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Macadamia Bush Nut
$12.75 ($3.75-$24.75 choose a size)
This was the first Australian native food plant to be grown by non-indigenous Australians as a commercial crop. Genetic diversity of this valuable nut species has been reduced significantly through land clearing. Very hardy and easily grown along most of Australia's east coast and even down into Victoria.
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Aniseed Myrtle
$17.95 ($4.90-$29.00 choose a size)
This stunning rainforest tree has strong aniseed scented leaves that make a delicious refreshing aniseed tea. The leaves are often used for flavouring desserts, sauces and preserves.
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Firewheel Tree
$14.75 ($3.90-$14.90 choose a size)
This beautiful tree is planted all around the world but is naturally endemic to the rainforests of Qld and NSW. The name Wheel of Fire comes from the red flowers that resemble a flattened wheel. The timber is used for cabinetwork. To 30m
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Lilly Pilly - Coolamon
$9.90 ($2.95-$18.75 choose a size)
A rainforest tree which is a threatened species in the wild. Plant in rich soil with adequate moisture. Attractive red-pink flowers with large white edible fruit formed on the trunk and branches called cauliflorous fruit development. The fruit has the freshness of Granny Smith apples with a somewhat dry texture. Likes to grow in riverine and gully like conditions in low altitude locations. The Coolamon reaches up to 25 - 40m with a 60cm trunk.
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Red Cedar
$2.75 ($2.75-$18.75 choose a size)
Fast growing deciduous rainforest tree highly valued for its timber in earlier days. Has now become rare. Easily grown on moist soils of eastern Australia.
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Lilly Pilly - Paperbark Satinash
$19.90
Attractive, reddish, papery bark make this tree stand out in it home in the tropical rainforests of North Qld. Citron scented flowers high in the canopy are followed by purple, edible berries up to 3cm long. With shelter, this 15-20m tree can be grown in more temperate climes, provided good moisture is available. Makes a beautiful specimen tree in landscaping
Bunya Nut
$4.90 ($4.90-$29.00 choose a size)
A handsome large tree for parks and gardens. This extraordinary bush food produces large edible nuts inside large cones. They are delicious roasted or pressure cooked. Then slice them and shuck the kernel and use in a wide range of recipes. The trees produce dense shade and are cold tolerant. A symmetrical pine suitable for container growing when young as they a slow growing to start. Trees take up to 15 years to produce the large cones, which ripen mid summer. No-one should stand or park under one of these at that time, as they fall from a height when ripe. These trees were and still are very important to the cultural practices of First Nations peoples of the East Coast especially southern Queensland, producing bumper harvests every 3 years, drawing peoples to the region to share.
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Fig - Deciduous
$14.90 ($4.95-$14.90 choose a size)
Deciduous strangling fig. Food source for the rare and endangered Coxens Fig-parrot and Wompoo fruit dove. This is one of the best fig for bonsai as it forms wonderful aerial roots, it also grows into a spectacular buttressed trees.
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Lilly Pilly - Aussie Compact
$12.90 ($12.90-$14.75 choose a size)
Native with non-invasive roots. Perfect hedging screen. Excellent for topiary. Foliage is compact, neat and glossy green through to bronze new growth. Grows to 3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide.
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Leichhardt Bean
$18.75 ($4.90-$18.75 choose a size)
Rare native tree with beautiful 30cm sprays of yellow-orange flowers in summer. Drought resistant. Pigeons, parrots, cuckoos, silver eyes and Australian ravens feed on this species. Grows in coastal forests from Northern NSW to North Qld and ranges in height from 4 - 10+ m in height
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Three-veined Cryptocarya
$14.90 ($7.50-$14.90 choose a size)
An excellent small spreading tree for coastal planting or other sites with very good drainage. Dense clusters of small greenish flowers are followed by bird attracting black fruit.
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Golden penda
$2.90 ($2.90-$18.75 choose a size)
A highly ornamental tree, native to Nth Qld Rainforests. Beautiful yellow flowers with prominent anthers occuring in winter. Its glossy green leaves makes it an ideal landscape specimen as far south as Sydney.
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Lilly Pilly - Weeping
$21.90 ($4.90-$21.90 choose a size)
Medium to large tree, normally inhabiting creek banks. Drooping foliage, usually with some bright red leaves. White flowers. Very fast and hardy if ample water is available.
