Most loved for its graceful weeping branches, aromatic fern-like foliage, and clusters of pink peppercorn berries that add ornamental value and attract birds.
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Schinus molle, the Peppercorn Tree, is one of the most drought-hardy shade trees available, instantly recognised by its broad arching canopy of fine feathery grey-green foliage and its hanging clusters of pink-red berries.
Peppercorn Tree grows to 8-12 metres tall and 8-10 metres wide with a wide weeping canopy that creates a striking sculptural presence and generous shade. The broad architectural form makes it a classic choice for rural driveways, paddocks, windbreaks, and large open landscapes. Delicate white flowers appear in late spring, followed by the decorative pink-red berries.
Peppercorn Tree is highly drought tolerant and low maintenance, thriving in poor and sandy soils under full sun. It performs reliably in Mediterranean and semi-arid climates across SA, VIC, NSW, WA and inland QLD, and tolerates frost once established.
About Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree
Schinus molle grows to 8-12 metres tall and 8-10 metres wide with a broad weeping canopy.
Peppercorn Tree is fast-growing, adding 60cm to 1 metre per year once established.
Yes. Schinus molle is one of the most drought-tolerant feature trees available, performing well in dry inland conditions, paddocks, and Mediterranean climates.
Yes. Peppercorn Tree produces hanging clusters of small pink-red berries through summer and autumn. The berries are decorative but not the true edible black peppercorn, which comes from Piper nigrum.
Yes. Schinus molle is evergreen, holding its fine pendulous foliage year-round.
Yes. Peppercorn Tree is one of the most popular rural shade trees in Australia thanks to its drought tolerance, broad weeping canopy, and ability to thrive in poor soils with minimal water.
Peppercorn Tree thrives across most of Australia, particularly in SA, VIC, NSW, WA, and inland QLD. It tolerates frost, drought, and a wide range of soils once established.
| Pot / bag size | Width | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| 30cm Pot | 33cm | 30cm |
| 40cm/45L Pot | 44cm | 41.5cm |
| 50cm Pot / 70L Pot | 55cm | 41.8cm |
| 100L Bag | 50.6cm | 52.8cm |
| 150L Bag | 66cm | 55cm |
| 200L Bag | 71.5cm | 60.5cm |
| 300L Bag | 88cm | 63.8cm |
| 400L Bag | 99cm | 66cm |
| 500L Bag | 122cm | 66cm |
| 750L Bag | 134cm | 69cm |
| 1000L Bag | 146.3cm | 71.5cm |
| 2000L Bag | 176cm | 82.5cm |
General planting reference from our existing size guide. Actual containers can vary by supplier and batch; confirm exact dimensions if required.
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Schinus molle, the Peppercorn Tree, is one of the most drought-hardy shade trees available, instantly recognised by its broad arching canopy of fine feathery grey-green foliage and its hanging clusters of pink-red berries.
Peppercorn Tree grows to 8-12 metres tall and 8-10 metres wide with a wide weeping canopy that creates a striking sculptural presence and generous shade. The broad architectural form makes it a classic choice for rural driveways, paddocks, windbreaks, and large open landscapes. Delicate white flowers appear in late spring, followed by the decorative pink-red berries.
Peppercorn Tree is highly drought tolerant and low maintenance, thriving in poor and sandy soils under full sun. It performs reliably in Mediterranean and semi-arid climates across SA, VIC, NSW, WA and inland QLD, and tolerates frost once established.
About Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree
Schinus molle grows to 8-12 metres tall and 8-10 metres wide with a broad weeping canopy.
Peppercorn Tree is fast-growing, adding 60cm to 1 metre per year once established.
Yes. Schinus molle is one of the most drought-tolerant feature trees available, performing well in dry inland conditions, paddocks, and Mediterranean climates.
Yes. Peppercorn Tree produces hanging clusters of small pink-red berries through summer and autumn. The berries are decorative but not the true edible black peppercorn, which comes from Piper nigrum.
Yes. Schinus molle is evergreen, holding its fine pendulous foliage year-round.
Yes. Peppercorn Tree is one of the most popular rural shade trees in Australia thanks to its drought tolerance, broad weeping canopy, and ability to thrive in poor soils with minimal water.
Peppercorn Tree thrives across most of Australia, particularly in SA, VIC, NSW, WA, and inland QLD. It tolerates frost, drought, and a wide range of soils once established.
Evergreen (foliage year round)
Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree is expected to grow 60cm to 90cm per year (fast) (approx.).
Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree works in an:
Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree is an Evergreen (foliage year round) Tree
Mature Height: 8m to 15m (approx.)
Mature Width: 8m to 12m
Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree is expected to grow 60cm to 90cm per year (fast) (approx.).
Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree is expected to grow 60cm to 90cm per year (fast) (approx.).
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Is Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree frost tolerant?
Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree is Frost Tolerant – Can handle light to moderate frost once established.
Schinus molle produces clusters of small, creamy-yellow flowers in spring and early summer. While subtle, these blossoms are followed by bright pink berry-like drupes that hang in ornamental clusters, offering a soft seasonal display that stands out against the tree’s graceful, weeping foliage.
Does Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree flower?
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Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree is Native to South America, particularly Peru, where it grows naturally in dry, open forests and rocky soils.
Its fine, feathery canopy provides excellent shelter for small birds, while its flowers attract bees and beneficial insects throughout the warmer months. The pink berries that follow are also eaten by some bird species, making Schinus molle a valuable habitat tree for supporting biodiversity in dry and open landscapes.
Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree will thrive best in:
Schinus molle performs best in well-drained sandy or loam soils with a neutral to alkaline pH. It will tolerate poorer, drier soils provided drainage remains free-flowing. Avoid heavy clay, compacted or waterlogged sites unless significantly improved, as excess moisture can stress the roots and reduce growth. Keep the soil evenly moist during establishment, then gradually reduce watering as the tree matures and develops its natural drought resilience.
Is Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree Drought tolerant?
As a young tree it benefits from regular deep watering to establish well. Once established, Schinus molle shows excellent drought tolerance and thrives in hot, dry conditions, maintaining its weeping form and fine foliage with minimal supplementary watering. It is one of the most resilient options for tough, exposed sites.
Schinus molle grows to 8-12 metres tall and 8-10 metres wide with a broad weeping canopy.
Peppercorn Tree is fast-growing, adding 60cm to 1 metre per year once established.
Yes. Schinus molle is one of the most drought-tolerant feature trees available, performing well in dry inland conditions, paddocks, and Mediterranean climates.
Yes. Peppercorn Tree produces hanging clusters of small pink-red berries through summer and autumn. The berries are decorative but not the true edible black peppercorn (which comes from Piper nigrum).
Yes. Schinus molle is evergreen, holding its fine pendulous foliage year-round.
Yes. Peppercorn Tree is one of the most popular rural shade trees in Australia thanks to its drought tolerance, broad weeping canopy, and ability to thrive in poor soils with minimal water.
Peppercorn Tree thrives across most of Australia, particularly in SA, VIC, NSW, WA, and inland QLD. It tolerates frost, drought, and a wide range of soils once established.
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Enriched Planting Mix is a certified organic blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent, bagged in 30L. It is built to be dug through existing garden soil at planting time rather than used on its own, and the gypsum is what sets it apart from a plain compost.
Gypsum helps break up heavy clay so water and roots can move through it, while the compost and manure return organic matter and nutrient to tired ground. The coarse bark holds structure and keeps air around the root zone, and the wetting agent keeps moisture in the soil longer after rain or watering.
Use it when planting trees, shrubs, roses, fruit trees and exotic garden plants, particularly into clay. Dig a hole twice the width of the pot and 7 centimetres deeper, then mix roughly one third planting mix through the excavated soil. Spread 7 centimetres of that improved soil in the base before setting the plant in.
About Enriched Planting Mix
It is a blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent. Each part has a job. The compost and manure supply organic matter and nutrient, the gypsum works on clay structure, the bark keeps air around the roots and the wetting agent holds moisture in the soil.
It suits exotic garden plants, including roses, ornamental and deciduous trees, fruit trees, shrubs and perennials, and it earns its keep most on heavy clay sites. It is a planting mix rather than a potting mix, so its job is improving soil at planting time. Phosphorus sensitive natives are the one clear exception.
No, not for the phosphorus sensitive ones. The composted animal manure in this blend lifts phosphorus well above what Proteaceae such as Banksia, Grevillea, Hakea and Protea will tolerate, and the result can be leaf burn, dieback and plant death. Use the Native Potting Mix for those species, or plant them into unimproved local soil.
Yes. It is a certified organic product with no chemical additives, which is why the manure and compost in it are fully composted rather than raw. That makes it sound around fruit trees and vegetable beds, and it means you are adding genuine organic matter to your soil rather than a synthetic conditioner.
Work on roughly one third planting mix to two thirds of the soil you dug out of the hole. For a shrub out of a 200 millimetre pot that is only a few litres. An advanced tree going into a large hole will take considerably more. Judge the quantity by the volume of the hole rather than the size of the plant.
It is not a potting mix and should not be used on its own in a container. The blend is designed to be diluted through garden soil, and used straight in a pot it holds too much water and settles badly. For containers, reach for a premium potting mix, or the native mix if you are potting natives.
