)
Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'Euky Dwarf™'
This is a beautiful example of a cool coloured native. Great for contrast in the garden as a special feature and its open canopy offers good shade in hotter months. Masses of flowers from late autumn onwards. Our stock is very healthy both in numbers and in quality - but that is a given! More info...
Eucalyptus cladocaylx nana
Dwarf Sugar Gum
Great looking foliage on a good all-rounder. This tree is stout and solid with grey coloured bark and glossy blue-ish green leaves. We have good numbers in 50 litre containers. More info...
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Red Box
Another great selection for blueish - grey contrast in the garden. This tree has oval shaped greyish leaves with a short trunk. It bears small white flowers in Spring. Our main selling size for this tree is in 50 litre containers and this line is selling very quickly. More info...
Eucalyptus caesia 'Silver Princess'
Silver Princess
This tree has young silver foliage and large pink flowers borne in Spring. It has a beautiful pendulous habit and makes a wonderful specimen tree. More info...
Corymbia citriodora 'Pink Dwarf'
This is one of our new lines that has been grafted onto Corymbia maculata so it is a sure-fire performer but in a more compact form. Leaves are narrow and highly aromatic. This tree features magnificent salmon pink bark. We are really excited about this variety and you will be too. More info...
Waterhousea floribunda 'Whisper'
Weeping Lilly Pilly
A traditional performer for this time of year...Waterhousia floribunda has a wonderful weeping habit that makes it a very popular selection for a feature tree or screen. These go really quickly, so make sure to secure your order before they all go! More info...
Angophora costata
Smoothbarked Apple Myrtle, Rusty Gum
Here is a tree much loved for its smooth bark, large and twisted limbs. Ours are looking fabulous and are ready to go in 50 litre containers. More info...
Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Leightons Green'
OK this is not a native but it is a hedging favourite for this time of year... An attractive tree with lush green colour all year round, it can be left to growing informally as a screen or be clipped really tightly as a hedge. A versitle addition to any garden and we have great numbers looking magnificent from 50 to 200 litre containers. More info...
Our native grafted program is well underway, and many more in the pipeline under trial. For more information or to see these lines close up in the nursery, please contact us for an appointment.