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Plum Pine
$12.90 ($7.50-$49.00 choose a size)
Attractive rainforest pine that bears seeds on swollen edible stalks - which is the 'plum'. The seeds get darker the riper they are. The purple 'fruit' are grape-like with a sweet, juicy, soft jelly-like pulp with a subtle plum flavour. The slightly resinous fruit can be used for both sweet and savoury recipes. It is an attractive hedge due to its contrasting dark and lime green foliage. The timber is popular in cabinet making. The trees are either male or female so planting 3 or more together will increase your chances of getting both a male and female tree which then allows for pollination and fruit set. They are from an ancient family of trees originating in the time of Gondwana, growing now in the rainforests of the east coast of Australia. The tree grows quite slowly and can take 8-15 years to fruit.
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Lilly Pilly - Blue
$4.90 ($4.90-$18.75 choose a size)
A native tree with delightful purple fruit this is a favourite of the lilly pilly group. The delicate fruit is aromatic with a sweetish slightly gingery or turpentine flavour. Fruit is spongy and delicate. The glossy green leaves have numerous large oil glands that give a distinctive smell when crushed and distinguish it from other lilly pillies.
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Kauri Pine Qld
$14.75 ($4.95-$49.00 choose a size)
A magnificent tree that is suitable for larger gardens, the kauri has a tall trunk and a large crown. Planted in an open position it will become a magnificent feature tree. Requires a moist soil for best results. Protect from frost when very young. Can also be used for an indoor plant, where its leathery leaves are very attractive
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Cassowary Pine
$19.95 ($14.75-$49.00 choose a size)
This is a beautiful tree with large glossy leaves and stunning pendulous flowers. The flowers produce large quantities of nectar which attract lots of wildlife. Cassowary love feeding on the large fruits when in season. Also called the mango pine, this deciduous or semi-deciduous tree is found in New Guinea and Australia chiefly in coastal areas. The glossy leaves tend to be whorled at the ends of the branches, The fragrant white flowers are in long pendulous spikes and appear just prior to the new growth flush. Will grow as far south as subtropical Northern NSW.
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Red Bauple Nut
$19.75
An attractive spreading tree with glossy leaflets. Flowers are insignificant. Showy fruits occur during winter and are two-lobed, yellow or red with large black seeds. These are edible and tasty when fresh, but care should be taken not to bite the red outer rind as this contains an irritant
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Palm - Foxtail
$19.75 ($19.75-$29.00 choose a size)
First discovered in 1978 in a tiny area within Melville National Park, this palm is now one of the most widely planted in the world. Famous for it bushy fronds and slightly bulbous base, it lends a exotic, tropical look to landscaping. Able to survive heat, salt winds and seasonally dry conditions. Slow growing.
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Lacebark
$4.90 ($4.90-$34.00 choose a size)
The large, bell-shaped flowers are usually deep pink and occur in clusters at the ends of the branches. The flowers are very spectacular and are followed by seed capsules which contain many large seeds.
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Lilly Pilly - Broad-leaved
$2.90 ($2.90-$18.75 choose a size)
Cutting grown selection of the tasty and attractive Blue Lilly Pilly fruit. The delicate fruit is aromatic with a sweetish slightly gingery or turpentine flavour. Fruit is a distinctive blue colour.
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Blue Quandong
$3.90 ($3.90-$18.75 choose a size)
Fast growing rainforest tree. The species is well regarded for its timber and as a key in regenerating rainforest. The fruit of this species is round and blue, between 20 and 30 mm across, and has a seed with deep convolutions in its shell. These are eaten whole by cassowaries, woompoo pigeon and spectacled flying foxes, which pass the nut undamaged. A large tree up to 50 metres tall, usually with elaborate buttressed roots. Flowers, fruit, foliage and shape make this an ideal tree for large gardens or parks.
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Kurrajong
$3.90 ($3.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Seeds can be eaten after roasting or ground into a flour. The tuberous root is nutritious with an agreeable taste. A hardy tree for drier sites frequently grown for shade or stock fodder and as street trees in inland towns. Trees have a straight stout trunk and produce cream flowers in spring. Indigenous Australians used the bark fibres to make rope and string, the wood was used for fire sticks. A common tree in drier rainforests of the east coast.
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Teak or Crows Ash
$18.75 ($4.90-$18.75 choose a size)
A medium tree much sought after for its durable timber. The leaves are aromatic when crushed. The white flowers appear from Sept to Feb. The fruit is a woody, prickly capsule which opens into five segments releasing winged seed.