Yes. Water the plant well several hours before you plant it, then water thoroughly again once the hole is backfilled and the soil firmed down. That first deep watering settles the improved soil around the root ball and drives out air pockets. Keep the water up over the first few months while the roots establish.
Enriched Planting Mix is a certified organic blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent, bagged in 30L. It is built to be dug through existing garden soil at planting time rather than used on its own, and the gypsum is what sets it apart from a plain compost.
Gypsum helps break up heavy clay so water and roots can move through it, while the compost and manure return organic matter and nutrient to tired ground. The coarse bark holds structure and keeps air around the root zone, and the wetting agent keeps moisture in the soil longer after rain or watering.
Use it when planting trees, shrubs, roses, fruit trees and exotic garden plants, particularly into clay. Dig a hole twice the width of the pot and 7 centimetres deeper, then mix roughly one third planting mix through the excavated soil. Spread 7 centimetres of that improved soil in the base before setting the plant in.
About Enriched Planting Mix
It is a blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent. Each part has a job. The compost and manure supply organic matter and nutrient, the gypsum works on clay structure, the bark keeps air around the roots and the wetting agent holds moisture in the soil.
It suits exotic garden plants, including roses, ornamental and deciduous trees, fruit trees, shrubs and perennials, and it earns its keep most on heavy clay sites. It is a planting mix rather than a potting mix, so its job is improving soil at planting time. Phosphorus sensitive natives are the one clear exception.
No, not for the phosphorus sensitive ones. The composted animal manure in this blend lifts phosphorus well above what Proteaceae such as Banksia, Grevillea, Hakea and Protea will tolerate, and the result can be leaf burn, dieback and plant death. Use the Native Potting Mix for those species, or plant them into unimproved local soil.
Yes. It is a certified organic product with no chemical additives, which is why the manure and compost in it are fully composted rather than raw. That makes it sound around fruit trees and vegetable beds, and it means you are adding genuine organic matter to your soil rather than a synthetic conditioner.
Work on roughly one third planting mix to two thirds of the soil you dug out of the hole. For a shrub out of a 200 millimetre pot that is only a few litres. An advanced tree going into a large hole will take considerably more. Judge the quantity by the volume of the hole rather than the size of the plant.
It is not a potting mix and should not be used on its own in a container. The blend is designed to be diluted through garden soil, and used straight in a pot it holds too much water and settles badly. For containers, reach for a premium potting mix, or the native mix if you are potting natives.
Yes. Water the plant well several hours before you plant it, then water thoroughly again once the hole is backfilled and the soil firmed down. That first deep watering settles the improved soil around the root ball and drives out air pockets. Keep the water up over the first few months while the roots establish.
Grevillea x 'Moonlight' carries very large creamy-white toothbrush flower spikes almost continuously through the year, each one up to 20 centimetres long and heavily worked by honeyeaters. Few native shrubs flower this hard for this long.
'Moonlight' grows to 4 to 6 metres tall but only around 2 metres wide at 20 to 40 centimetres per year, giving a tall narrow frame clothed in fine silver-green divided foliage. That upright habit suits narrow garden beds, screening along a fence line, or a single feature in a large pot.
This Australian native grows in full sun to part shade, tolerates light to moderate frost once established, and is highly drought tolerant. It needs free-draining soil and low-phosphorus feeding, and rewards a light prune after each main flowering flush with denser growth.
About Grevillea 'Moonlight'
'Moonlight' grows to 4 to 6 metres tall and only around 2 metres wide, giving an unusually tall narrow form for a grevillea. It suits narrow beds and screening positions.
'Moonlight' flowers close to year round, with the heaviest flushes in spring and autumn. The large creamy-white toothbrush spikes can reach 20 centimetres long.
Yes. The nectar-rich flowers are a magnet for honeyeaters and other nectar-feeding birds, and the dense fine foliage provides shelter for smaller species.
It grows at a moderate 20 to 40 centimetres per year, reaching a usable screening height within four to five years in a warm free-draining position.
It requires free-draining soil and will not tolerate waterlogging. Use only low-phosphorus native fertiliser, as grevilleas and other Proteaceae are damaged by high-phosphorus formulations.
Yes. Once established it is highly drought tolerant and needs only occasional deep watering through extended dry spells.
Yes. A light prune after each main flowering flush keeps the plant dense and prevents it becoming leggy at the base. Avoid cutting back hard into bare old wood.
Buxus sempervirens English Box Topiary Balls are pre-clipped formal evergreen specimens, available in three mature sizes and ready to place. The tight, fine, dark green foliage holds a precise rounded form year-round and gives the classic formal topiary look that no other Buxus replicates. As one of our most consistently strong-selling products, our English Box topiary balls are well-shaped, well-rooted, and arrive in proportion to the pot size.
