Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

The Pink Lady Apple produces delicious fruit with the perfect balance of sweetness and tartness. Each apple develops an attractive pink blush over a green-yellow background and delivers a crisp, audible crunch with a burst of refreshing juice. Renowned as one of the world’s favourite eating apples, Pink Lady has firm flesh and bright acidity, making it excellent both fresh and in cooking. Developed in Western Australia, this variety performs well in warm climates and is well suited to Australian growing conditions..Plant trees during winter while dormant to help them establish strong roots. Pink Lady apple trees generally take around 3–4 years to begin producing fruit, as the branches need time to mature and build sufficient nutrient reserves for fruiting. For the best harvests, plant a cross pollinator nearby - Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Dorsett Golden are all excellent choices. 

Soil: Well-drained, rich soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Protect from strong wind. Light frost tolerance.
Sizes: Height 3m x width 2.5m

Jelly Bean® Brazelberry is a dwarf blueberry ideal for the courtyard for ease of harvesting. Forming a nice, compact mound, Jelly Bean displays white, bell-shaped flowers that mature into large, flavourful blueberries that taste like sweet homemade blueberry jam. The foliage has unique, elongated green leaves with highlights of red in cooler climates and turns yellow and red in autumn before falling. Try a mini-hedge along a pathway, plant en masse in the landscape or in decorative patio containers. Prune annually, removing dead or non-fruiting wood to promote dense growth and berry production.

Soil: Rich, well-drained acidic soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Shelter from harsh, reflected afternoon sun in hot summer areas. Recommended winter chill: 1,000 hours. Frost tolerant
Size: Height 0.30m x width 0.30m

Tasty Zee Peach is a large, upright deciduous fruit tree that delivers one of spring’s most spectacular floral displays. In early spring, the branches are covered in masses of pink, white and red blossoms, creating a beautiful ornamental feature before the foliage appears. By autumn, the tree produces medium-sized, juicy peaches with attractive dark red skin highlighted by lighter red and cream undertones, making them excellent for fresh eating and home harvests. Tasty Zee makes a lovely feature tree for lawns, orchards or productive gardens, combining ornamental beauty with reliable fruit production. Annual pruning in winter, after the leaves have dropped, helps maintain shape, encourage new growth and ensure good fruiting in the following season.

Soil: Well-draining, humus-rich soil
Conditions: Full sun. Shelter from strong wind. Frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 2.5-4m x width 2.5-4m

Magnolia Star Wars is one of our more precocious flowering magnolias. This darling will flower from a young age and once mature, will delight you with enormous, highly perfumed blooms up to 30cm across. These large goblet-shaped blooms are borne in profusion on bare branches from late winter to early spring, followed by large chartreuse green leaves that turn shades of gold in the autumn. A frost-hardy deciduous tree, this cultivar makes an ideal choice for a small garden or courtyard. Spectacular in a mass planting along a driveway.

Soil: Moist, fertile, well-drained soil.
Conditions: Best planted in full sun or partial shade. Frost hardy.
Size: Height 5m x width 3m

Paulownia tomentosa, commonly known as the Empress Tree, is a striking deciduous tree admired for both its dramatic foliage and spectacular floral display. It features very large, dark green, heart-shaped leaves with a soft, velvety texture that create a bold, architectural presence in the landscape. In spring, the tree truly shines, producing an abundance of tubular, foxglove-like flowers in shades of purple and blue held on long upright panicles that make an unforgettable show. Exceptionally hardy and fast growing, the Empress Tree provides excellent summer shade, while its deciduous nature allows welcome sunlight through during winter. Ideal as an ornamental feature or shade tree, the Empress Tree is best suited to medium to large gardens where its size and beauty can be fully appreciated.

Soil: Any well-drained soil, well-mulched with reliable moisture.
Conditions: Full sun. Tolerant of wind, frost and pollution. 
Size: Height 10m x width 8m