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Lilly Pilly - Red Apple
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.75 choose a size)
The large prominent fruits of this tree will change as they age from a light pink to a dark red. The tree is large with a large spreading crown. Often the trunk in older specimens is buttressed. This tree is attractive to fruit eating birds and other wildlife.
Atherton Oak
$19.75
A highly attractive tree native to the highlands of Far North Qld and up to Cape Tribulation. The blue fruits are up to 4cm long and contain a woody-shelled nut with a large, crunchy edible kernel. Ripe in spring. It is hardy outside of its natural range and will grow well in subtropical gardens that have enough space for a large, attractive specimen tree. A great canopy tree for Food Forest gardens
Flame Tree - Grafted
$46.95 ($19.75-$79.00 choose a size)
Australias most spectacular flowering rainforest tree with brilliant red flowers in mid spring. Superb shade tree and very hardy, will grow in most regions of Australia. Grafted trees will flower within 3 years and selected from a vibrant flowering selection.
Fig - Rusty
$4.90 ($4.90-$18.75 choose a size)
A small to medium tree with a bushy habit. The dark green leaves usually have rusty brown hairs on the underside producing a fascinating colour change on windy days, but not always. Makes a beautiful shade tree, very hardy. The fruit is round, red and glossy when ripe, up to 2cm in diameter, with a smooth, pleasantly tasting flesh covering a centre with numerous seeds. Fruit quality varies with growing conditions.
Palm - Alexander
$17.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
A tall slender palm with a distinctive swollen base. The white underside of the fronds separates it from the similar A. cunninghamii. Needs protection from both frost and full sun.
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Black Apple
$14.90 ($4.90-$18.75 choose a size)
The edible flesh is a rich orange and red, with a sweet and delicately aromatic flavour, reminiscent of watermelon and apple. Fruits can contain 1-4 seeds. A tall tree, up to 25m in the wild, with a fluted trunk and definite bushfood potential It is found in most types of warmer rainforest, widespread on the coast and ranges, north from the Illawarra region. This tree produces a small plum-sized fruit that is eaten by rainforest mammals, it readily falls to the ground when almost ripe
Flame Tree
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
A spectacular native rainforest tree for large gardens. Bright green, shiny, palmate shaped leaves with red bell-shaped flowers in summer. The best displays occur after a hot dry start to summer The tree flowers when it is deciduous and sometimes flowers spectacularly in the Christmas holiday period. They stand out in native forest vistas during this time. Tolerant of most soil types and positions.
Booyong - White
$17.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
Large buttressed tree in natural conditions, much smaller in cultivation. New growth is bronze-pink, foliage is dense. Hardy in full sun if ample water is available, otherwise, prefers shade when young.
Tree Waratah
$24.00 ($7.90-$24.00 choose a size)
This is one of the most stunning rainforest trees with a spectacular flowering in spring. Adapting well to cool climates, it will flower most prolifically if grown in full sun in deep rich soil with extra water given in periods of hot dry weather.
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Fig - Moreton Bay
$18.75 ($4.95-$18.75 choose a size)
This Fig can take two forms, as a magnificent tall spreading tree or as a strangling vine depending on where the seed lands. When the roots finally reach the ground they will start to encircle their host tree until they eventually strangle it and takes it place in the forest. The orange coloured fig turns a dark purple when ripe. The edible figs appear around February until May. 40m. Makes a great Bonsai
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Yellow wood
$14.90 ($4.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Sub-tropical and dry rainforest tree growing from Richmond River, NSW to Gympie, SE QLD.The yellow, elastic and durable timber was used extensively for coach building because of its steam bending qualities. Good shade tree.
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Flame Tree x Lacebark Brachychiton
$46.95 ($46.95-$79.00 choose a size)
A hybrid grafted selection of a natural cross between the Flame Tree and Lacebark. Has characteristics of both parents. Spectacular flowering, hardy quick growing tree suited to a wide range of climates
Plum Pine - Female Cutting
$19.90
Cutting grown Female plants will enable the earlier harvest of these Australian rainforest fruits. The trees bear seed on swollen edible stalks - which is the 'plum'. The seeds get darker the riper they are. The purple 'fruit' are grape like with a sweet, juicy, soft jelly-like pulp with a subtle plum flavour. The slightly resinous fruit can be used for both sweet and savoury recipes. It is an attractive hedge due to its contrasting dark and lime green foliage. A male will most likely be required, but anecdotal reports do exist of lone females producing fruit.