English Box performs best in cool to temperate climates and is slow growing at around 15 to 25 cm per year in good conditions, which is exactly why it holds sharp formal shapes so well. It thrives in full sun to part shade with well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral loamy soil, and is frost hardy, drought tolerant once established, and excellent in containers. Two light clips per year, in spring and again in late summer, keep the ball form crisp.
Use them flanking entrances, lining formal pathways, anchoring symmetrical garden beds, defining parterre and knot gardens, and in pairs in classic urns and decorative pots at front doors. Buxus sempervirens is the original topiary plant and remains the benchmark for traditional and contemporary formal design, with a level of finesse and density that fast-growing alternatives cannot replicate.
About Buxus sempervirens English Box Topiary Balls
Our English Box topiary balls arrive pre-clipped and ready to place at the size you order. The 30cm/33cm pots have ball diameters of approximately 30 to 45 cm, the 40cm/45L pots have ball diameters of 40 to 55 cm, and the 50cm/75L pots have ball diameters of 50 to 70 cm. They are well-rooted and in proportion to the pot.
English Box is slow-growing, adding approximately 15 to 25 cm per year once established in good conditions. This slow growth rate is one of the reasons it holds sharp formal shapes so well, and why mature pre-clipped specimens command a premium over seedling-grown stock.
English Box (Buxus sempervirens) has the smallest, finest leaves and the tightest formal texture, ideal for traditional parterres and clipped balls. Japanese Box (Buxus microphylla japonica) has slightly larger leaves, grows faster, and handles heat better. Shaggy Box (Buxus bodinieri) has soft, rounded leaves, much better blight resistance, and is the best choice for humid subtropical climates where English Box can struggle.
English Box performs best in cool to temperate regions including Victoria, the ACT, the NSW Southern Highlands and Central Tablelands, Tasmania, and the elevated parts of South Australia and Western Australia. In humid coastal or hot subtropical regions, consider Buxus bodinieri Shaggy Box or Japanese Box instead for better long-term performance.
Lightly clip in spring and again in late summer or early autumn to maintain the ball shape. Avoid pruning in the heat of summer or during frost periods. Use sharp shears for the cleanest formal finish, and step back regularly to check the symmetry of the form.
Yes. English Box is the classic potted topiary plant and pre-clipped balls look particularly striking in pairs at entrances and on terraces. Use a minimum 30L pot for the 30cm/33cm size and scale up from there, with a quality potting mix and a slow-release fertiliser applied twice yearly.
English Box can be affected by box blight, particularly in humid conditions where foliage stays wet. To reduce risk, ensure good air circulation around each plant, avoid overhead watering, and prune to maintain airflow through the canopy. In high-humidity regions, Buxus bodinieri Shaggy Box is a more disease-resistant alternative.
Melaleuca nesophila, the Showy Honey Myrtle, is an evergreen Australian native shrub to small tree from the south coast of Western Australia. Fine grey green foliage sits on a dense rounded frame over papery bark, and mauve to pink pom pom flowers cover the outer growth through spring and summer.
Mature width is 2 to 4 metres, with height usually settling around 3 to 5 metres, and growth of 30 to 60 centimetres a year. It wants full sun and takes sand, limestone, gravel and moderately heavy soils. Salt wind, drought and light to moderate frost are all handled once the roots are down.
This is a screening and hedging plant first, used along boundaries, on coastal blocks and through council road reserves where conditions are hard and maintenance budgets are thin. Space it at 1 to 1.5 metres for an informal screen. It gives colour, density and habitat value from one low input plant.
About Showy Honey Myrtle
Melaleuca nesophila, or Showy Honey Myrtle, is an evergreen Australian native shrub to small tree from southern Western Australia. It has fine grey green foliage, a dense rounded habit and soft papery bark, and carries mauve to pink pom pom flowers through spring and summer that age to a soft grey.
It spreads 2 to 4 metres wide and generally reaches 3 to 5 metres tall in a garden, though regular trimming will hold it lower. Growth is moderate to fast at around 30 to 60 centimetres a year, so a screen planted from advanced stock closes over within three or four seasons.
For a dense informal screen, plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart. For a tighter formal hedge, bring that in to 80 centimetres. As a feature tree, allow 3 to 4 metres so the full canopy and form can develop, or 3 metres apart along an avenue for a uniform, soft textured line.
Yes, it is one of the better coastal Melaleucas. It tolerates salt laden wind, sandy and limestone soils, and exposed front line positions once established, which is why it is planted so widely along the southern coastline. In very exposed sites it will lean with the prevailing wind, and most people like the result.
