Catalogue - 2009
Catalogue - 2009
australian native
Plant Name
bird attracting
Description
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5x2" Tube
tas native
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
4- Hardy wattle of drooping habit with cream flowers in spring time.
Acacia cognata A
6x6M Good in free draining soils. a a a a
YES YES 8-15x6- Evergreen tree with greyish green feathery foliage. Very hardy,
8M tolerating frost and most soils, asl o has value as a commeral
Acacia dealbata SILVER WATTLE A timber tree and firewood tree, flowers in spring with ball-shaped a a a a a
cream flowers.
NARROW LEAF Hardy tree suiting a large range of aspects, with slender foliage,
Acacia mucronata
WATTLE
A YES YES 9x4 m frost tolerant with yellow flowers in spring. a a
Pendulous habit with triangular shaped foliage, dense growing
Acacia pravissima OVENS WATTLE A YES YES 6x4 m suitable for screens, windbreaks and hedges. Profuse flowering
in spring and will also tolerate frost.
a a a a a a
Attractive slender leaves, hardy small tree/large shrub, with
moderate frost tolerance. Drought resistant, handles most
Acacia retinodes WIRILDA WATTLE A YES YES 6x3 m aspects. Small ball shape flowers thoughout most of the year. a a a a
Hardy plant, suitable for screens and coastal plantings tolerating
COASTAL
Acacia sophorae
WATTLE
A YES YES 3x4m salt and stabilising sand dunes. Has yellow ball shaped flowers
in spring.
a a a
Hardy rounded shrub suitable for revegetation, hedging or
3-
Acacia verticillata PRICKLY MOSES A YES YES
4x3m
windbreaks, grows well in most conditions and situations.
Spring flowering.
a a
JAPANESE 3- Attractive large shrub-small tree. Fantastic autumn colour.
Acer palmatum B Yes
MAPLE 5x3M
Common Name
australian native
Plant Name
bird attracting
Description
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
Graceful weeping habit with attractive foliage, giving elegant
Agonis flexuosa WILLOW MYRTLE B yes yes 6x5M appearance. Has white flowers in spring. Excellent specimen
tree.
a a a a
Needle like foliage, adaptable to most conditions, drought
Allocasuarina
Littoralis
BLACK SHEOAK A YES YES 10x5M resistant with moderate frost resistance, suitable for coastal
plantings, good screen or windbreak plant.
a a a a a
Long pendulous branchlets with needle like foliage, hardy tree
Allocasuarina DROOPING 10X5
verticillata SHEOAK
A Yes Yes
M.
in most soils and aspects, suitable for coastal plantings.
a a a a a
Fantastic coastal shrub, that will also grow well inland in free
2-4 draining soils. Has intense orange spikes (flowers). Bright and
Banksia ericifolia HEATH BANKSIA B YES YES
x3m
attractive screen or hedge plant. Leaves are narrow and bright a a a a a
green.
australian native
Plant Name
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Description
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
DWARF Hardy large shrub, great screen or specimen plant, columnar
Callitris oblonga
CYPRESS PINE
B Yes YES 5x2 M upright habit, drought resistant. a a a a a
Native conifer with slightly pendulous foliage, appears reddish
Callitris OYSTER BAY 3-
rhomboidea PINE
B YES YES
8x3M
through winter, rounded-colmnar in habit, hardy in most
situations, drought and frost resistant.
a a a a
Calocedrus Tall conical evergreen conifer with aromatic foliage. Prefers to
decurrens
INCENSE CEDAR B YES 15m+ grow in deep moist soils. Frost resistant. a a
Great in damp spots. Very hardy
Carex Appessa TALL SEDGE A No 1x1 M a a a
. Georgeous low growing shrub with compact habit. Fantastic for
Coleonema rockeries and tubs giving all year round cover
GOLD DIOSMA C Yes 6-.7x1
pulchrum aureum
-1.2M
CABBAGE TREE 6-8x3 Attractive palm-like foliage, frost resistant, grows well in most
Cordyline australis B Yes aspects and light to medium soils
PALM M
Attractive purplish palm-like foliage, frost resistant, grows well in
Cordyline australis PURPLE most aspects and light to medium soils
B Yes
'Purpurea' CORDYLINE
australian native
Plant Name
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
Cupressus Narrow columnar shape makes it a stunning tub or specimen
ITALIAN PENCIL 4-6 X
semperivirons
PINE
B YES YES
1m
tree for gardens or avenues. Prefers free draining soils.
