Alva Fruit Trees (Popular)
Alva Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
Ylang Ylang
$44.00 ($44.00-$79.00 choose a size)
This tropical tree, native to SE Asia is very popular for its extremely fragrant flowers and weeping branches. The green yellow flowers first appear in early autumn, gradually changing to orange over their long flowering season. Warm and humid conditions produce the most fragrance. The essential oil is distilled from the attractive flowers. Its qualities are said to be antiseptic, aphrodisiac and a tonic to the nervous system. The tree prefers a well drained soil in a sunny protected position with a minimum of 15 degrees.
Tea Tree - Citronella
$4.90 ($4.90-$14.90 choose a size)
This pleasant citronella smelling shrub has insect repellant qualities. Reputed to be a mosquito repellent. Just rub the leaves on the skin for temporary relief from mozzies. Essential oils can also be distilled from the leaves, with up to 1.7% of essential oil yield from fresh weight leaf. The essential oil contains citronellal, an aromatic compound renowned for repelling insects.In the garden the shrub is ideal for use as a low hedge plant, or as an ornamental specimen. On hot days the oil perfumes the air around the shrub. An attractive heath-land shrub up to 2 m in height. It has cream to pink flowers in Spring. The small bright green leaves are pleasantly citronella-scented.The plant naturally grows in sandy coastal wet heath. Full sun growing conditions is preferable. Likes open soils, but has some tolerance of heavier soils. Well adapted to poorer soils. Good frost tolerance, down to minus 6 degrees Celsius.
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