The main flush runs through spring and into summer, roughly September to January. Flowers open mauve to purple pink in dense rounded heads across the outer foliage, then age to grey and stay on the plant. Bees and honeyeaters work it heavily while it is out, so expect plenty of activity.
It handles light to moderate frost once established, which covers most coastal and near coastal parts of southern Australia. Young plants are more vulnerable in their first winter, so plant in autumn or early spring and keep them out of low frost hollows. Hard, repeated inland frost will burn new growth.
Tip prune after flowering to keep it dense and stop the base going bare. It takes a hard cut back if it becomes leggy, though remove no more than about a third at a time. Water through the first summer, then it is largely self sufficient. Use a low phosphorus native fertiliser in spring on poor soils.
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' carries small shimmering silver-green leaves on near-black stems, giving a light airy screen that moves in the wind rather than reading as a solid green wall. It is one of the most widely specified screening plants in Australian landscape design for exactly that reason.
'Silver Sheen' grows to 4 to 6 metres tall but only 1.5 to 2 metres wide at 30 to 60 centimetres per year, which makes it a genuine solution for narrow beds along fence lines and between buildings where height is needed but width is not available. Small cream flowers appear in spring and are lightly fragrant.
'Silver Sheen' grows in full sun to part shade and tolerates light to moderate frost once established, performing from subtropical Queensland through Sydney, Melbourne, Gippsland and Adelaide. It clips well, holds density under regular trimming, and is equally effective as a formal hedge or a loose screen.
About Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'
'Silver Sheen' grows to 4 to 6 metres tall and only 1.5 to 2 metres wide, which makes it one of the best options for narrow screening where a tall hedge is needed in a shallow bed.
It grows at 30 to 60 centimetres per year once established, reaching a usable screening height within three to four years with regular water and feeding.
It naturally holds to 1.5 to 2 metres wide and can be trimmed to under a metre with regular clipping, which is why it is so often used in tight side-boundary positions.
Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen, or 80 centimetres apart for a tighter formal hedge. Closer spacing fills in faster but needs more trimming.
'Silver Sheen' handles light to moderate frost once established. Young plants benefit from protection through their first winter in colder inland districts.
Yes. It performs in full sun through to part shade. In shadier positions growth is slightly more open, which suits a softer informal screen.
It performs from subtropical Queensland through Northern NSW, Sydney, the South Coast and tablelands, Melbourne and surrounds, the Western District, Gippsland and Adelaide.
Ligularia reniformis carries enormous glossy kidney-shaped leaves that give a shaded garden the bold tropical texture usually only available in full sun. The Tractor Seat Plant is grown for foliage first, with tall stems of bright yellow daisy flowers through summer as a bonus.
Ligularia reniformis forms a clump 0.6 to 1 metre tall and 1 to 1.5 metres wide, spreading slowly at 10 to 20 centimetres per year. That steady habit makes it reliable as a mass underplanting beneath established trees, an edging along a shaded path, or a single specimen in a large pot.
This is a full shade plant. It wants consistent moisture and protection from hot afternoon sun, which scorches the leaves, and it is frost sensitive, so in cold districts it needs a protected position. Given shade and water it is close to maintenance free.
About Ligularia reniformis
It forms a clump 0.6 to 1 metre tall and 1 to 1.5 metres wide. The individual leaves can reach 40 centimetres across, which is where the bold texture comes from.
The common name comes from the large round kidney-shaped leaves, which resemble the seat of an old tractor. The botanical name reniformis means kidney-shaped.
Yes. It performs best in full shade and will scorch in hot afternoon sun. It is one of the most useful foliage plants available for genuinely dark positions.
Tall stems of bright yellow daisy-like flowers rise well above the foliage through summer. The foliage remains the main feature for the rest of the year.
No. It is frost sensitive and may be damaged by frost. In cold districts plant it in a protected position, or grow it in a pot that can be moved under cover.
It wants consistently moist soil and does not tolerate drying out. Mulch well and water regularly through summer, particularly in pots and under established trees where roots compete.
Plant 0.8 to 1 metre apart for a continuous shaded groundcover mass. Closer spacing fills in faster but the clumps will crowd within a few seasons.
Correa alba, the White Correa, is a compact evergreen Australian native grown for soft felted grey-green leaves and small white star flowers. The flowers come through autumn and winter, when little else is out.
It forms a dense rounded shrub 1 to 2 metres tall and wide. That habit suits low informal hedges, borders, mass planting and underplanting beneath taller trees, and it takes clipping well enough to hold a formal shape.
It is one of the most salt tolerant shrubs in the trade, growing wild on exposed headlands and dunes from New South Wales through Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Salt wind, sand and poor soil are its normal conditions. Add drought and light frost tolerance and it is the obvious choice for a beachfront garden where Buxus and Lilly Pilly burn.
