Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Wisteria floribunda Alba, or White Japanese Wisteria, is a graceful deciduous climber admired for its long, cascading racemes of fragrant white flowers. Blooming in spring—often before the foliage appears—the pendulous clusters can reach up to 1 metre in length, creating a spectacular floral display that fills the air with a sweet, delicate scent.
As the season progresses, mid-green foliage covers the vine from spring through autumn, adding lush texture to garden structures. Perfect for pergolas, fences, walls, arches, and trellises, this vigorous and long-lived climber brings timeless elegance to any garden. Regular summer pruning helps control its growth and encourages the formation of short flowering spurs for an even more abundant display the following spring.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun with protection from strong winds. Drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 3m x width 3m

Wisteria Honbeni, also known as Wisteria floribunda Rosea, is a beautiful Japanese wisteria variety. It is loved for its long clusters of fragrant, soft pink flowers with a lavender tinge that bloom in spring. The deciduous foliage is also stunning, with new growth having a bronze tinge, deep green leaves in summer, and a pleasant yellow colour in autumn. This wisteria is a vigorous, deciduous plant that is great for climbing up walls, fences, arches, or pergolas with sturdy support. Regular pruning during summer is recommended to control growth and encourage the development of many short spurs that will produce more flowers in spring.

Soil: Humus-rich, well-drained soil with adequate water during flowering.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost hardy and wind-tolerant.
Size: Height 6-7m x width 6-7m

Magnolia Royal Purple is beauty in form, fragrance and flower! A perfect slender column, Royal Purple is covered with fragrant, deep pink/purple, 20cm cup-and-saucer blooms in spring. The contrast of these glorious flowers against the backdrop of emerging green spring foliage further adds to their allure. Royal Purple is ideal for smaller gardens and confined spaces - captivating observers with its breathtaking floral display and lush foliage.

Soil: Prefers well-drained soil, but reasonably tolerant of clay soils.
Conditions: Full sun or part shade, and are frost, drought and coast tolerant.  
Size: Height 4m x width 1.5m

Black Mulberry Dwarf is a compact, highly productive fruiting tree, perfect for small gardens, courtyards, and pots. It produces delicious, sweet black mulberries in abundance during the warmer months, attracting birds and pollinators. With its dense, bushy habit and low-maintenance nature, this dwarf variety is ideal for backyards or balcony fruit production. It thrives in full sun, is drought-tolerant once established, and is easy to prune to maintain its size.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
Conditions: Full sun. Coastal, drought and light frost tolerant.
Size: Height 3m x width 2m 

Prunus mume Pendula is a graceful grafted weeping apricot that brings beauty to the garden when little else is in bloom. Grafted onto a 1.2m standard, its long, pendulous branches cascade elegantly to the ground, creating a striking architectural feature. Among the first ornamental trees to flower each year, it produces a profusion of soft pink, semi-double, lightly fragrant blooms from winter, providing a spectacular display for several weeks. Fresh green foliage follows in spring before turning warm shades of yellow and orange in autumn. An exquisite feature tree for courtyards, cottage gardens, and Japanese-inspired landscapes, where its elegant form can be appreciated throughout the seasons.

Soil: Tolerant of a wide range of soils but 'prefers' a moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil
Conditions: This species is tolerant of a wide range of climate but prefers full sun or part shade position. Moderately frost tolerant.
Size: Height 3m x width 4m

Australian Red Cedar is a fast-growing, deciduous Australian native tree prized for its majestic form and highly valued dark red timber. Toona ciliata features textured grey bark and attractive new growth flushed with rich russet-red tones, creating beautiful seasonal colour. In spring and summer, clusters of small white fragrant flowers appear amongst the foliage, followed by woody seed capsules that release light winged seeds carried by the breeze. In sheltered forest conditions it develops a tall, straight trunk, while in open areas it forms a broader spreading canopy ideal for providing generous summer shade. A superb choice for large gardens, rural properties and paddocks, Australian Red Cedar makes an impressive feature tree with excellent shade and habitat value.

Soil: Adaptable to most well-drained sites.
Conditions: Prefers a warm, wind-protected area in full sun. Frosty hardy and thrives in temperate regions.
Size: Height 8-20m x width 6-8m

The dwarf Satsuma Plum is a small, well-shaped deciduous tree that produces masses of fragrant pink and white blossoms in early spring, creating a beautiful display before the fruit appears. This attractive variety develops striking red-purple freestone plums with firm, juicy flesh and a distinctive sweet, slightly spicy flavour. Harvesting occurs in mid to late summer, making it a reliable mid-season fruiting variety. The plums are excellent for eating fresh straight from the tree and are also well suited to preserving, stewing, and making jams. For the best fruit production, Satsuma requires a cross-pollinating plum variety nearby. Suitable pollinators include Santa Rosa, Mariposa, Ruby Blood, and Narrabeen.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost, heat and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1-2m x width 1-2m

Heavily curled green leaves bring remarkable texture and architectural form to Acer palmatum Shishigashira, commonly known as the Lion’s Head Maple. Its small, densely crinkled foliage emerges a rich deep green in spring and summer, creating a lush, compact canopy. As the seasons cool, the leaves transform into a striking blend of gold, rose and crimson, delivering a brilliant autumn display. Naturally upright in habit, this variety develops unusual short, stubby branches that contribute to its sculptural, almost cloud-like appearance. Slow growing and densely structured, it becomes increasingly characterful with age. Highly prized for bonsai, it is equally impressive in decorative pots, courtyards and small gardens where its strong form can be appreciated year-round. An elegant feature tree that offers structure, texture and seasonal colour in even the most compact spaces.

Soil: Moist, well-drained soil. Cultivate well before planting with compost/cow manure and mulch well after planting.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Protect from hot winds. Frost hardy when established..
Size: Height 2-3m x width 1.5-2m