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WAIMEA ORNAMENTAL TREES A - L
Acer - Maples
A highly valued and diverse genus of plants. Our selections include tough varieties that can withstand wind and a range of soil conditions. All are well suited to home garden plantings and wider landscape usage.
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Acer buergerianum
TRIDENT MAPLE. A very attractive and tough smaller tree deserving of more widespread plantings. Coppery red spring growth turns to glossy green leaves then take on striking orange and red autumn tones. Attractive bark and yellow spring flowers. Recommended as both an avenue and shade tree. 7 x 6m |
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Acer campestre
FIELD MAPLE
Fast growing picturesque tree with young foliage tinged red, turning to green, then yellow in Autumn. Small greenish-yellow flowers in spring followed by winged seeds in summer and autumn. Makes an excellent avenue tree, dense hedge or shade tree. 8 x 5m AGM |
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Acer cicinatum x palmatum
Highly recommended hybrid maple that is easier to grow than most Japanese maples. Forms a strong spreading smaller tree ideal for smaller gardens. Stunning autumn display of red and orange foliage. 4 x 3m |
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Acer davidii
DAVID"S MAPLE. An attractive snake bark maple with vertical silvery white stripes on green bark. Good autumn tones of bright yellow, red, orange and purple. 8 x 5m |
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Acer esk Flamingo
Very exciting new-ish snake bark maple. Bark is pinkish red and white stripes. Leaves are a spectacularly mottled pink then take on orange autumn tones. A bushy small tree with a graceful weeping habit. 4 x 3m |
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Acer japonicum Aconitifolium
FERN LEAF MAPLE. A delightful smaller tree with exotic silhouette. Beautiful deeply divided sof green foliage takes on yellow, scarlet and red autumn tones. Hanging clusters of purple to red flowers appear in spring, followed by winged seeds. 3 x2m. AGM |
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Acer negundo Flamingo
Young leaves with broad, soft pink margin, aging to white often green at first. Autumn shades of red and pink. 5 x 4m |
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Acer negundo Kellys Gold
Choice selection of box elder maple with golden yellow spring leaves aging to lime green. Striking pale yellow autumn colours. Best protected from harsh winds. 5 x 4m |
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Acer negundo Violaceum
Long reddish pink flower tassels delight in spring. Young shoots purple and new foliage bronzy. Fast growing, medium size tree quite tolerant of extremes. 6 x 5m |
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Acer palmatum
JAPANESE MAPLE Super smaller tree with lush green spring leaves and striking autumn colours. Best with acid soils and protected from harsh winds. 5 x 4m |
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Acer palmatum Atropurpureum
The most popular form of Japanese Maple with striking bronzy, crimson foliage and tiered growing habit. Ideal for host of garden situations. 3 x 3m |
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Acer palmatum Bloodgood
Stunning foliage with burgundy-red colouring, turing to brilliiant scarlet in autumn. Interesting blackish-red bark. Slender, airy form well suited to use as a small lawn tree or for patios and entryways. 4 x 3m. AGM |
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Acer palmatum Dissectum
Deeply cut, fine fern like foliage. A treasure for a sheltered prominent spot. Bold container plant. 1 x 1.5m |
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Acer palmatum Pinks
Selections with delightful pinkish growth aging to shades of green and burgundy. |
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Acer palmatum Senkaki (Sango Kaku)
CORAL BARK MAPLE Invaluable smaller tree with striking vivid coral red branches which take centre stage in winter. Attractive lime green spring foliage, margined red darkening over summer before taking on soft canary yellow autumn tones. 3 x 2.5m AGM |
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Acer platanoides Nigrum
PURPLE NORWAY MAPLE Purple leaves that darken with age. Upright, round headed tree. 7 x 5m |
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Acer rubrum
RED MAPLE. A truly wonderful and majestic tree for cooler areas with moisture retentive soils. Sought after for the gorgeous autumn colours, usually vibrant almost fluorescent shades of orange and red. Use for avenue plantings or as a shade or specimen treewhere space permits. 8 x 5m |
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Acer Summer Surprise
A striking selection from the snake bark group of maples. Heavily mottled pink and white leaves and distinctly red bark when you, maturing to green with the typical white striations. Forms a small bushy tree of graceful habit. 5 x 3m |
Aesculus - Chestnuts
Highly ornamental trees with large palmate leaves and attractive late spring, early summer flowers. Easily grown where space permits.
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Aesculus hippocastanum
COMMON HORSE CHESTNUT One of the most beautiful of the larger flowering hardy trees. Stout candles of white flowers delight in late spring. Well-suited cooler climates. Large spreading tree. 15 x 10m AGM |
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Albizia - Silk Trees
Small genus of deciduous trees valued for their handsome foliage and attractive fluffy heads of flowers.