We carry it in two forms. The natural form is supplied unshaped, for hedging, borders and mass planting. The Ball Form is the same plant clipped into a formal sphere over several seasons and arrives finished. Salt tolerant formal topiary is rare, so a native ball does what Buxus cannot in a coastal garden, and two light clips a year hold the shape.
About Correa alba White Correa
1 to 2 metres tall and wide as a natural rounded shrub, putting on 30 to 60 centimetres a year. A clipped ball stays at whatever size you trim it to, usually held between 50 and 80 centimetres across.
Same plant, different training. The natural form is supplied unshaped, for a hedge, border, mass planting or an informal rounded shrub. The Ball Form is grown on and clipped over several seasons into a formal sphere, and arrives finished rather than as something you shape yourself.
Salt and drought. Buxus wants moisture and shelter and burns in exposed coastal positions. Correa alba comes off the headlands and handles salt wind, sand and dry spells. The foliage is grey-green rather than dark glossy green, and it flowers, which Buxus does not usefully.
Small white star flowers appear from autumn through winter into spring, heaviest over the cooler months. That timing feeds honeyeaters and native bees when little else is in bloom. On clipped balls, trim after the main flush so you do not remove the display.
It is among the most salt tolerant native shrubs available and grows naturally on exposed cliffs and dunes. Sandy free draining soil and salt spray are its normal conditions. Drainage matters far more to it than soil richness.
60 to 80 centimetres apart for a low informal hedge, or 1 metre apart for mass planting where each plant keeps its own rounded shape. Balls repeated down a path sit well at 1 to 1.5 metres apart.
Yes, and the Ball Form in a container suits an entrance, courtyard or balcony. Use a pot at least 40 centimetres across with a free draining mix, and never let it stand in a saucer of water.
Water through the first two summers, then only in prolonged dry spells. Feed once in spring with a low phosphorus native fertiliser, as correas belong to the citrus family and resent high phosphorus blends. Trim lightly after flowering for a natural shrub, or twice a year taking only soft new growth to hold a ball.
Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Balls' is Star Jasmine grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere. The small glossy leaves sit tight on a woody framework, holding a clean rounded outline year round. White pinwheel flowers open in spring and carry a strong sweet scent right across a courtyard.
Ball specimens hold at about 1 to 1.5 metres tall and wide with light clipping. Full sun to part shade suits them, in any free draining soil. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year. They handle coastal exposure, light frost and dry spells once the roots are down.
Repeat them along a driveway, either side of an entry, or in pots on a terrace where a formal shape is wanted straight away. They read as structure in a planting scheme without the height of a hedge, and because the form is already trained, a new garden looks settled from the day it goes in.
About Star Jasmine Balls
They are Trachelospermum jasminoides, the common Star Jasmine, grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere on a woody framework. Instead of climbing, the plant is trained into a self supporting rounded shape. The foliage is small, glossy and dark green, and the plant carries scented white flowers through spring.
They hold at roughly 1 to 1.5 metres tall and 1 to 1.5 metres wide. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year, so a light clip once or twice a year keeps the ball tight at whatever size within that range suits the setting.
Full sun to part shade both work. Full sun gives the densest foliage and the heaviest flowering, while part shade produces slightly softer, more open growth and fewer flowers. Avoid deep shade, where the ball thins out and loses its outline. Morning sun with afternoon protection suits hot inland gardens.
Yes, and pots are one of the main uses. A container 50 to 60 centimetres wide with a quality free draining mix will hold a ball for years. Water more often than you would in the ground, especially in summer, and feed in spring and again in late summer. Refresh the mix every few years.
Yes, the foliage is held year round. The glossy dark green leaves take on a bronze tinge in cold weather and green up again in spring, but the plant never goes bare. That is what makes it useful as permanent structure in a scheme, particularly in winter once perennials have died back.
Flowering runs through spring, roughly September to November, and often carries into early summer in warmer districts. The white pinwheel flowers are small but produced in quantity, and the scent is strong on still evenings. Flowering is heaviest on plants in full sun that were not clipped hard just before bud set.
Clip lightly with hedging shears once after flowering and again in late summer if needed, taking only the new growth to keep the outline crisp. Water deeply in dry weather, mulch the base, and feed in early spring. The sap is milky and can irritate skin, so wear gloves when trimming.
Tristaniopsis laurina 'Luscious' / Watergum Trees is a dependable choice for structured feature and street tree planting in urban and coastal landscapes. Its compact, upright form with dense, glossy evergreen foliage and striking copper-bronze new growth creates year-round visual interest and clean architectural lines.
