When Bigger is Better. Plant large 100L trees for instant effect!

Environmentalists and ecologists talk about diversity in plant selection. Councils, keen on ensuring that parks and streets remain green, advocate spreading the risk of loss by mixing their planting schedules with both native and exotic trees and with selections that will more likely adapt and thrive in our changing climatic conditions. 

Starting out only growing natives, our business has diversified to include over 320 indigenous and non-indigenous lines but growing large trees, both native and exotic remains in many ways at the heart and soul of the Speciality Trees business.

For example, our stock of the following lines are just about ready to flush out with the beginnings of spring in the southern parts of Australia. Seldom can you find these selections in this advanced size. They may have been given a light prune this time of year, but this is done meticulously and strategically to encourage new growth worth waiting for. And all to benefit the longevity of the tree.

How good is it to buy big? All the nurturing in terms of formative pruning has been for you so what you have now is the perfect tree to plant.  It will be strong and resilient to varied growing conditions as it has been encouraged to grow with minimal reliance on water, with just the right exposure to bugs, to bolster its amour against pest attack one planted out. It has built-in immunity. This is the advantage of the advanced tree and we are one of the best growers of large trees in the business. Talk to us about your landscaping needs and we'd be happy to grow specific lines to this size for you. 

All of these lines will be available in Spring 2020 in 100L bags, and there are very few nurseries that offer stock in this size.

Choose Queensland Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) and Lemon Scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) for an outstanding large feature tree. Both make magnificent focal points in a landscape with space, but there is the smaller Lophostemon confertus ‘ST2’ growing more compactly to around 8m tall. Of course, the scent from the Lemon Scented Gum particularly after rain will make you wonder why you haven’t planted one before.

Choose Agonis flexuosa ‘Lemon & Lime’ and ‘Tolley’s Upright’ Olive for screening. Both selections  make superb screens due to bushy yet narrow foliage - one is native and one is exotic - but both provide a softening effect along fences, external buildings and built-up neighbourly structures.  For a greener, fatter, more prominent leaf, choose Tristaniopsis laurina ‘DOW10 Lusious’ PBR. With a little light prune each year, this native tree bushes up to provide full block-out to around 8m. All of these selections should meet your coverage needs as well as give much-needed habitat for birds.

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For more information about any of our trees, please contact us.