Evergreen Exotic Trees

  • Magnolia grandiflora Ferruginea - Southern Magnolia
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • Description
    Forms a large, sturdy, elegant, round-headed specimen tree. Leaves are distinguished by rust-coloured felt beneath large glossy dark green foliage. Bears immense fragrant creamy white flowers. Excellent shade, avenue or specimen tree. Tolerates clay soil but avoid overly wet soils. Will also tolerate coastal and windy sites. Hardy.   Grows to apx 10 x 5m 10yrs. At maturity can attain 20 x 10m
    Height x Width 10 x 5 10yrs
    Range Tall 10+m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin Southern USA
    Similar to Consider Magnolia DD Blanchard, Michelia Bubbles
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Dark Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Cream
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
     
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Magnolia Grandiflora - Little Gem
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • Description
    Forms a small, compact, rounded tree. Dense foliage, glossy deep green leaves with brown russet below. Creamy white flowers produced freely from an early age, fragrant. Excellent for smaller gardens. Tolerates clay soil but avoid overly wet soils.
    Height x Width 5 x 3
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Slow
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin United States
    Similar to Consider M. Grandiflora, DD Blanchard, Michelia Bubbles
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Dark Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen  Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    A smaller tree having very compact, upright growth which responds well to pruning. Shiny green, wavy leaves with coppery brown felt on the leaf undersides. Large, white fragrant flowers spring through summer. Makes an excellent screening hedge or standalone tree for a smaller garden. A seedling variation of Little Gem. Vigorous. Tolerates clay soil but avoid overly wet soils.
    Height x Width: 4 x 3m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Tree
    Shape / Habit: Oval Columnar
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: USA
    Similar to Consider: Magnolia Little Gem, Magnolia DD Blanchard, Michelia Bubbles,
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Flower Colour: White
    Flower Fragrant? Yes
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Prefers sheltered
    Uses: Feature, Small Garden, Screen
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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.
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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.
  • Olea Europea - Olive trees
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • Description
    Olea europaea means 'European olive' in Latin and is what we commonly call “The Olive”. Normally grow as a small tree or shrub, and are found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. The species is cultivated in all the countries of the Mediterranean, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, North and South America and South Africa.  The olive's fruit is grown primarily for oil, eating, or both. The trees is also suitable tree for standardising. Being from the Mediterranean olive trees require full sun and will tolerate wind coastal and can also survive extended dry periods. Grows apx 6 x 3m.
    Height x Width 6 x 3
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin Mediterranean
    Similar to Consider Other Olives
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green Olive
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Cream very small
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Screening / Shelter 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.
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • Description
    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.
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    Well known for its edible Pine nuts, the stone pine is a picturesque pine of distinct habit particularly suited to sandy soils. Stout bushy globe in youth developing a think truck with many branches providing a characteristically dense, round, flat head. Edible Pine nuts in autumn. Grows to apx 8 x 5m
    Height x Width: 8 x 5m
    Height Range: Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Tree
    Shape / Habit: Round - Spreading
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: Mediterranean region
    Similar to Consider: Pinus thunbergii
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Soil Conditions: Tolerates dry once established
    Climate Conditions: Tolerates Wind and Coastal
    Uses: Specimen, Fruit Producing, Bird Feeding, Shade Tree.
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    Japanese Black Pine: Attractive species forming a broad conical tree with stout twisted branches, spreading with maturity. Winter buds are sharply pointed, silky, silvery white deepening to dark green. Very popular in Japanese style gardens. Coastal hardy and withstands exposed conditions.
    Height x Width: 10 x 4
    Height Range: Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate: Moderate - Fast
    Plant Type: Tree
    Shape / Habit: Round - Open
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: Japan and Korea
    Similar to Consider: Pinus pinea
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Soil Conditions: Tolerates dry once established
    Climate Conditions: Tolerates Wind and Coastal
    Uses: Specimen, Feature
  • Podocarpus gracillior - African Fern Pine
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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.
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    The Cork Oak, is an evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region. Renowned for its thick, rugged, and deeply fissured bark, which is harvested for cork production. This species of Oak has a gnarled, spreading habit with dark green, leathery leaves that are grayish underneath. It thrives in warm, dry climates and well-drained soils, showing excellent drought tolerance once established. Larger growing, short stemmed, wide spreading tree. Can attain 15+m at maturity
    Height x Width: 10 x 6m 10yrs
    Height Range: Tall 10+
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Tree
    Shape / Habit: Round - Spreading
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: Mediterranean region
    Similar to Consider: Quercus Robur, other Oaks, Platanus Acerifolia,
    Leaf Colour: Dark Green
    Soil Conditions: Dry tolerant once established
    Climate Conditions: Tolerates Wind
    Uses: Specimen, Shade Tree
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    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
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    • 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.
  • Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page / Details Quick View
    From the Three Kings Islands, Tecomanthe speciosa is a vigorous climber with large handsome glossy leaves. The large tubular cream flowers are borne in bunches during the winter months. Tui visit flowers for nectar. Frost sensitive but can be grown successfully in colder districts under the shelter of trees. Ideal grown up a terrace pole, strong trellis, up into trees. Takes some years to flower.
    Height x Width: 4.0m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Fast
    Plant Type: Vine
    Shape / Habit: Climbing
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: New Zealand
    Leaf Colour: Dark Green
    Flower Colour: Cream
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Tolerates wind once established
    Uses: Feature, Bird Feeding, Small Garden.
Go to Top