Growing 7-10 metres tall with a 4-5 metre spread, it thrives in full sun to part shade and tolerates coastal exposure, urban pollution, and moderate drought. Its fragrant yellow flowers in late spring to summer add seasonal appeal.
For greater landscape impact, plant 'Luscious' with low-growing groundcovers or shade-tolerant shrubs beneath to enhance layered texture and biodiversity. Its tidy habit and pruning tolerance make it ideal for formal streetscapes, courtyards, or informal screening in medium to large gardens.
About Tristaniopsis laurina 'Luscious' Watergum
Luscious grows to 7-10 metres tall with a 4-5 metre spread, with a compact upright form.
Luscious has a moderate growth rate of 40-60cm per year once established.
Yes. Luscious is widely used by Australian councils as a street tree thanks to its tolerance of urban pollution, coastal exposure, and tight pavement conditions.
Yes. Tristaniopsis laurina is an Australian native, naturally found along watercourses on the east coast.
Fragrant yellow flowers appear in late spring to summer, typically November to January.
Plant 1.5-2 metres apart for a continuous canopy or row, or 3-4 metres for individual feature trees.
Luscious handles light to moderate frost once established, which suits most temperate and coastal gardens along the east coast. Young trees are more sensitive, so protect them through their first winter or two in areas that get regular heavy frost. In cold inland districts, plant in a sheltered position with good drainage and mulch the root zone to keep soil temperatures steadier.
Eucalyptus cladocalyx 'Nana', the Dwarf Sugar Gum, is a compact selection of the Sugar Gum with a rounded, densely branched canopy that often holds low to the ground. The bark is smooth and streaked with grey, yellow and orange, and the glossy dark green leaves show soft pale undersides.
Full sun and free drainage suit it, and it accepts a wide range of soils including sand, clay loam and limestone. It handles light to moderate frost once established and is very drought and wind tolerant. Growth is 0.5 to 1 metre a year, slower than the species form. It does well right across southern Australia.
The smaller scale makes it useful where the species form is too big: suburban shade, street verges, car park islands, civic landscapes and coastal or dry inland windbreaks. It can also be run as a tall informal screen. At 8 to 10 metres tall and 4 to 6 metres wide, it fits an ordinary block.
About Dwarf Sugar Gum
It reaches 8 to 10 metres tall and 4 to 6 metres wide, with a rounded, dense canopy. That is a fraction of the standard Sugar Gum, which can pass 30 metres. The reduced scale is what makes it usable on residential blocks, street verges and in civic plantings where root and canopy room is limited.
'Nana' is a naturally compact form of the same species. It reaches 8 to 10 metres rather than 20 to 35, branches lower, holds a rounder and denser crown, and grows more slowly at 0.5 to 1 metre a year. Bark, flowers and general toughness are the same, so you keep the character on a smaller frame.
Creamy white flowers open from late spring through summer, roughly November to February. The display is generous on established trees and brings in honeyeaters, lorikeets and bees. Flower numbers build as the tree matures, so a young plant may put on only a light show for its first few seasons before flowering reliably.
For a dense informal screen, plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart. For a clipped, more formal hedge, 2 metres apart works, though it will need regular trimming to hold that scale. As a feature tree allow 3 to 4 metres, and for avenue planting space them 3 metres apart for an even line.
It is frost tolerant and handles light to moderate frost once established, but it is not in the same class as the cold-climate gums. In areas with heavy repeated frost, protect young plants through their first couple of winters or choose a frost-hardy species instead. Mature trees in southern Australia rarely have any trouble.
Yes, for a period. A large pot of at least 100 litres with a free-draining mix will hold a young tree for several years, and it takes pruning well enough to stay in scale. Long term it is still a tree and will want ground room, so treat pot culture as a stage rather than a permanent home.
Water weekly through the first two summers, then only in extended dry weather. Mulch the root zone, keeping mulch off the trunk. Prune in late winter or early spring to shape, shorten wayward limbs or lift the canopy. It responds well to cutting back, so hedging and screening trims are straightforward on this form.
Angophora costata, the Sydney Red Gum, is one of Australia's most iconic native trees, instantly recognised by its smooth mottled bark that sheds in irregular patches to reveal striking tones of salmon-pink, orange, and copper-red.
Sydney Red Gum grows to 15-25 metres tall and 10-15 metres wide with a dense spreading crown of broad lance-shaped leaves that provides generous shade. The dramatic size suits parks, rural properties, and large gardens. Large clusters of white flowers appear from late spring into summer, supporting bees, lorikeets and honeyeaters.