a a
stricta
BHUTAN or Excellent windbreak or hedge plant with mid green foliage. It is
8- columnar to conical in shape.
Cupressus torulosa HIMALAYAN C NO YES
20x3m full sunlight.
Prefers to grow in moist soils in
a a a
CYPRESS
3-5 x Excellent coastal plant, hardy native shrub that grows in a large
Dodonea viscosa NATIVE HOP C YES YES 1.5-
range of situations and aspects.
a a a
3m
Dodonea viscosa PURPLE HOP 3-5 Attractive purple foliage, good screen plant, prefers moist soils,
var. purpurea BUSH
A YES YES
x3m drought and frost tolerant. a a a a
Eucalyptus BLACK 15+ Evergreen tree that tolerates poor soils and is frost resistant,
amygdalina PEPPERMINT
A YES YES
x4 m excellent for firewood, fence posts. a a a a
Eucalyptus 15+ Often twisted, versatile large gum. Fast growing and will handle
camaldulensis
RIVER RED GUM A YES YES
x7m most soils, also wet, salt and drought resistant. a a a a a a a
Eucalyptus 20+ Tall speading tree with pale bark. Fast growing, tolerates most
cladocalyx
SUGAR GUM A YES YES
x5+m soils and dry cold conditions. Also used for timber. a a a a
Dwarf form of Sugar Gum. A small bushy tree that withstands
Eucalyptus DWARF SUGAR
cladocalyx nana GUM
A YES YES 6x3+m dry and excessively alkaline soils. Will tolerate salt and frost.
Bears white flowers in summer.
a a a a a
Excellent for cut foliage with glossy green heart shaped
Eucalyptus 10x3+
crenulata
SILVER GUM A YES YES
m
leaves,grows well in moist to wet soils tolerating most aspects.
Has white flowers in spring.
a a a
Large tree that prefers moist well-drained soils, frost hardy,
Eucalyptus WHITE TOP- 20-40
delagetensis STRINGBARK
A YES YES
x6+m.
valuable as a timber tree(Tasmanian Oak ). Flowers in summer
through to autumn. a a a a
Small to medium twisted tree, grows well in most soils and has
RED FLOWERING 4-9 moderate frost tolerance, spectacular flowers ranging from deep
Eucalyptus ficifolia
GUM
A NO YES
x5m
red through to orange and white with large urn shaped fruits in a a a a a
winter.
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
Brilliant shade tree, prefers moist soils and is frost hardy.
20+x7
Eucalyptus gunnii CIDER GUM A YES YES
m
Attractive blue-grey round juvenile foliage often used in cut
flower trade. Has white flowers in summer.
a a a
Dense growing,excellent wind break tree, good performer in
Eucalyptus kitsonia BOG GUM A YES YES 6x3 m poor soils and can handle wet soils, frost and drought.
a a a a
Dense growing tree, fruits are interesting star shaped clusters,
Eucalyptus 3-4x3 prefers moist soils, resistant to salt spray, drought and frost.
lehmannii
BUSHY YATE A YES YES
m
Flowers are greenish yellow and appear in autumn and winter. a a a a a a
PINK Hardy native with attractive white bark, prefers free draining
Eucalyptus 6-10
leucoxylon rosea
FLOWERING A YES YES
m
soils. Pink flowers appear from autumn through to spring.
a a a a a a
GUM
Attractive small tree with narrow leaves and weeping habit,
PEPPERMINT 8-12
Eucalyptus nicholli
GUM
A YES YES
x5m
grows in most soils and is drought and frost resistant.
