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Jubaea chilensis
The Chilean Wine Palm is endangered in the wild and rarely grown in Australia for sale. Understandably considering that the seed can take more than two years to germinate and the plants that I have at the nursery in 10″ pots are at least six years on from germination! I have done the hard work
Stephen Ryan
Araucaria araucana
The Monkey puzzle tree is one of the worlds most easily spotted trees with its dark prickly foliage and very symetrical form. It was well loved as a new novelty in Victorian times and seems to have recently come back into fashion. I put it down to the discovery of the Wollemi Pine which made
Stephen Ryan
Mespilus germanica
The Medlar is a favourite small deciduous tree which has heaps going for it. Its spring blossom is stunning and usually later to come than most fruit trees. The fruit stays on the tree for a good long time and always creates interest with those that don’t know it. If the fruit is allowed to
Stephen Ryan
Cupressus cashmeriana
One of the worlds most elegant conifers with a conical habit and soft grey weeping foliage. It will quickly grow to 10metres in any well drained sunny site that is sheltered from strong prevailing winds as these tend to make to tree one sided. It is a botanical oddity as since it was first discribed
Stephen Ryan
Cydonia sinensis
This was until recently known as Pseudocydonia sinensis or the mock Chinese quince and it has to be the best small tree that one could have! It has attractive pink blossom in late spring that in summer become large egg shaped yellow -green fruit which can be used for jelly or as I found out
Stephen Ryan
Firmiana simplex
A rarely used deciduous tree comes from China and Japan and its huge leaves make a tropical statement without the tree its self being tropical. It will grow in anopen aspect and tolerate a range of different soils so there can only be one excuse for its lack of representation in Australian gardens, no one
Stephen Ryan
Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Pendulum’
This truly amazing specimen was captured by me in a chateau garden in Northern France and what a beauty it is! It hangs down from a 3metre standard to the ground and then down over a 4metre wall and this garden has 2 of them. If you want to do the same with or without
Stephen Ryan
Lindera angustifolia
I first raised this plant from one seed obtained from New Zealand many years ago. It is a small deciduous tree from China, and what an asset it has turned out to be. Its narrow grey green leaves turn brilliant red in autumn and in time it will make a shrubby upright tree to about
Stephen Ryan