A very interesting triple hybrid on the stunning and large, so-called Jubutia hybrid between Jubaea chilensis and Butia odorata, pollinated with Butia eriospatha. The result should be a plant close to Butia in looks but of larger size and with improved cold hardiness and hybrid vigor...
This pretty, small to medium-sized conifer rarely grows taller than 15 m. It forms a narrowly conical, densely branched crown with short, narrow but blunt leaves that are dark glossy green above and pale to bluish below. The attractive female cones are purplish. It is one of the more popular species..
A beautiful, small to medium-sized conifer that rarely reaches more than 10 m tall, native to southern Korea and Jeju-do between 1000 and 1900 m. The Korean Fir has smooth bark, a dense, pyramidal crown and dark green, needlelike leaves with white undersides. The compact, upright cones are an attrac..
A large shrub or small tree to 10 m tall with soft branches, large leaves and dark reddish purple flowers followed by very strange, 5-winged, goblet-shaped seed pods. The leaves are covered in irritating hairs. Abroma augusta is widespread in tropical Asia and into the western Pacific, where it is u..
A small tree or large shrub to about 6 m (20 ft.) tall, native to the high mountains of northeastern New South Wales and southeasternmost Queensland, Australia. It has narrow, pendulous phyllodes and produces large sprays of fragrant yellow flowers in spring. One of the hardier Australian Acacia, it..
This small desert tree is one of Australia's most common and widespread trees and is found in all dry regions in the lower two thirds of the continent. It forms a much branched crown with very narrow, needle-like and distinctly silvery-gray foliage. The bright yellow flowers are held in dense, small..
A small tree with a spreading crown of finely pinnate, silvery leaves and bright yellow, strongly scented puffball-like flowers. The cultivar "Purpurea" has beautiful purple new foliage. Originally native to New South Wales, Australia, Acacia baileyana is widely grown elsewhere in temperate climates..
A small tree with a spreading crown of finely pinnate, silvery leaves and bright yellow, strongly scented puffball-like flowers. Originally native to New South Wales, Australia, it is widely grown elsewhere in temperate climates. Seeds should be scarified or immersed in boiling water to break dorman..
A dry deciduous, small tree with drooping branches, native to dry scrub and woodland in southern and western Madagascar. Seeds should briefly be immersed in boiling water before sowing...
A popular, multi-purpose tree, distributed in southern Africa, in a variety of habitats, from woodlands to dry river valleys to scrublands. It varies considerably in height, ranging from 3 to 27 m and has even been cultivated as a bonsai. It has a smooth or sometimes scaly trunk and a spreading, rou..
A small to moderately-sized, evergreen, tropical tree to about 25 m tall with long phyllodes and spikes of cream white, scented flowers. Acacia cincinnata is native to Australia and islands of the South West Pacific, where it grows in open forests. It makes a nice ornamental and is also planted for ..
A very attractive, medium-sized shrub native to southeastern Australia with unusual, triangular, pale bluish green foliage (phyllodes) and masses of fragrant, round, yellow flowers in late winter or sping. Easily and popularly grown in a variety of warm temperate climates in USDA Zones 9 to 11, it i..
A well known and popular ornamental tree native to southeastern Australia with bluish, feathery foliage and wonderfully scented, yellow flowers in great profusion. Seeds should be scarified before sowing...
A well known and popular, very fast growing ornamental tree to 15 m tall, native to eastern Australia with dark green, bipinnate, feathery foliage and wonderfully scented, golden yellow flowers in great profusion in early spring. Seeds should be scarified or briefly immersed in boiling water before ..
A typical tree of the drier parts of southern Africa, Acacia erioloba is widespread and common in various types of savanna and is a dominant tree species especially in Namibia and Botswana. Acacia erioloba grows into a small to medium-sized tree and bears yellow, spherical flowers followed by furry,..
This small to medium, rather short-lived tree has a rounded crown to about 12 m tall with finely pinnate leaves, long, white thorns and masses of yellow flowers in small, spherical heads, followed by narrow, flat pods. It is widely distributed in various types of savannas in southern Africa on sandy..
Widespread in coastal southeastern Australia, this spreading shrub or small tree is a typical plant of seashores and usually found on sandy soils. It makes a lovely and profusely flowering ornamental for temperate and warm temperate climates and also a great windbreak and stabilizer for sand dunes. ..
This medium-sized tree with finely pinnate leaves and creamy white flowers in small, spherical heads, followed by flat, brown pods, is widely distributed in savannas in southern Africa on sandy soils. It makes a nice, drought tolerant ornamental for dry tropical and some warm temperate climates. See..
A variable, moderate, evergreen tree rarely more than 20 m tall with a dense crown of dark green phyllodes and spikes of cream white, scented flowers. Acacia melanoxylon is native to coastal eastern and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania. It makes a lovely ornamental for warm temperate and s..
A dry-deciduous, small to medium size tree to about 13 m tall, valued for its many uses -medicinal, forage, wood for construction- since the era of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. Originally native to Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and southern Asia, today it is also cultivated in other parts of th..
This is one of a handful of red-flowering Acacia known in the world. Locally abundant in dry savanna, woodlands and forests at low elevations in Madagascar, it grows into a scrambling shrub or small to medium-sized tree with finely pinnate foliage and bright red bottlebrush flowers. We believe ours ..
An attractive shrub or small tree up to 6 m tall and native to Australia, in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, where it usually grows on hillsides and rocky slopes, at altitudes below 700 m. It has flattened, oval, silvery gray phyllodes (modified leaves) and clusters of feathery, bright..
A very attractive, small to medium-sized tree to about 15 m (50 ft) tall with a gnarly trunk, a well-branched, dense crown with long, thin, weeping branches and narrow, grayish-green phyllodes. The small, powderpuff-like, pale yellow flowers are followed by seed pods that look like beaded strings. A..
An artificial first generation (F1) hybrid on a female Trachycarpus wagnerianus, hand-pollinated with pollen of the rare Trachycarpus ukhrulensis that has been flowering for the first time in Europe. ...
A beautiful, small, dry deciduous tree native to scrub and woodlands and coastal dune forest in southeastern South Africa that sports coppery-colored, papery, flaking bark and large, pinnate leaves. I...
An artificial first generation (F1) hybrid between the extremely fast growing Trachycarpus sp. 'Nova' and the fabulous Trachycarpus princeps. The resulting palms will be tall, very fast growing plants...