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Latania lontaroides, Latania verschafeltii and Bismarckia nobilis: Fresh seed is available therefore please indicate your interest allowing us to offer firm.

Latania lontaroides $517.00/1000 seeds

Common Name: Red Latan Palm

Native to Reunion Island
Grows up to 12 m, single trunk
Young plants have red leaf base and stalks, reverting to all green when plants are older
Prefers sunny, moist, well-drained position, tolerates short periods of cold but may drop leaves

Latania verschafeltii $443.00/1000 seeds

Common Name: Yellow Latan Palm

Native to Mascarene Islands
Grows up to 12 m, single trunk
Young plants have yellow leaf base and stalks, reverting to all green when plants are older
Dioecious
Prefers sunny, moist, well-drained position in warm temperate to subtropical climates.

Bismarkia nobilis $575.00/1000 seeds

Common Name: Madagascar Palm

Native to Madagascar
Grows to 25 m but typically 12 m tall in cultivation, spread up to 12 m
Silver-blue, wide spreading leaves from a single trunk
Grows in full sun, well-drained soils in tropical and subtropical climates

Brachychiton populneus $15.00/25 g, $329.00/kg

Common Name: Kurrajong

Native to eastern Australia
Medium size tree to 10 m tall
Agricultural/pastoral uses include provision of dense shade, drought fodder, supports honey production and the deep roots don’t impact on surrounding crops.
Widely used as a street plant, also as an ornamental garden specimen. Flowers are bell shaped with a red/brown inner and whitish outer.

Juncus usitatus $25.00/25 g, $675.00/kg

Common Name: Common Rush

Australian native occurring through Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria
Used in landscaping, wetland rehabilitation and stabilizing waterways
Commonly found along streams and riverbanks, irrigation channels and swampland, along the water edge or in shallow water
Habitat for frogs and nesting sites for birds
Salt tolerant, not effected by heavy grazing

Nelumbo nucifera $12.00/25 g

Common Name: Sacred Lotus

An aquatic perennial growing to 150 cm high, spreading up to 3 m
Native distribution is from central and northern India across to East Asia
Leaves up to 60 cm diameter, flowers up to 20 cm diameter
Grows in water up to 2.5 m deep, minimum depth 30 cm

Schefflera actinophylla $13.50/1000 seeds

Common Name: Umbrella Tree

Native to tropical rainforests of Australia
Evergreen, multi-trunked tree growing to 15 m
Flowers appear at the top of the trunks, racemes up to 2 m long of red flowers in early summer for several months
Produces large amounts of nectar which attracts honey-eating birds
Fruits attract birds and animals such as lorikeets, flying foxes and pademelons

Moringa pterygosperma $9.00/25 g, $159.00/kg

syn Moringa oleifera

Common Name: Koepanger Tree

Small tree originating from northern India. Fast growing, deciduous to 12 m, suitable to tropical and subtropical areas. Flowers once a years followed by hanging fruit, is a source of ben oil. Not frost tolerant.

Leptospermum laevigatum $32.50/25 g

Common Name: Coastal Tea Tree

Native to south eastern Australia. Grows 1.5 to 6 m tall as a large, bushy shrub. White-pink flowers appear April to October. Very hardy, salt tolerant, used in coastal plantings, windbreaks and soil stabilization in sandy soils and rehabilitation projects.

Wodyetia bifurcata $195.00/1000 seeds

Common Name: Foxtail Palm

Native to Queensland. Grows up to 10 m tall with leaves 2 to 3 m long. White flowers followed by large orange/red fruit. The trunk is smooth grey/white and self-cleaning. Interesting ornamental garden specimen and highly sought after around the world.

Zamia pumila $275.00/1000 seeds

Common Name: Coontie Palm

Native to West Indies and Florida, USA. A low-growing, woody cycad, the trunk is often subterranean. The leaves grow up to 120 cm long. Grows in various habitats with well-drained sands or sandy loam soil in full sun to heavy shade. Dioceous – in late winter the brown male and female cones emerge for pollination. Orange seeds are released in late autumn.

Sourcing Eremophila species

We are looking for collectors/suppliers for Eremophila nivea, E maculata, E mitchellii and E longifolia.

Please contact us on 07 3821 0745 if you can source any of these seeds.

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This week we are featuring Acer species, commonly known as Maple trees. Most species are native to Asia. Trees vary in height from 10 m to 45 m while shrubs grow up to 8 m. In autumn, Acers have a stunning display of foliage before the leaves fall. Flowers appear in late winter/early spring. Beautiful ornamental garden plants and popular as bonsai plants, Maples also have a number of other uses: source of syrup (most commonly from Acer saccharum); timber for sports equipment such as baseball bats, pool cues, bowling pins; tonewood timber for musical instruments such as guitars, violins and drums; pulpwood for paper and are also a major source of pollen in early spring for honeybees.

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