Evergreen Exotic Trees

  • Callistemon Kings Park Special - bottlebrush
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    • Description
    A vigorous small tree with long, narrow green leaves with slightly pendulous branches. Masses of red bottlebrush flowers with gold anthers appear in spring and autumn providing nectar for bees and birds. Tolerant of a range of harsh conditions including poor dry soils once established, clay soil, but avoid wet or poorly drained soils, coastal and windy conditions.
    Height x Width 3 x 2
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Callistimon Red Clusters, Griselinia Ardmore Emerald, Prunus lusitanica, Syzygium resilience, Totara Black Bridge, Camellias, Laurus nobilis
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Red
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Screening  Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Small Garden Yes Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Callistemon Red Cluster - Bottlebrush
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    • Description
    A vigorous large shrub, with short, narrow, stiff new leaves emerging a silvery-pink turning to mid- green. Masses of red bottlebrush flowers with gold anthers appear in spring and autumn providing nectar for bees and birds. Tolerant of a range of harsh conditions including poor dry soils once established, clay soil, but avoid wet or poorly drained soils, coastal and windy conditions. Trim after flowering to encourage bushiness. Easily trimmed for hedging.
    Height x Width 3 x 2
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Kings Park Special, Salignus (Yellow) Citrinus Violetii (Violet)
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Red
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Screening Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
    Small Garden Yes
     
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    Pure white ruffled double flowers of medium size. Flowers in autumn into winter. Sasanqua camellias make an ideal hedging plant that trims well. Plant in full sun or dappled shade in well drained acidic soil. Prune after flowering to encourage bushy growth. Excellent for shaping into topiaries.
    Height x Width: 2.0 x 1.5m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Shrub
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: California USA (Parentage China)
    Similar to Consider: Viburnum Eve Price Griselinia Ardmore Emerald Prunus lusitanica Syzygium resilience Totara Black Bridge Other Camellias Olive El Greco
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Flower Colour: White
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Tolerates Shade
    Uses: Hedging, Small Garden
  • FEIJOA - Acca sellowiana
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    Description The parent plant to cultivars in New Zealand. One of the hardiest of the subtropical fruits, growing in most soils and tolerating several degrees of frost. Feijoa are commonly available as seedlings, but plants grown from cuttings or grafted specimens are more reliable. An abundance of fruit ripens between April and June and when mature will fall off the tree at a touch. Easily trimmed to shape. Makes an excellent hedge or screen.
    Height x Width 4 x 3
    Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Native? No
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen Evergreen
    Country of Origin South America
    Similar to Consider Mammoth, Apollo, Unique, Plantlife
    Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Flower
    Flower Colour Red
    Soil Conditions
    Tolerates Dry Yes once established
    Moist Well Drained Yes
    Climate Conditions
    Tolerates Wind Yes
    Uses
    Screening / Shelter Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
    Fruit Producing Yes
     
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    A popular indoor plant with small, lush, dark green, glossy leaves. It's a compact, bushier variety that thrives in bright, indirect light and prefers evenly moist soil. Can also be grown outdoors where it can attain apx 10 x 6m. Trim to keep shape.
    Height x Width: 10 x 6m
    Height Range: Tall 10+
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Tree
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: Southeast Asia and Australia
    Similar to Consider: Ficus Amstel Queen
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Prefers sheltered
    Uses: Shade Tree, Feature
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    • Description
    Small medium tree with lush lime green leaves and drooping branches. Excellent trimmed for hedging or can also be clipped for pleaching or topiary.
    Height x Width 6 x 3
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Syzygium resilience, Michelia Figo, Camellias, Pittosporums, Corokia, Griselinia, Ficus Tuffi, Ilex largo, Olea El Greco, Eugenia Ventinatii
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Nil
    • Uses
    Screening  Yes
    Hedging Yes
     Small Garden Yes
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • ficus tuffi
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    Ficus tuffi -