Native Wisteria
$18.90
Prolific purple flowers, like the introduced Wisteria, however the leaves are retained all year. It is very showy, fast-growing and a reliable climber. It can cope with cold once established and requires strong supports to grow.
Lilly Pilly - Rain Cherry
$18.75
Attractive tree, masses of creamy-yellow flowers attract birds and are followed by bright pink-red fruits in profusion. They are edible and can be used in jams and preserves. Occurs as an understory tree in the rainforests of northern Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands.
Rosewood
$14.90 ($4.90-$14.90 choose a size)
An excellent shade tree that is well suited to large gardens or parks. Established plants are hardy and tolerant of dry conditions but need protection from hot sun and frosts when young. It's rose-scented, red timber is durable and resistant to termites and excellent for carving and cabinet work.
Flame on Bottle
$39.00 ($39.00-$89.00 choose a size)
Australia's most spectacular flowering rainforest tree with brilliant red flowers in mid spring. Superb shade tree and very hardy, will grow in most regions of Australia. Grafted onto bottle trees they form an interesting and appealing swollen trunk and will flower within 3 years and selected from a vibrant flowering selection.
Fig - Hills Weeping
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
These large evergreen trees have short main trunks or several main trunks supporting a dense canopy of lustrous dark green leaves on slightly pendulous branches. Produces small green figs which ripen to salmon pink. 20m
Hoop Pine
$4.90 ($4.90-$29.00 choose a size)
This is the tallest of the native pines and it is quite capable of reaching heights of more than 40 metres making it an impressive addition to my garden. It is a wonderful bird-attracting tree, as they love to nest in its protective prickly foliage and is an excellent host for lots of native orchid species.Australian Timber Database
Bower Of Beauty - Pink
$17.90 ($17.90-$17.90 choose a size)
The Bower of beauty is a vigorous climber that likes part shade but accepts full sun as well. This popular and well known variety is native to NSW and Queensland but is often seen growing all over Australia. It can be easily trained over fences and trellises forming a dense screen.
Booyong - Black
$17.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
One of the largest buttressed trees of our native rainforest. Very attractive tree for planting in large gardens or rainforest restoration. It is quite cold tolerant and can be grown in cooler locations like Adelaide and Melbourne. Black Booyong can grow to 20m, an important species in rainforest plantings. It is native to eastern Australia.
Native Tamarind
$4.95 ($4.95-$18.75 choose a size)
This slender tree is crowned with large velvety leaves when young. The fruit of Native Tamarind is yellow-brown and hairy. The flesh is a yellow-orange colour, is sour but pleasant, and has been used in making jams. Bird attracting.
White Beech
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
Medium to large fast growing timber or specimen tree with purple and white flowers and bright blue-purple fruits which attract native pigeons. Excellent in tub when young. Partly deciduous. This superb rainforest tree is difficult to germinate, so supply can vary
Fig - Strangler
$12.90 ($4.95-$12.90 choose a size)
As a strangler fig the seeds germinate high in the canopy of the rainforest on a limb or in the fork of a tree. The small trees sends out aerial roots which head for the ground where they take root and begin the process of strangling the host tree, this can take 100 years or more to completely rot the original tree leaving a lattice work of roots and a hollow trunked fig tree. They can be grown as a free standing tree provided they have plenty of room, makes a lovely indoor potted plant or bonsai. Fruits are edible.
Eumundi Quandong
$24.95 ($24.95-$49.00 choose a size)
A slow growing, large, evergreen tree prized for its dark, green glossy, leaves and flushes of bronze- red new growth. Finely fringed flowers are attractive to birds. Uses include street tree, specimen tree, hedging, windbreak and on roadside plantings. Also known for use in timber production.
Onion Cedar
$17.90
This rare and endangered tree was heavily logged for its timber which is as beautiful as red cedar once it has been soaked to remove the onion scent. If the bark is scratched this also has the aroma of onions. The bright pinkish red fruits attract the beautiful Wompoo and Rose crowned fruit doves, the fruits also smell of onions. The tree is large and attractive and is found in the edges of sub tropical rain forests and in the areas where the rainforest meets the eucalypt forests of northern NSW and southern Queensland. Trees will grow best in well drained rich soil.
Palm - Kentia
$27.00
Endemic to Lord Howe Island this is an elegant plant well suited to growing in pots as an indoor specimen as well as outdoors in gardens and parks as it is a fine specimen plant. Because it closely resemble the coconut palm but is more hardy it is often used in tropical plantings where a tougher specimen is required.
