Evergreen Exotic Trees

  • 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
    A quick growing small ornamental tree with dark green smooth leaflets. Masses of flowers in large loose, fragrant panicles in spring almost covering the entire tree. Requires shelter in exposed areas. Easily clipped to shape. Evergreen, but can be semi-deciduous in colder areas. Dry tolerant. Very Hardy
    Height x Width 7 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Asia
    Similar to Consider Radermacheria, Alectryon Excelsa, Myrsine Salicina,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Screening  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 vigorous, upright flowering tree with an open form, adorned with striking green foliage. In spring and early summer, it displays rich, creamy yellow blooms with a delightful fragrance, inviting bees, butterflies, and nectar-loving birds into the garden. Easily maintained with trimming to preserve a compact shape for the smaller garden.
    Height x Width 10 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Upright
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Hoheria Populena,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Yellow
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Feature 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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    A hardier selection of Tahitian lime. Fruit is small to medium in size with dark green skin, turning lime yellow at maturity. Flesh tangy, juicy and seedless. Can be eaten green or yellow. Heavy scented flowers, aromatic foliage. Trim to shape. Harvest over the winter months. (named after John T. Bearss who developed this seedless variety)
    Height x Width: 3 x 2m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Tree
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: California, USA
    Similar to Consider: Other Lemons or Citrus
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Flower Colour: White
    Flower Fragrant? Yes
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Prefers sheltered
    Uses: Fruit Producing, Small garden
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    • Description
    Small to medium sized tree with large leathery fresh green leaves ageing to deep green. Strongly scented creamy white flowers are produced in mass over a long succession during spring and summer. Grows in full sun or part shade in rich moisture retentive free-draining soil. An excellent specimen tree or shelter screen. Grows apx. 4 x 2m
    Height x Width 4 x 2
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Michelia Gracipies, Magnolia DD Blanchard, Magnolia Little Gem. Magnolia Kay Pariss
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Feature Yes
    Screening  Yes
     Small Garden 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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    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.
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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
  • Radermachera sinica - Canton lace or China Doll
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    • Description
    A fast growing, open spreading small evergreen tree. Emerald green bipinnate leaves to apx 50cm and long white trumpet shaped flowers in summer. Easily pruned to shape to maintain height or used as a privacy screen. Likes a frost-free situation in full sun or part shade. Keep moist during dry periods. Grows to apx 8 x 5m
    Height x Width 8 x 5
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Spreading
    Country of Origin Southern China
    Similar to Consider Alectryon Excelsa,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Screening / Shelter Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Strelitzia nicolai - Giant Bird of Paradise
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    • Description
    Grown more for the dramatic size and tropical look of the banana style leaves. Flowers during summer, are an almost black colour with white with light blue petals. Forms a huge clump.
    Height x Width 6 x 3
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Succulent
    Shape
    Country of Origin Africa
    Similar to Consider Reginae
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Black
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Accent Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Strelitzia reginae - Bird of Paradise
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    • Description
    Forms large greyish green leaves. Flowers held on long stems are made up of orange, purple and white. The interesting structure resembles colourful tropical birds. Valuable for garden display and indoor decoration.
    Height x Width 1.5 x 1.5
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Slow
    Plant Type Succulent
    Shape
    Country of Origin South Africa
    Similar to Consider Nicholii
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Orange
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Accent Yes
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • 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.
  • Thuja Occidentalis Smaragd
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    • Description
    An elegant, slow growing specimen that has a compact, conical, habit. Dense, glossy, bright green foliage held on vertical branches. Withstands humid weather better than its predecessors. Prefers full sun or part shade in well drained soil. Suitable for containers. Almost no trimming required. "Smaragd" is the German word for emerald
    Height x Width 4 x 1.5
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Slow
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Narrow
    Country of Origin United States Of America
    Similar to Consider Cupressus Totem
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Insignificant
    • Uses
    Feature Yes
    Small Garden Yes
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Tristaniopsis laurina - Kanooka Water Gum
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    • Description
    A medium sized rounded compact tree with dark glossy green leaves and small fragrant flowers in clusters during summer. Can be pruned to maintain shape. Tolerates clay soil but avoid overly wet or dry soils. Prefers moist well drained soils in full sun. Ideal for street planting, lawn specimens and as a shade tree in a smaller garden. Grows to apx 7 x 4m
    Height x Width 7 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Myrsine Salicina, Callistemons,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Yellow
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? 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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    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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