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    • Description
    A compact, upright, dense tree with lush emerald green foliage. Easily trimmed so creates a stunning formal hedge. Especially good around the pool, or as a layered hedge in conjunction with Buxus or other small hedging to maintain a formal look. Can also be topiaried as part of the formal garden or in pots. Prefers a moist but well drained soil in sun or part shade. A must have plant as an alternative to Griselinia. Frost tender when young.
    Height x Width 4 x 2.5
    Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Syzygium resilience, Michelia Figo, Camellias, Pittosporums, Corokia, Griselinia, Ilex largo, Olea El Greco, Laurus nobilis, Ficus Hillii,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Emerald Green
    • Flower
    Flower Insignificant
    • Uses
    Screening  Yes
    Hedging Yes
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    • DESCRIPTION
    A compact evergreen Mediterranean tree but can easily be trimmed to shape. Dark green leathery leaves are highly aromatic and good for culinary use. Small yellow flowers followed by dark berries. Excellent as a standard, ornamental tree, screen or hedge. Will tolerate coastal, wind and dry once established. Good for a small garden position.
    Height x Width 5 x 3
    Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Slow
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Mediterranean region
    Similar to Consider Prunus Lusitanica, Camellias, Griselinia, Viburnum Eve Price, Syzygium resilience, Callistemon Red Clusters, Totara Black Bridge
    • LEAF
    Leaf Colour Green
    • FLOWER
    Flower Colour Yellow
    Fragrant? No
    • USES
    Hedging Yes
     Small Garden Yes
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    • Description
    An outstanding tree with narrow oval deep bronze-purple glossy leaves. Greenish-yellow flowers. An excellent hedge or shelter tree but left to grow will form a spreading shade tree. Will withstand windy coastal conditions wet or dry soils.
    Height x Width 5 x 4
    Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Spreading
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea ericioides
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green, Bronze Red
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
    Screening Yes
    Hedging Yes
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • port wine magnolia nz
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    • Description
    A small rounded shrub with fresh lime green foliage and small, heavily scented cream flowers streaked with purple. Sun to shade. The shrub assumes a looser more open form when grown in shade. Individuals grown in sunny situations tend to be more compact with denser foliage that is lighter and more yellow green. Prefers humus rich, well drained, slightly acidic soil. Excellent trimmed as a small hedge, left to grow as a stand alone specimen or planted out into a large pot.
    Height x Width 3 x 2.5
    Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Slow
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin Western China
    Similar to Consider Syzygium resilience, Camellias, Pittosporums, Corokia, Griselinia, Ficus, Ilex largo, Olea El Greco, Eugenia Ventinatii
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Cream and Purple
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Hedging Yes
     Small Garden Yes
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Michelia gracipies nz
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    • Description
    Grows as a small, rounded tree with olive green leaves with a brown under felt. In late winter early spring they produce small, round perfumed, cream flowers with prominent stamens which burst from furry brown buds. Protect from strong winds. Slow growing. Excellent trimmed as a hedge or makes a beautiful small growing specimen.
    Height x Width 4 x 3
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin
    Similar to Consider Michelia Bubbles,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Dark Green, brown under felt
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Cream
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Feature  Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    • Description
    A compact Olive with smaller leaves giving a dense appearance. A consistent small fruiting variety with heavy crops. Has a good oil content and also used for pickling. Being from the Mediterranean olive trees require full sun and will tolerate wind coastal and can also survive extended dry periods. This variety especially good for hedging as it trims well into a dense hedge.
    Height x Width 4 x 2
    Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Conical
    Country of Origin Greece
    Similar to Consider Syzygium resilience, Michelia Figo, Camellias, Pittosporums, Corokia, Griselinia, Ficus, Ilex largo, Eugenia Ventinatii
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Cream very small
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Screening Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
    Fruit Producing Yes but small
     
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    A hardy shrub or small tree with glossy, elliptic leaves to 10cm in length, bright red when young, later dark green that is valued for its bright red new growth. Clusters of small white flowers during summer. The regularly trimming will keep them to size and prevent the branches from getting too large. Can be kept as a smaller sized hedge or left to grow on as a shelter / screen. A yearly application of slow release fertilizer will help maintain their vigour and colour.
    Height x Width 5 x 3
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider  Syzygium Resilience, Callistemon Red Clusters,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green Red
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Screening / Shelter Yes
    Hedging Yes
     