a a a
20- Evergreen tall, fast growing timber and wind-break tree. Grows
Eucalyptus nitens SHINING GUM A YES YES
40m well in most soils and is frost resistant. a a a a
Attractive medium sized tree, with smooth white bark and
SMITHTON 20x6+ glossy foliage. Excellent soil binder, prefers well drained soils,
Eucalyptus nitida
PEPPERMINT
A YES YES
m
useful windbreak also handles partly protected coastal areas. a a a a a
BROWN TOP 25+ Large timber tree, prefers moist soils, frost resistant.
Eucalyptus obliqua
GUM
A YES YES
x6 m (Tasmanian Oak). Grows well in deep soils. a a a a
Hardy tree, excellent for windbreaks and shelter belts, grows
BLACK OR 10-25
Eucalyptus ovata
SWAMP GUM
A YES YES
x5+m
well in most soils and most aspects. Frost and drought resistant.
a a a a a
Eucalyptus 10-15 Attractive smooth white bark and often twisted trunk. Cold
pauciflora
CABBAGE GUM A YES YES
x10m tolerant.Will also handle dry conditons. a a a a
Eucalyptus WHITE Attractive white barked tree, rounded crown. Frost resistant, will
pulchella PEPPERMINT
A YES YES 6-15m grow in poorly drained to slightly drier sites. a a a
20+ One of Australia's largest trees, it has smooth white bark and is
Eucalyptus regnans STRINGY GUM A YES YES x10-
sought after for timber.(Tasmanian Oak).
a a a
15m
Eucalyptus SWAMP Grows well in moist soils. Excellent wind break plant. Will also
rodwayii PEPPERMINT
A YES YES 20m tolerate extreme frost, wet and dry conditions. a a a a a
Eucalyptus WHITE OR Very hardy, makes an excellent shade tree and grows in a wide
viminalis MANNA GUM
A YES YES 25+m range of conditions. a a
Common Name
australian native
Plant Name
bird attracting
Description
Height / Width
5x2" Tube
tas native
Your Pick
Price Code
Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
Grasses, Sedges A YES YES
Grown to order to suit your needs, as well as a selection grown
regularly a a a a
Very hardy rounded shrub with narrow pointed pale-mid green
Grevillea ROSEMARY
rosmarinifolia GREVILLA
C NO YES 3x3m leaves, excellent formal or informal hedge, has bright red
flowers most of the year.
a a a a a
PIN CUSHION Grey-green foliage, good for hedges and screens, needs
Hakea laurina
HAKEA
B YES YES 4x3 M good drainage. a a a a a
Small bushy tree that bears white flowers in spring. Makes a
WILLOW-LEAF 6- fantastic screen, informal hedge or windbreak. Will grow in most
Hakea salicifolia
HAKEA
B YES YES
8x6m
soils and aspects. Redish pink new growth. a a a a a
australian native
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
Very hardy in most situations. Erect growing shrub with white
Leptospermum MANUKA TEA
scoparium TREE
B YES YES 2x2m flowers through summer and spring. Useful windbreak plant.
a a a a a
Leptospermum Very hardy shrub grows well in conditions and aspects with
scoparium rosea
RED MANUKA B YES YES 2x2m pink flowers a a a a a
Excellent formal hedge or topiary plant grows well in most soils.
Ligustrum 3-4
ovalifolium
GREEN PRIVET B NO YES
x3+m
Also makes attractive rounded shrub if left unpruned. May be
toxic to livestock.
a a
Spectacular autumn foliage ranging from scarlet to crimson to
Liquidambar 10+x4
styraciflua
LIQUIDAMBAR B NO YES
m
green,attractive corked bark, prefers moist deep soils. Medium
to large deciduous tree.
a
Tussock like plant with strap like leaves that arch gracefully.