Lilly Pilly Creek
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.75 choose a size)
Attractive small tree has the ability to survive in a wide range of habitats. The small white fluffy blossom are born in early summer with mass fruiting occurring in autumn every few years. The most hardy and frost tolerant lilly pilly
Black Walnut Australian Native
$14.90 ($14.90-$17.75 choose a size)
Tall shrub to medium sized tree native to subtropical rainforest Northern NSW. Unrelated to the Northern Hemisphere Black Walnut
Native Wampee
$4.90 ($4.90-$19.75 choose a size)
An uncommon attractive shrub native to Sth Qld and NSW. Growing to 3-7m, it produces masses of small white flowers followed by a sweet aromatic edible fruit, the aftertaste is a little like the taste of orange peel. The flowers are attractive to butterflies and it is the host for numerous papilionid catterpillars.
Brush Cassia
$14.90 ($14.90-$16.90 choose a size)
Rare cassia, native to North NSW and South Qld, found in lowland subtropical rainforest. Dark bushy tree to 10m with spectacular showers of golden flowers in spring time.
Black Plum
$4.90 ($4.90-$18.75 choose a size)
Shrub or small tree whose leaves are dark green on the upper surface and yellowish below. Small yellow flowers are followed by shiny black berries for the birds in late summer and autumn. 4 to 10m
Fig - Small Leaved
$4.90 ($4.90-$18.75 choose a size)
This is a large spreading strangling fig with a dense shady crown. It is an excellent bird attracting tree and is beautiful if grown in a container or used for bonsai.
Brown Silky Oak
$14.90
Rainforest tree native to North QLD. Very bushy and attractive tree with large glossy leaves and fragrant, nectar-rich, creamy-white flowers.
Hard quandong
$14.90 ($14.90-$14.90 choose a size)
A large and impressive tree, growing to 45 metres tall. It grows in tropical and sub-tropical lowland rainforests. It is less frequently seen in drier inland rainforests, littoral rainforests and in swampy areas at sea level. Revegetation species for middle bank of riparian zones.
Palm - Cabbage
$4.90 ($4.90-$18.75 choose a size)
Tall palm with a large crown of fan-shaped fronds. Massed cream flowers are followed by black fruits. Hardy in full sun and various soils, but needs plenty of water. Attractive indoor plant, although prickly.
Hairy Walnut
$16.90
Low bushy tree, occasionally reaching up to 30m. Shows admirable timber qualities and beautiful red fruits and attractive coppery new growth. The nuts can be used as a bush food after specific preparation.Rainforest tree growing in eastern Australia. The habitat is subtropical rainforest growing near streams in valleys. The range of natural distribution is from the Bellinger River, New South Wales to Bulburin National Park, south west of Gladstone, Queensland.
Olivers Sassafras
$9.90
Very handsome, shapely tree with dark, wavy, scented leaves. New growth is striking. Foliage retained to the ground. Tolerates a wide range of conditions but looks best in partial shade.
Lilly Pilly - Onionwood Satinash
$25.90
Flowers are large, white, fluffy and very ornamental. They have red fleshed, succulent fruits in clusters in Winter and Spring. Makes an excellent bushy screen plant.
Fine-leaved Tuckeroo
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
A tree with an attractive rounded crown of pinkish to light green young pinnate foliage. Yellow-orange flowers are followed by pear shaped orange seed capsules in December. Relatively rarerainforest tree recorded from the Brunswick River, NSW to Nambour, Qld. It was known for its hard, tough light coloured timber
Pepperberry Tree
$3.95 ($3.95-$9.90 choose a size)
A large bushy native rainforest tree with attractive foliage. Birds love the black fruits, also known as the white walnut tree.
Tamanu - Calophyllum inophyllum
$14.90 ($14.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Tamanu Oil, extracted from the fruit of Calophyllum inophyllum is renowned for its remarkable healing properties. Native to the Polynesian Islands it is frost sensitive, and grows into a very attractive shade tree.