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Albizia julibrissin
PINK SILK TREE. Luxurious feathery foliage and dense heads of fluffy pink flowers in summer. Late to leaf so does not block wanted spring sun. An ideal summer shade tree for gardens of all sizes. 5 x 4m |
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Albizia julibrissin EH Wilson
A more cold tolerant selection with deep pink flowers, good resistance to insects and not as invasive as the species. 5 x 4m |
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Betula - Birches
Hugely popular trees on account of their overall elegance and ease of cultivation. Both our selections have widespread landscape usage.
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Betula papyrifera
PAPER BARK BIRCH Famed for its white papery bark that peels off in thin, curling layers, exposing new bark of orange brown. Tough and elegant. Good yellow autumn colour. |
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Betula pendula
SILVER BIRCH Superb winter silhouette, attractive white bark and graceful arching habit. Easy to grow and useful for a host of landscape situations. AGM |
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Betula pendula Youngii
YOUNG"S WEEPING BIRCH. Forms a beautiful, dome shaped small weeping tree. Ideal as a focal point. 4 x 3m |
Carpinus
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Carpinus betulus
HORNBEAM. Popular for both specimen tree and hedge planting. Forms a dense pyramidal shape with leaves turning yellow, dark red or rich brown in autumn, remaining on the tree for nearly all of winter. 15 x 10m |
Castanea - Sweet Chestnuts
A small group of deciduous trees that are highly attractive, drought tolerant, very hardy and well suited for specimen plantings where space permits. Ideal shade trees for schools, parks and larger gardens.
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Castanea sativa
SWEET CHESTNUT Upright, stately tree with glossy foliage, dark bark, great winter silhouette and large edible nuts that are great roasted. 15 x 9m. AGM |
Celtis
A group of elm-like deep rooted trees tolerant of wind, heat and drought once established.
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Celtis occidentalis
AMERICAN HACKBERRY. A tough, broadly columnar large tree well suited for avenue plantings. Grows rapidly to provide shade, deciduous windbreak and can be used under many different types of stressful conditions including erosion control. Produces edible berry-like orange-red fruit in autumn. Clear pale yellow autumn foliage colour. 10 x 6m |
Cercis
A distinct genus of small trees with broad, rounded, heart shaped leaves and beautiful pea spring flowers.
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Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy
One of the most striking and sought after smaller trees. Leaves develop from deep wine red through deep purple in spring aging to deep bronzy green in summer. Takes on a spectacular blaze of reds in autumn. Pale, rose pink, pea shaped spring flowers. 3 x 3m AGM |
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Cercis siliquastrum Alba
WHITE JUDAS TREE Spectacular spring flowering tree ideal for either a specimen or shade tree in all but the smallest gardens. An attractive all year round tree. 6 x 5m |
Cinnamonum
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Cinnamonum camphora
CAMPHOR TREE. A handsome, tough, evergreen tree well suited for avenue planting in the milder parts of the country. Glossy leaves are highly aromatic when crushed and parts of the plant canbe distilled to produce camphor. Widely used as a street tree in Melbourne. 8 x 6m |
Cornus - Dogwoods
Dogwoods are amongst the world’s most beautiful flowering trees and have the added bonus of superb autumn colour. Our selections are trees ideal for prominent garden situations.
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Cornus controversa
GIANT DOGWOOD Large growing tree with distinct tiers of horizontal branches clothed in creamy summer flowers followed by blue black berries that are loved by birds. |
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Cornus controversa Variegata
WEDDING CAKE TREE A stunning, picturesque tree of medium size, with horizontal, wide-spreading branches. Distinctive creamy white margin on dark green leaves. A profusion of white flowers in late spring. The resulting fruits are reddish, turning purple in early autumn. Striking autumn tones. 5 x 4m AGM |
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Cornus Eddies White Wonder
(C. florida x C. nuttallii) Large white showy flower bracts in spring and fantastic red and orange autumn colour. 4 x 3m AGM |
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Cornus florida Cherokee Chief
One of the best pinks - vigorous upright habit and deep rose-pink bracts. Attractive winter bark is covered with a white bloom. 4 x 3m AGM |
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Cornus florida Pendula
This form is not truly pendulous, more mound like. It has deep pink flower bracts produced in great profusion from an early age. An ideal candidate for limited space.
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Cornus florida Pleurobracteata
Extra large creamy white flowers take centre stage in spring. Delicious autumn colours. The perfect small tree. 3.2m |
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Cornus florida Rainbow
Beautiful form with leaves margined deep yellow tinged with pink when young. Magnificent deep red-purple margined scarlet autumn colour. White flower bracts. |
Fagus - Beech
The aristocrats of deciduous trees with lush foliage and highly pictureque winter framework.
