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Trees and Palms

  • Gordonia

    Gordonia Peter Valder looked at one of the very best small trees for Australian conditions. Plant details Common name: Gordonia,... read more
  • Buying Big Palms

    Palm trees evoke memories of relaxing holidays, secluded tropical beaches and cool, moist rainforests. The good news is that you... read more
  • Hollows in Trees

    Trees are great survivors; some can live for hundreds to thousands of years. Don looked at two magnificent old gums... read more
  • Magic Maple Moment

    Japanese maples are usually grown for their magnificent displays of autumn colour. However, in Australia they also look wonderful in... read more
  • New Flowering Cherries

    Don looked at a new flowering cherry, Prunus ‘Millennium Sunset’, which has been developed at the University of Western Sydney.... read more
  • Pencil Pines

    Don looked at Cupressus sempervirens ‘Glauca’, one of the very best pencil pine varieties. Plant details Common name: Pencil pine... read more
  • Ponytail Plant

    The decorative ponytail plant is native to dry, desert regions of Mexico and the southern United States. Plant details Common... read more
  • Upright Western Red Cedar Hedge

    Don looked at the upright, narrow-growing form of the western red cedar. Thuja plicata ‘Fastigiata’ is a small tree to... read more
  • Best Trees For Autumn Colour

    Autumn foliage plants are a great investment around the home. They provide shade in summer, put on a fabulous colour... read more
  • Blue Arrow Conifer

    The popular ‘Swane’s Golden’ is a fabulous conifer for use in narrow areas, but until recently there hasn’t been a... read more
  • Evergreen Magnolia

    Don showed an evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) in flower. The evergreen magnolia, or Bull Bay magnolia as it is commonly... read more
  • Agonis ‘After Dark’

    Recently introduced into cultivation, Agonis flexuosa ‘After Dark’, is a variety of the West Australian willow myrtle. It has burgundy... read more