Coachwood
$4.90 ($4.90-$12.90 choose a size)
Coachwood is one of the very few rainforest species that flourishes in the gullies of Sydney bushland. The trees are very distinctive, tall, with dark green, glossy leaves, mottled grey and white bark and flowers with white petal-like sepals that later turn pink. Coachwood grows in coastal rainforests of NSW and QLD. As the name suggests, Coachwood was used in early days for coach building but it has a multitude of other applications. The timber is used extensively for decorative work and also for flooring, furniture and boat masts. Seating in the High Court of Australia in Canberra was manufactured from timber cut from the rainforests west of Wauchope on the NSW north coast. It is said that the freshly sawn timber has a fragrance not unlike caramel. If you have room, consider planting a Coachwood in your garden. Unlike eucalypts, they dont drop leaves, are reasonably slow growing and will provide you with lovely dark green foliage. Coachwoods provide suitable roosting sites for Powerful Owls, and parrots eat the mature seeds. Coachwood make an ideal Cabinet Timber Rainforest planting. They grow naturally together and are a perfect long term investment for a cabinet timber plantation. Problem will be that you may never want to cut them down as they make a beautiful single species Rainforest stand. Some superb stands of Coachwood can be seen up in the Washpool National Park between Grafton and Glenn Innes.
Hairy Rosewood
$2.95 ($2.95-$14.90 choose a size)
Sub-tropical and dry rainforest tree, attractive shade tree for large gardens and parks. Flowers are pleasantly perfumed when young but odour becomes offensive with age. Small to medium tree in cultivated state, fast growing when young.
Lilly Pilly - Brush Cherry
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.90 choose a size)
A compact shrub which can be kept to around 3m tall and 1m wide. Masses of white flowers followed by berries in Summer and Autumn. In the forest will grow to about 10m. Great for hedges and screens.
Rose Myrtle
$3.90 ($3.90-$14.90 choose a size)
This shrub has a graceful weeping habit with aromatic leaves and smothered with delicate, perfumed pink flowers. Attractive to nectar and fruit eating birds. Very hardy growing in less fertile sites, full sun and part shade.
Rose Maple
$14.90
Cryptocarya rigida is a small tree or shrub growing in high rainfall areas in north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Common around rainforest or eucalyptus ecotone areas, generally on the poorer soils at the edge of rainforests. It is found from Wyong (33 S) in New South Wales to the border of the state of Queensland at the McPherson Range (28 S). Reaches a height of ten metres and a trunk diameter of around 20 cm.
Yellow Pear-fruit
$9.90
Heavy flowering and fruit make this an attractive addition to a rainforest garden. Flowers are scented and arranged in conspicuous panicles. Native from the mid coast of NSW to the Atherton Tablelands in Qld
Lilly PIlly - Sour Cherry
$2.95
When in fruit both the tree and the ground below are bright red. The fruit is tart and refreshing like a Granny Smith apple. The tree is highly attractive and forms a very dense crown making it an ideal shade tree. Unlike other lilly pillies the new growth is a pale green. It is slow growing initially making it perfect for containers.
Yellow Cheesewood
$12.90
An distinctive tree with horizontal branching - around 10m. Can be used as a pioneer tree to establish a bare area. Attractive yellow golf-ball type flowers during summer months. Fast growing & hardy
Palm - Black
$12.90 ($12.90-$14.75 choose a size)
The black palm is endemic to the wet tropics of north Queensland. The edible flesh of the fruits are much sought after by cassowaries. Black palms will only thrive in situations that are humid and warm year round. They need rich soil and some shade when young.
Silky Beech
$9.90
A large tree to 50m, easily identified in the rainforest by the extraordinary twisting, fluted trunk which is quite often crooked. The bark is fissured and corky. This beautiful tree grows from Batemans Bay in the south to the tropical rainforests in Mossman, Queensland. The fruits are eaten by Green catbirds and Wompoo Fruit Doves.
Tuckeroo - Small leaved
$4.90
A medium tree growing up to 20 m, but usually smaller. Found in dry rainforests, it is endemic to Australia, ranging from Gloucester, NSW to Gympie, SE Qld. A hardy, small tree with spreading crown creating good shade. Small panicles of pale flowers are followed by bird-attractive fruits. Tough in drier sites, but species grows slowly.
Fig - White
$3.95 ($3.95-$14.90 choose a size)
A large, spreading tree, A strangler in lowland subtropical rainforest from the Clarence in NSW to northern QLD. One of the most spectacular specimens of this tree is the curtain fig at Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands.
Red Carabeen
$12.90 ($3.90-$12.90 choose a size)
The Red Carabeen is a large tree to around 35 metres tall, and 140cm in diameter. The trunk is round in cross section and often buttressed at the base.