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Fagus sylvatica
ENGLISH BEECH. A truly noble tree with bold fan shaped branching and striking gold autumn foliage. A large tree so needs space, but also makes a splendid hedge. Valued timber. 10 x 6m AGM |
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Fagus sylvatica Purpurea
COPPER BEECH. Young copper beech foliage ages to deep rich purple. Deservedly popular larger tree. 10 x 6m |
Fraxinus - Ash
These hardy, fast growing trees thrive in almost any soil. They will tolerate wind-swept, coastal and polluted conditions.
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Fraxinus Raywoodii
CLARET ASH A most beautiful and popular tree. Handsome deep green leaves turn to rich claret red in autumn. Well suited larger gardens and widespread landscape usage. AGM |
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Fraxinus americana
WHITE ASH. A handsome and noble species with good autumn colours well suited to avenue plantings. 10 x 8m |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica
GREEN ASH. Tough and easily maintained tree with good yellow autumn tones well suited to avenue plantings. 12 x 9m |
Gingko
Perhaps the most ancient of all flowering plants. Sought after for their stately and graceful appearance and superb autumn foliage. Long lived. Can be espaliered. Separate male and female plants. Ginkgo leaf extracts traditionally used in Chinese medicine are now finding much favour in Western health circles.
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Ginkgo biloba
MAIDENHAIR TREE An erect when young later spreading, handsome tree with fan shaped leaves and eye catching rich butter yellow autumn foliage. An adaptable tree ideal for avenue plantings. AGM |
Gleditsia
Hardy deciduous trees mainly represented in cultivation by G. tricanthos and it’s cultivars. Fast growing with attractive foliage. Tolerant of hot dry conditions once established.
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Gleditsia Emerald Cascade
WEEPING GLEDISIA A very attractive weeping form of Gleditsia. Smaller growing making ideal garden focal point. 3 x 2m |
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Gleditsia Ruby Lace
PURPLE GLEDITSIA Young purple growth ages to greenish purple through summer. Striking specimen and shade tree. 5 x 4m
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Gleditsia Shademaster
VASE SHAPED GLEDITSIA Medium to tall vase shaped tree with fern like leaves turning yellow in autumn. Greenish white spring flowers. Ideal street or specimen tree. 10 x 8m |
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Gleditsia Skyline
UPRIGHT GLEDITSIA Erect pyramidal form with dainty green finely divided foliage. Ideal specimen or shade tree. 6 x 4m
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Gleditsia Sunburst
GOLDEN GLEDITSIA Feathery lace foliage emerge golden yellow aging to a rich green. Forms a wonderful canopy that gives filtered shade in the garden. Magnificent specimen tree. 6 x 5m AGM |
Koelreuteria
Very attractive, wider spreading trees with delightful long panicles of yellow flowers in summer followed by beautiful seed heads. Easy cultivated in all soils. Tolerant of hot dry summers. Moderately frost hardy.
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Koelreuteria paniculata
GOLDEN RAIN TREE Long yellow summer flowers droop from the branches like golden rain. Young foliage emerges red, turns green and takes on yellow autumn tones. Rosy pink fruit capsules add to this trees charm. Ideal medium sized shade and specimen tree. AGM |
Laburnum
Easy to grow, smaller trees with late spring yellow pea flowers in drooping racemes through bare branches.
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Laburnum anagyroides
COMMON LABURNUM A small tree ideal for soils of most types. |
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Laburnum x Vossii
GOLDEN RAIN TREE Outstanding free flowering selection with masses of long racemes of golden yellow. AGM |
Liquidambar - Sweet Gums
Specimen trees with richly coloured autumn foliage. Easy to grow but prefer moist soil and some wind protection to perform at their best.
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L. styraciflua
The pick of the L. species. Handsome maple like leaves providing a brilliant autumn display. Forms an attractive pyramidal tree. |
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Aurora
Autumn shades of yellow, orange and red distinguish this smaller growing selection. Ideal smaller gardens.
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Gumball
A dwarf liquidambar which can be grown as a dense shrub reaching only about 1-2 metres tall. Gumball can be shaped into a fantastic, tight ball, which makes a striking focal point in a pot or courtyard. WOW burgundy-red autumn colour. |
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Palo Alto
Stately pyramidal form with fiery scarlet and orange autumn display. Superb selection ideal many landscape and garden uses. |
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Worpleston
Upright, pyramidal form proven performer. Autumn tones of pale orange and apricot change to purple. Magic! AGM |
Liriodendron - Tulip Trees
Handsome larger trees ideal for specimen, avenue and shade plantings. Best with plenty of sun, good soil and protection from harsh winds.
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L. tulipifera
TULIP TREE Fast growing, large tree with both striking foliage and flowers. Tulip like lime green flowers delight in early summer. 10 x 6m |
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L. tulipifera Aureomarginatum
Fine variegated leaves with shades of green and irregular margins of yellow. Fragrant orange & green flowers in late spring. Suitable smaller gardens. 6 x 4m AGM |
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