Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Morus nigra, better known as the Black Mulberry, is a handsome deciduous tree with a broad, domed shape and big, thick green leaves. In season it produces small red fruits that deepen into rich purple, sweet and juicy black mulberries. While it’s loved for its fruit, this tree is just as valued for its ornamental appeal, bringing a strong, stately presence to the garden. It also throws generous shade, so if you want to enjoy its full form and canopy, be sure to give it plenty of room to spread.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 8-12m x width 15m

Wisteria Royal Purple is the most fragrant and has the darkest purple flowers of all wisteria. In spring, abundant, weeping tresses packed with sweetly fragrant violet-purple pea-like flowers provide amazing visual and sensory appeal in the landscape. A long-lived twining vine that wraps itself around posts, trellises, rails and other structures, Royal Purple can also be trained as a single or multi-trunk tree. Correct pruning is beneficial to keep this beautiful climber under control and producing magnificent flowers year after year.

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

The 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

Enjoy your own homegrown apples in any size yard with Malus domestica Cumulus Dwarf Apple. Cumulus Dwarf is a columnar apple bred to grow in an upright position, perfect for small spaces, containers, pots, narrow areas and balconies. It produces large sweet-flavoured fruit of red on green stripes, with firm white flesh ripening in February-March. This narrow-growing apple is well suited to pots as well as the ground. Pollinators: Harmony™, Herald™ and Pompink™. Ideally suited for growing in tubs and confined spaces, as well as fence planting.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Protect from strong winds and frost while young.
Size: Height 2-3m x width 0.60m