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Podocarpus gracillior - African Fern Pine
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    • Description
    An attractive dense conifer with a graceful pyramidal form. Its slender, branches are adorned with lush, deep green, glossy, needle-like foliage. Makes an excellent street or specimen tree but can also be be trimmed as a hedge or allowed to grow on as a trimmed shelter / screen.
    Height x Width 10 x 5
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Pyramidal
    Country of Origin East Africa
    Similar to Consider Podocarpus Totara, Podocarpus Totara Black Bridge, Manii, Macrophylla
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Insignificant
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Screening / Shelter Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • portuguese laurel nz
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    • Description
    Large evergreen shrub or small tree dark glossy green oval leaves. Dull white hawthorn scented flowers in long slender racemes late spring/summer followed by fruits. Prefers moist well drained soils. Will not tolerate wet feet. Excellent trimmed into hedges or can be allowed to grow on as a clipped screen. Can also be used as a pleached hedge or grown as a topiary.
    Height x Width 5 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Conical
    Country of Origin Western Europe, France, Spain Portugal, Morocco
    Similar to Consider Camellias, Laurus Nobilis, Michelia Figo, Syzygium resilience, Pittosporums, Corokia, Griselinia, Ficus, Ilex largo, Olea El Greco, Eugenia Ventinatii
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Dark Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Accent Yes
    Hedging Yes
     
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    Radermachera Everlasting Beauty is a stunning shrub that has glossy, deep green emerald foliage and produces clusters of trumpet shaped, pale pink flowers with yellow throats that are sweetly scented. Flowering occurs during warmer months and flowering can occur multiple times in a season. It has a strong upright growth habit ideal for hedging and border plantings. A hardy shrub that is drought tolerant once established.
    Height x Width: 3.0 x 1.5m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Moderate - Fast
    Plant Type: Shrub
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: Australia
    Similar to Consider: Griselinias, Laurus Nobilis, Corokias, Pittisporums, Ficus Tuffi, Ilex Largo
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Flower Colour: Pale pink and yellow throat
    Soil Conditions: Dry tolerant once established
    Climate Conditions: Prefers sheltered
    Uses: Hedging, Small Garden
  • lilly pilly nz
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    • Description
    At last a Lilly Pilly that is highly psyllid resistant!  A superior cultivar of Syzygium Australe, more commonly known as a Lilly Pilly. This unique variety is new to the NZ market and is solely available through Black Bridge Nurseries and Boulevard and Boutique. Selected propagation has improved this variety of Lilly Pilly making it resistant to the very problematic psyllid insect and the damage it causes. Its also faster growing, has a stronger, straighter central leader and an improved root system. We’ve also found it to be good in shady areas as well. Excellent for screening, hedging and shaping.
    Height x Width 7 x 3
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape Narrow
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Laurus nobilis, Viburnum Eve Price, Camellias, Pittosporums, Corokia, Griselinia, Prunus lusitanica, Olea El Greco, Totara Black Bridge,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green and red
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Screening / Shelter Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    A fast-growing tropical evergreen with very glossy, bright green palmate type leaves that droop downward to create an attractive weeping appearance. Makes an attractive tropical appearance to any landscape or garden. Green flower buds appear in spring and summer, followed by tiny white flowers on what appears to be small mallets, hence its common name. Grows to apx 6 x 4m
    Height x Width: 6 x 4m
    Height Range: Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate: Fast
    Plant Type: Tree
    Shape / Habit: Oval
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: India, China
    Similar to Consider: Pseudopanax Laetus, Pseudopanax Lessonii. Meryta sinclarii,
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Flower Colour: White - Tiny
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Prefers sheltered
    Uses: Feature
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    Evergreen shrub with bushy compact habit and dark green foliage. Masses of carmine buds opening to pink-tinged white flowers in winter. Following flowering, small blue-black berries are produced. These are a good source of food for birds and add ornamental interest to the shrub. Prefers a moist well drained soil in full sun to light shade Wind hardy. Excellent for mass planting or hedging. Trim to keep in shape. Grows to apx 2.0 x 1.5m
    Height x Width: 2.0 x 1.5m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Shrub
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: England
    Similar to Consider: Syzygium resilience, Radermachera Everlasting Beauty, Prunus lusitanica, Laurus Nobilis, Griselinia Ardmore Emerald
    Leaf Colour: Dark Green
    Flower Colour: White
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Prefers sheltered
    Uses: Hedging, Bird Feeding, Small Garden
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