Glossy Laurel
$9.90 ($3.95-$9.90 choose a size)
A highly ornamental tree with dark, glossy foliage and bunches of small, yellow flowers followed by striking bright-red fruit. A native rainforest shrub appearing in subtropical rainforests north of Lismore.
Pigeonberry Ash
$2.95 ($2.95-$12.90 choose a size)
Tall slender rainforest tree with slightly buttressed trunk. Prefers moist well drained soil. Important food source for native fruit eating pigeons
Lignum vitae
$19.90
An excellent tree for regeneration plots, this tree is fast growing, attractive and fruits when young. The bright pink fruits attract Green Catbirds and Rose Crowned Fruit Doves. As the tree matures in the forest it grows a fluted pale trunk with flaky bark, growing to about 30m with a trunk of up to 70-90cm. In open plantings it is much smaller.
Cheese Tree - Umbrella
$9.90 ($4.90-$9.90 choose a size)
An attractive rainforest trees with glossy leaves and a graceful habit. The common name refers to the attractive umbrella shaped canopy when they trees are young and the cheese shaped fruits. Native to rainforest north of the Clarence River. Prefers moist soils in palm forests and swampy areas
Aspen - Silver
$9.90
A rainforest tree in the citrus family. Common names include doughwood, snowwood, and mushyberry as well as silver aspen. The fruit is a moist, fleshy drupe.
Foambark
$3.95 ($3.95-$9.90 choose a size)
The bark and leaves of this tree are shaken in water to produce foam that contains a chemical that stuns fish. An attractive tree with ferny foliage and a rounded crown. Irritating hairs surround the orange capsule that releases brown seed. Fast growing pioneer to 8m
Red Bean
$3.90 ($3.90-$12.90 choose a size)
(Previously Dysoxylum muelleri) Native rainforest tree used for cabinet making. The heart wood is a rich red colour and resembles Rosewood or Rose Mahogony but lacks the odour of that wood
Alectryon - Hairy Birds Eye
$2.95
The fleshy aril is quite pleasing to the taste, although there isnt much of it; but the seeds are cyanide collectors, and toxic, especially if chewed. Great caution should be exercised if you are tempted to try these fruits.
Flintwood
$2.95
An attractive tree, with dense attractive foliage. Large specimens have somewhat buttressed or flanged trunks. Grows to 25m in Coastal rainforests.
Lilly Pilly - Purple Cherry
$3.90
Masses of white flowers appear in the spring, followed by fruits every second or third summer. The large brightly coloured purple fruit are tasteless and floury by human standards. The tree is a splendid ornamental, hardy in full sun and tolerant of some frost. It can grow into a large buttressed 35-40m tree. The bright red new growth can be seen from a distance.
Lilly Pilly - River Cherry
$4.95 ($4.95-$12.90 choose a size)
Medium tree with dense foliage and coppery new growth. Whitish flowers and edible fruit. Hardy and fast growing if plenty of water is provided. Prefers warm conditions.
Barklya
$4.90 ($4.90-$12.90 choose a size)
A spectacular small tree with brilliant yellow flowers in spring. Slow growing but worth the wait. Shiny heart-shaped leaves are pale green, creating a dense shady canopy. In native forest the tree grows to 18m, though smaller when grown in the open.
Brown Tamarind
$9.90 ($4.90-$9.90 choose a size)
A good shade tree with glossy, dark green foliage. Needs well-drained soil in a partially shaded position. Makes an excellent indoor plant. Leaves are pale grey and have a felt-like feel underneath.
Dinosperma erythrococcum - Tingletongue
$2.95
Native to dry rainforests from the Richmond River to the Torres Strait islands. Fruits are very attractive to Australian king parrots.
Corduroy Tamarind
$2.95 ($2.95-$12.90 choose a size)
This is an easy to grow attractive rainfofrest tree, it has bright red new growth and delicious fruits for those who like tartness. The common name comes from ridges in the wood beneath the bark. The corduroy tamarind can grow into a large shade tree to about 30m.
White Lace Flower
$4.90 ($4.90-$14.90 choose a size)
Flowers are produced in the spring or summer, , like masses of fluffy whit feathers scattered over the tree. These are followed by the eye catching seed pods which are yellow and red and curl back on themselves to reveal the black seeds. It prefers well-drained rich soil.
Snow wood
$3.95 ($3.95-$14.75 choose a size)
Orange red curly pods stand out in summer and as a member of the Mimosaceae, the similarity of this trees' pods to Acacia can be seen. The small greenish-white pom pom flowers are seen in summer Small, hardy pioneer rainforest tree, it's attractive with fine glossy leaves.