Lomandra longifolia MAT RUSH B YES YES 1m Excellent rockery plant that bears cream flowers on spikes in
summer.
a a a a
Fine leafed plant, very good for coastal planting. Moderate frost
BRACELET tolerance, grows in most soils and aspects. Its cream
Melaleuca armillaris
HONEY MYRTLE
B YES YES 5x7 m bottlebrush like flowers also attract birds. a a a a a
Very fast growing, good screen plant, grows in most soils and
SWAMP
Melaleuca ericifolia
PAPERBARK
B YES YES 4x3 m aspects. Tolerates wet conditions. Bears cream, bottlebrush like
flowers in spring.
a a a a a
A very hardy shrub grows well in most situations and aspects.
SLENDER 2x2.5
Melaleuca gibbosa
HONEY MYRTLE
B YES YES
m
Has pale greyish-green foliage. Bird attracting. Mauve
cylindrical flowers in summer.
a a a a a a
Pale green foliage, most soils and aspects are suitable,
Melaleuca 4-
hypericifolia
HILLOCK BUSH B YES YES
5x3m
excellent for coastal plantings, light to moderate frost tolerance.
Bird attracting.
a a a a a
ROBBIN Erect shrub, frost tolerant. Prefers free-drainning soils.
1.5x1
Melaleuca lateritia REDBREAST B YES YES
M a a a a
BUSH
5- Fantastic screen plant, tolerates poorly drained soils,
SNOW IN
Melaleuca linarifolia
SUMMER
B YES YES 10x5-
spectacular springtime flower show.
a a a
10M
Fast growing plant suitable for screens and hedges or as a
Melaleuca SHOWY HONEY specimen, hardy in most soils and aspects. Moderate frost
nesophila MYRTLE
B YES YES 4x3 m tolerance. Bird attracting. Deep mauve flowers in summer. a a a a a
Common Name
australian native
Plant Name
bird attracting
Description
Height / Width
5x2" Tube
tas native
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
Dense growing shrub suitable for screens or windbreaks.
Melaleuca SCENTED
squarrosa HONEY MYRTLE
B YES YES 3x3m Enjoys moist conditions, cream flowers have a light perfume.
a a a a a
Extremely hardy in poorer drained or dry sites and also grows
Melaleuca PRICKLY 3-10
stypheloides PAPERBARK
B YES YES
x2-5m
well on better sites. Peeling bark. Foliage may redden in colder
areas. Bears cream flowers in summer. a a a a a a a
1x1.5 Horizontal shrub that grows well in most positions. Beautiful
Melaleuca violacea VIOLET MYRTLE B YES YES
m mauve flowers in spring. a a a a
WHITE Excellent hedge screen or topiary plant. Grows well in moist
Myrtus luma syn. 3-8
apiculata
FLOWERED C NO YES
x5m
well-drained soils, in full sun or part shade. Foliage is aromatic.
Bears attractive white flowers in summer. a a a
MYRTLE
Small leaved tree, with reddish new growth. Prefers moist soils.
Nothofagus TASMANIAN Suitable for hedge or screen plant. Prefers part- filtered sun
cunninghamii MYRTLE BEECH
B NO YES 8-20m light, also grows in full sun. Excellent for timber. a a a a
Excellent screen and hedging plant, grows well in full sun or part
Photinia glabra 2.5
'rubens'
PHOTINIA C NO YES
x2.5m
shade, in well drained soils. Brilliant red new growth. Flowers in
spring. a a a
Brilliant hedge or screen plant, with bronze red new growth.
4+X4
Photinia robusta PHOTINIA C NO YES
m
Also makes nice stand alone specimen plant. Bears white
flowers in spring.
a a a
Classic Christmas tree with superb conical shape and deep
NORWAY 12+x4
Picea abies
SPRUCE
B YES YES
m
green needle foliage. Prefers moist free draining soils and in full
sun.
a a
Picea sitchensis SITKA SPUCE B YES YES 15+m
Pyramidal shaped crown, grows well in moist free-
drainning soils. Excellent for christmas trees. a
Striking blue-grey new growth. Attractive conical growing
Picea pungens 12+x4
glauca
BLUE SPRUCE B YES YES
m
Christmas tree or specimen tree. Prefers moist soils and full
sun.
a a a
Grows well in light open soils in sunny aspect. Generally grown
Pinus pinea STONE PINE B NO YES 20x8m for pine nuts. a
Timber tree. Numerous seed sources and clones available.
