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aka Golden Wattle

Golden Wattle. This popular evergreen tree has attractive, feathery blue-grey foliage that looks good all year round. In winter the whole tree is covered in bright yellow balls of bloom cheering up even the dullest day. Plant in well drained soil in a sunny spot. Tolerant of poor soil. Est.10yr.growth.

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aka Purple Leaf Wattle

Purple Leaf Wattle. A popular evergreen tree with attractive, feathery grey foliage that has smoky purple tones on the new growth. In winter the whole tree is covered in cheerful bright yellow balls of bloom. Plant in well drained soil in a sunny spot. Tolerant of poor soil. Est.10yr.growth.

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aka White Sally Wattle, Weeping Acacia, Gossamer Wattl

Shrub to small tree, with sharply angled twigs. Leaves reduced to phyllodes. Phyllodes linear and up to 120 x 10 mm, usually with 3 prominent veins. Inflorescence is a spike of numerous pale yellow clusters.

Acacia: Derived from Greek 'akazo' to sharpen, meaning point; spine or thorn.

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aka Bull Banksia

A large shrub to small tree bearing large greenish-yellow cone shaped flowers attractive to nectar eating birds. Prune after flowering to maintain size and shape. Flowering occurs from spring through to mid summer. The flowers are followed by very large fruiting cones. Evergreen.

Adaptable to most conditions including coastal and is frost hardy.

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aka Coast Banksia

Australian native tree has large, yellow brush like flowers laden with nectar that attract the birds and bees. Tolerant of dry conditions and able to withstand salt-laden winds. Flowers in autumn-winter. Plant in the a well drained sunny spot with protection from harsh frost. Evergreen.

Attractive to Tui

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aka Japanese Hornbeam

Has beautiful, elongated and corrugated green leaves. Yellow-green catkins hang from the branches in early-spring along with the newly emerging leaves. Stunning Yellow autumn leaves. will tolerate windy conditions. Can be used as a specimen tree, pleached or as a street planting.

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aka Gum

A very versatile small tree with fabulous foliage. Very prunable for ease of maintenance making it great for a small section or garden. Also great in patio pots or as a house plant. Evergreen

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aka Flowering Gum

Flowering Gum. Handsome, single trunk, round headed tree with stringy reddish-brown bark. Glossy leaves with a red rib that are a deep grey-green. In summer spectacular flowers are displayed well above the foliage. Likes the sun and protection from frost especially when young.

The flower colour can range from brightest red, orange, pink on seedling grown trees. No matter what the colour this is a very showy tree.

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A highly ornamental compact tree. Its most striking feature is the display of bright red flower buds that reveal clusters of yellow stamens from Summer to Autumn followed by red fruit. The foliage is dark green and the bark is smooth and grey feeling off in long ribbons during Summer. Evergreen.

Wind tolerant Australian plant.

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Rosea is a popular tree for its abundance of large mainly red flowers that cover the tree in late winter and early spring. Rosea develops an open spreading crown, once the tree is established. It is quite drought and lime tolerant and moderately salt tolerant and also adapts really well to wetter climates. Evergreen

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Everyone loves the smell of Eucalyptus. This variety has smooth bark and stiff thick grey-green leaves. Its large bell shaped fruits will remain on the plant for many years unless picked. Large yellow flowers in Spring. Hardy to a range of soils that are free draining and full sun. Evergreen.

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aka Gully Grevillea

An evergreen tree or shrub. Retain only one main trunk for a tree or tip prune regularly from a young age for a shrub. As a tree it grows up to 8 metres. Flowers are displayed between mid spring and early summer. The flowers have whitish pink/fawn perianths and pale pink/crimson styles. Evergreen

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aka Australian Frangipani

The Australian Frangipani is a fast growing slender tree with glossy, dark green, pointed foliage. In spring and summer the tree is smothered with dainty, highly fragrant creamy-yellow flowers. Needs a sheltered site in full sun with protection from harsh frost and wind. Evergreen.

If you look at the flowers of this tree carefully you will see that it is closely related to our native Pittosporum - in fact they are in the same plant family - CER in action!

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aka Bay Tree

Bay Tree. Tuscan Tower is an excellent form of Bay tree with lush dark green shiny foliage. Tuscan Tower will be great for the garden, pot & container work, not to forget use in the herb garden. Hardy large shrub. PVR applies.

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These giant silver proteas are beautiful trees with light-reflecting, silky, silver leaves. An erect ornamental tree, with a stout trunk and thick grey bark. They are at their most silver in hot, dry weather, when the hairs on the leaves lie flat to protect the leaves from drying out. Evergreen

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.

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Bred by in NZ by Mark Jury. A beautiful, easy to grow Michelia with dainty spring flowers which are delightfully fragrant and coloured an unusual lilac pink. The dark green foliage always looks good and is disease resistant. Happy in the sun or part shade. Evergreen.

I put 6 of these in my front garden a year ago and they have done remarkably well and seem quite robust. I intend to trim them up to make a standard shape but they do equally well left as a bush or used as a hedge.

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Bred in NZ by Mark Jury this beautiful small tree is easy to grow in sun or part shade. Pure cream flowers with a wonderful fresh fragrance appear for a long period during spring. Bright green fresh foliage looks good all year round. Can be clipped too if you wish to use for hedging. Evergreen. PVR.

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Bred in NZ by Mark Jury this beautiful small tree is easy to grow in sun or part shade. Pure white, fragrant flowers open from velvet brown buds in winter. Fresh foliage looks good all year round. Prefers acid soil. Evergreen. PVR.

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aka Laurel Magnolia

Grandiflora. This tree is definitely in my top 10! Always looks good, tolerates just about any conditions. Glossy green leaves accented with a bronze under felt, large creamy white blooms that are softly fragrant. Wonderful as a single specimen or as an avenue planting. Evergreen.