Tuckeroo - Brown
$3.95
During spring it bears long sprays of small pink flowers followed by attractive yellowish three lobed fruit, which open to show glossy black seed set in an orange aril.
Sloanea australis - Maidens Blush
$3.95
The name for this tree is derived from the colour of its heartwood, which resembles a fair maiden’s blush. Young pink foliage. A moisture loving plant that can grow into a large buttressed tree. Native rainforest species of Eastern Australia
Steelwood
$2.95
A dainty small tree or large shrub with fine pointed leaves which are a beautiful bright pink colour when new. Suitable for tub-growing and as a shade tree. Fruits are red with black seeds and are bird-attractive. Hardy in sun or shade.
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Macadamia Bush Nut
$12.75 ($3.75-$24.75 choose a size)
This was the first Australian native food plant to be grown by non-indigenous Australians as a commercial crop. Genetic diversity of this valuable nut species has been reduced significantly through land clearing. Very hardy and easily grown along most of Australia's east coast and even down into Victoria.
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Aniseed Myrtle
$17.95 ($4.90-$29.00 choose a size)
This stunning rainforest tree has strong aniseed scented leaves that make a delicious refreshing aniseed tea. The leaves are often used for flavouring desserts, sauces and preserves.
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Davidson Plum NSW
$19.90 ($4.90-$24.75 choose a size)
An outstanding small tree that prefers warm conditions and some shade. The sour purple fruits have bright red flesh that makes excellent jam. Davidsonia jerseyana is the southern form, it fruits in the summer months and is generally a smaller plant than the northern Davidsonia pruriens. The fruit form on the trunk of the tree and it is striking in full fruit.
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Burdekin Plum
$14.75 ($4.90-$19.75 choose a size)
This close relative of the Mango is a native tropical rainforest tree. The deep purple, fleshy, plum-like fruits need to be held for some days to soften and mellow before eating. The flavour then is reminiscent if a prune with a hint of a Davidson's Plum to finish.Early settlers (probably taught by First Australians) were known to bury them in the ground which had the effect of softening them and increasing palatability. The fruit can be eaten raw, or used in wines, jams and jellies. The Burdekin plum is exceptionally hardy and can cope with long dry periods once it is established. It does however prefer free draining soil and lots of sunshine to perform well. Trees are monoecious and will usually set on their own, however they will produce much better yields if they are plants in small clusters of 2-3 trees.
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Cudgerie
$9.95 ($4.90-$17.75 choose a size)
Beautiful, fast growing tall tree with large leaves and up-turned branches. Hardy in most conditions but prefers plenty of moisture. One of the best pioneer trees. A butterfly attracting tree.
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Firewheel Tree
$14.75 ($3.90-$14.90 choose a size)
This beautiful tree is planted all around the world but is naturally endemic to the rainforests of Qld and NSW. The name Wheel of Fire comes from the red flowers that resemble a flattened wheel. The timber is used for cabinetwork. To 30m
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Lilly Pilly - Coolamon
$9.90 ($2.95-$18.75 choose a size)
A rainforest tree which is a threatened species in the wild. Plant in rich soil with adequate moisture. Attractive red-pink flowers with large white edible fruit formed on the trunk and branches called cauliflorous fruit development. The fruit has the freshness of Granny Smith apples with a somewhat dry texture. Likes to grow in riverine and gully like conditions in low altitude locations. The Coolamon reaches up to 25 - 40m with a 60cm trunk.
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Red Cedar
$2.75 ($2.75-$18.75 choose a size)
Fast growing deciduous rainforest tree highly valued for its timber in earlier days. Has now become rare. Easily grown on moist soils of eastern Australia.
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Tulipwood
$4.90 ($4.90-$17.75 choose a size)
An attractive spreading tree with glossy leaflets. Flowers are insignificant. Showy fruits occur during winter and are two-lobed, yellow or red with large black seeds.
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Lilly Pilly - Paperbark Satinash
$19.90
Attractive, reddish, papery bark make this tree stand out in it home in the tropical rainforests of North Qld. Citron scented flowers high in the canopy are followed by purple, edible berries up to 3cm long. With shelter, this 15-20m tree can be grown in more temperate climes, provided good moisture is available. Makes a beautiful specimen tree in landscaping
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Dimocarpus australianus - Native Lychee
Identical to longan in taste and appearance. Very closely related.