Pinus radiata RADIATA PINE A YES YES 30+m Fast growing tree that also has value as a shelter and shade
tree.
a a a a
Attractive hedge or screen plant. Can be clipped. It has small
Pittosporum 4-6
"James Stirling"
C NO YES
x3-4m
mossy green, rounded leaves. Enjoys moist free draining soils.
a a a
Common Name
australian native
Plant Name
bird attracting
Description
Height / Width
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
Large lime green leafed shrub with cream variegation. Makes a
Pittosporum 5-6 fantastic informal hedge or screen or specimen plant, can be
eugenoides varieg.
C NO YES
x4-5m
clipped for a formal hedge. Prefers moist free draining soils. a a a
SILVER Excellent grass for rehabilitating river banks and for planting in
Poa labillardieri TUSSOCK A YES YES 1m
most areas and in rockeries. Foliage often appears silvery.
a a a a
GRASS
Very good plant for shady position, likes moist well-composted
3x1.5
Pomaderis apetala DOGWOOD B YES YES
m
soils. Frost resistant. It has large dusky green leaves that are
deeply veined.
a a a
Narrow columnar tree. Rust and sucker resistant. Perfect for
8-10
Populus simonsii SIMON'S POPLAR C NO YES
x1.5m
driveways, narrow windbreaks.
a a
Populus x 12+ Fast growing eliptical deciduous tree, Used for windbreaks or
Euramericana TASMAN POPLAR C NO YES x1.5m
feature trees.
a a
"Tasman" +
Populus CHINESE Fast growing pyramidal deciduous tree, Used for windbreaks or
yunnanensis POPLAR
C NO YES 10x5m feature trees. a a
Tall conical tree prefers moist cool soils and is frost resistant.
Pseudotsuga
menziesi
DOUGLAS FIR B YES YES 20m+ Grown for its 'Oregon' timber. Excellent as a christmas tree or
windbreak.
a a a
The world's tallest tree. It is straight growing with slightly
Sequoia COASTAL
sempervirons REDWOOD
B YES YES 30+m pendulous branches with fibrous redish brown bark. Likes
positions with ample moisture.
a a a
Attractive shrub with dazzling red stems and dark glossy green
Tasmania TASMANIAN foliage. It bears white-cream flowers but it is the dark berries
lanceolata PEPPER BUSH
C NO YES 2x2m that are of interest as they have culinary uses. Prefers to grow in a a a a
moist rich soils.
NEW SOUTH Spectacular red flowers in spring and early summer with large
Telopea
speciosissima
WALES B NO YES 3x3m
leathery leaves. Likes to grow in free draining to sandy soils.
a a a a a
WARATAH
TASMANIAN Brilliant flower show, grows well in most aspects, prefers
Telopea truncata
WARATAH
B NO YES 3x3 m reasonable drainage. a a a a a
Attractive conical/columnar growing timber tree also useful as
WESTERN RED 24+
Thuja plicata
CEDAR
B YES YES
x6-8m
hedge or windbreak plant and can be clipped. Prefers to grow in
well drained moist soils and full sun. a a a
Timber Selections
Various species of trees from selected and improved sources
suitable for timber, veneer and fibre. a a a a a
Common Name
australian native
Plant Name
bird attracting
Description
Height / Width
5x2" Tube
tas native
Your Pick
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Hiko Tray
flowering
firewood
drought
coastal
timber
wind
frost
wet
Grasses, sags, sedges, shrubs and various other species grown
Understory species on request suitable for landscaping, rehabilitation and
understory.
a a a a a
Vitis spp and Large range of eating and wine grapes.
GRAPE C
cultivars