Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

A fast-growing climber, Wisteria Blue Pacific is a lovely addition to every garden. One of its most enchanting features is its elegantly drooping clusters of deep lavender-blue flowers, contrasting against the deep green foliage. The delicate colour and divine fragrance makes this variety a standout wherever it is planted. This hardy wisteria is ideal for covering pergolas or arbours to provide much-needed shade over the summer months. Correct pruning is beneficial to keeping this beautiful climber under control and showing off it’s magnificent flowers year after year.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types
Conditions: Full sun with protection from strong winds. Drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 8-10m x width 10m

Once established, Magnolia kobus produces an abundance of beautifully perfumed white flowers on bare branches before the foliage emerges, creating a striking early-season display. Initially pyramidal in shape, the tree gradually develops into an attractive rounded form as it matures. A reliable and trouble-free choice, it offers great versatility for home landscaping. When young, this deciduous magnolia may produce multiple stems from the base, which can be left to develop naturally for a more informal look. Alternatively, training a central leader will encourage a classic single-trunked tree with a graceful, umbrella-like canopy. 

Soil: Rich loam, free-draining soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Coastal and frost tolerant. 
Size: Height 10m x width 6m

Prunus Plumscrumptious combines the flavours and characteristics of a plum and an apricot into one delightful new fruit. Developed through natural hand pollination methods, this unique variety features round, red-purple skinned fruit with sweet and juicy mulberry red flesh. The excellent sweet flavour makes Plumscrumptious a standout addition to any garden. To ensure fruit production, this plant will need a pollination partner such as the Mariposa Plum. Enjoy the best of both worlds with Plumscrumptious—a naturally bred cross that brings together the best qualities of plums and apricots.

Soil: Well-draining soil. 
Conditions: Full sun. Frost tolerant. 
Size: Height 3m x width 3m 

Fraxinus White ash is a hardwood species native to North America. It is a fast-growing, large deciduous tree with nice canopy suitable for a shade cover. The foliage is a combination of dark green on top of the leaf and lighter green underneath. In autumn, leaves turn a range of yellow, orange or bronze autumnal colours. The tree is oval-shaped when young, becoming more rounded with age, with upright spreading branches. White Ash trees have male and female flowers on separate trees and only the female flowers develop into fruits. The tough, elastic wood has a pleasing grain and is used to make tennis racquets, hockey sticks, oars, furniture, interior floors and the Louisville Slugger baseball bat! White ash is suitable as a shade tree in a recreational play area, planted along a street, or used in a children’s, butterfly or native garden.

Soil: Grows best in organically rich, well-drained loamy soil.
Conditions: Performs best growing in full sun and although it prefers six hours of sunlight daily, white ash also tolerates some shade. Established ash trees are relatively drought tolerant.
Size: Height 18-24m x width 18-24m