Sydney Red Gum is hardy and drought tolerant once established, thriving in coastal areas, poor and sandy soils, and full sun across NSW and QLD. It tolerates light frost and works well as a habitat tree or a stand-alone specimen in large-scale landscapes.
About Angophora costata Sydney Red Gum
Sydney Red Gum grows to 15-25 metres tall and 10-15 metres wide with a broad spreading canopy.
Angophora costata is moderately fast-growing, adding 60cm to 1 metre per year once established.
The smooth bark sheds in summer to reveal striking salmon-pink, orange and copper-red new bark beneath, which gives the tree its common name. The bark colour intensifies in the months after shedding.
Yes. Angophora costata is native to the east coast of Australia, ranging from QLD through NSW. It is a defining tree of the Sydney sandstone landscape.
Sydney Red Gum produces large clusters of cream-white flowers in late spring through summer, typically November to January, that attract bees, lorikeets and honeyeaters.
Sydney Red Gum is best suited to large gardens, acreage, and parks due to its mature size. For smaller properties, consider Corymbia ficifolia 'Wildfire' instead.
Sydney Red Gum thrives across NSW and QLD coastal regions and is drought tolerant once established. It performs best in well-drained sandstone or sandy soils and tolerates light frost.
Melaleuca quinquenervia, the Broad-leaved Paperbark, is a hardy Australian native grown for its distinctive thick papery cream bark and fluffy creamy-white bottlebrush flowers. The soft layered bark gives the tree strong year-round character and sculptural appeal.
Paperbark grows to 8-15 metres tall and 5-8 metres wide, forming a broad rounded canopy of grey-green to mid-green lance-shaped leaves that casts light shade. It suits feature planting in gardens and parks, wetland restoration, and ecological revegetation, bringing texture and habitat value to the landscape.
Paperbark is highly adaptable, thriving in full sun to part shade across a wide range of soils, and it is unusually versatile in tolerating both drought and waterlogged or seasonally wet ground once established. It performs well across NSW, QLD, and frost-free parts of VIC, WA and the NT, attracting honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees with its autumn and spring flowers.
About Melaleuca quinquenervia Paperbark Tree
Melaleuca quinquenervia grows to 8-15 metres tall and 5-8 metres wide with an upright spreading canopy.
The Broad-leaved Paperbark is moderately fast-growing, adding 50-80cm per year once established.
Melaleuca quinquenervia has distinctive thick, spongy, papery bark in cream and white tones that peels in soft layers, giving the tree its common name and strong year-round visual interest.
Yes. Melaleuca quinquenervia is native to coastal eastern Australia, ranging from NSW through QLD.
Yes. The Paperbark is unusually versatile, tolerating both waterlogged soils and drought once established, which makes it ideal for difficult sites and areas with variable drainage.
The Paperbark produces fluffy cream-white bottlebrush-like flowers mainly in autumn and spring, attracting honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees.
The Paperbark thrives across NSW, QLD, and frost-free parts of VIC, WA and the NT, tolerating coastal exposure and a wide range of soils.
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Schinus molle, the Peppercorn Tree, is one of the most drought-hardy shade trees available, instantly recognised by its broad arching canopy of fine feathery grey-green foliage and its hanging clusters of pink-red berries.
Peppercorn Tree grows to 8-12 metres tall and 8-10 metres wide with a wide weeping canopy that creates a striking sculptural presence and generous shade. The broad architectural form makes it a classic choice for rural driveways, paddocks, windbreaks, and large open landscapes. Delicate white flowers appear in late spring, followed by the decorative pink-red berries.
Peppercorn Tree is highly drought tolerant and low maintenance, thriving in poor and sandy soils under full sun. It performs reliably in Mediterranean and semi-arid climates across SA, VIC, NSW, WA and inland QLD, and tolerates frost once established.
About Schinus molle Peppercorn Tree
Schinus molle grows to 8-12 metres tall and 8-10 metres wide with a broad weeping canopy.
Peppercorn Tree is fast-growing, adding 60cm to 1 metre per year once established.
Yes. Schinus molle is one of the most drought-tolerant feature trees available, performing well in dry inland conditions, paddocks, and Mediterranean climates.
Yes. Peppercorn Tree produces hanging clusters of small pink-red berries through summer and autumn. The berries are decorative but not the true edible black peppercorn, which comes from Piper nigrum.
Yes. Schinus molle is evergreen, holding its fine pendulous foliage year-round.
Yes. Peppercorn Tree is one of the most popular rural shade trees in Australia thanks to its drought tolerance, broad weeping canopy, and ability to thrive in poor soils with minimal water.
Peppercorn Tree thrives across most of Australia, particularly in SA, VIC, NSW, WA, and inland QLD. It tolerates frost, drought, and a wide range of soils once established.
