Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Peach Sorbet™ is a compact, bushy blueberry celebrated for its stunning, colour-changing foliage and generous crops of sweet fruit. New growth emerges in shades of peach, pink, orange and emerald green, deepening to rich burgundy and eggplant purple as the seasons cool. In spring, delicate white bell-shaped flowers appear, followed by an abundant summer harvest of flavourful blueberries. This low-chill, self-pollinating variety fruits reliably in warmer climates with approximately 300 chill hours required for best production. Peach Sorbet™ produces fruit while still young and is equally at home in a pot or planted in the garden, making it ideal for courtyards, balconies and small spaces. In mild climates, it remains evergreen, while in colder areas the foliage turns vivid red and purple before shedding in autumn

Soil: Prefers acidic (low pH 4.5 to 5.5) soils or potting mixes
Conditions: Be sure to plant in full sun with well-drained soil protected from high frosts and droughts. More tolerant of warmer winters - for best fruiting Peach Sorbet requires 300 chill hours - suited to areas south of Brisbane.
Size: Height 0.45- 0.60cm x width 0.60cm

The Macadamia integrifolia, commonly known as the macadamia nut tree, is a beautiful medium-sized evergreen tree prized for producing the delicious macadamia nut. With its glossy green foliage and decorative, pendulous flower trusses, it is both productive and ornamental, making it a standout feature in Australian gardens. From late winter through spring, the tree bears intensely fragrant cream-white flowers that hang in elegant clusters. These blooms are not only attractive but signal the beginning of the nut development cycle. Macadamia nuts are slow to ripen, taking just over six months from flowering to maturity. Mature nuts naturally fall to the ground when ready and should be collected promptly to ensure freshness and prevent spoilage. The harvest period is long and rewarding, typically running from March through to June. Grafted varieties are strongly recommended for home gardeners and orchard growers alike. Grafted trees provide more consistent nut production, improved nut quality, and often begin bearing earlier than seed-grown trees.

Soil: Prefers moist, fertile soils with good drainage. 
Conditions: It is a hardy and easy-care tree best suited to sub-tropical to warm temperate climates.
Size: Height 5-10m x width 4-6m

Mount Fuji Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata ‘Mount Fuji’) is a graceful ornamental tree admired for its elegant form and abundant spring blossoms. In early to mid-spring, it produces glorious clusters of white, fragrant, semi-double flowers that create a stunning seasonal display. The tree naturally develops a beautiful vase-shaped form, with dark green serrated leaves throughout the warmer months. As autumn approaches, the foliage transforms into a striking blend of copper, orange and red, adding vibrant colour to the landscape. Its smooth, reddish-brown bark also provides attractive winter interest when the tree is bare. Mount Fuji is ideal as a feature or shade tree in gardens and parks and works well in avenues or larger landscape settings. The elegant branching structure also makes it suitable for bonsai and decorative vase arrangements.

Soil: Well-drained and well-worked soil.
Conditions: Full sun or part shade. Drought, frost and coastal hardy.
Size: Height 4m x width 6m

The Kanzan Japanese Flowering Cherry is a stunning ornamental tree originating from Japan and is also known as Sekiyama. Celebrated for its spectacular spring display, the tree produces an abundance of rich pink, double flowers that hang gracefully in large pendant clusters, creating a breathtaking feature in the garden. After flowering, the decorative foliage begins to emerge. The leaves appear creased with finely toothed edges and initially open in attractive bronze tones before gradually maturing to a deep green through the warmer months. As the seasons change, the tree provides another show of colour in autumn when the foliage turns to glowing shades of burnished red, orange and hints of yellow. With its elegant vase-shaped form and striking seasonal interest, Kanzan is widely planted as an ornamental feature tree. It works beautifully as a shade tree, specimen tree or avenue planting, and the long-lasting blossoms are also perfect for cutting and displaying in floral arrangements indoors.

Soil: Moist, fertile, well-drained sandy or loam soils.
Conditions: Full sun to light shade. Tolerates heat, frost, drought and coastal conditions.
Size: Height 12m x width 8-10m

The deciduous Forest Pansy is an elegant and spectacularly colourful small tree attracting birds, butterflies and bees to the garden. It has bold heart-shaped leaves that open up in spring to a brilliant, eye-catching reddish-purple shade with a velvety-satin appearance. The foliage deepens to purple-black and fades to purple-green in summer. In autumn, Forest Pansy showcases leaves of brilliant yellow to orange. The branches have a distinctive, smooth dark brown wood that provides a contrast with the blossom-like pink flowers that are borne before the re-emergence of reddish-purple leaves in spring. Forest Pansy is a stunning feature tree for small gardens or courtyards.

Soil: Tolerates most soil conditions
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost and salt tolerant. Protect from strong wind.
Size: Height 4m x width 4m

Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia, or Golden Robinia, is a vibrant, fast-growing, hardy deciduous tree and is one of the most graceful and decorative of all garden trees. Frisia has large pinnate leaves that are chartreuse-green in spring with the colour intensifying during the summer. The Golden Robinia produces drooping clusters of fragrant, white, pea-like flowers in summer followed by smooth brown seed pods. Striking foliage and dappled shade make this an elegant addition to residential gardens, for street planting, or in parks and gardens.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types including clays.
Conditions: Full sun or part shade. Tolerates frost and drought.
Size: Height 15m x width 10m