Avenue Trees
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Click to enlarge Acer (Maple) Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred' Autumn Blaze® Wonderful heat tolerant maple that has beautiful autumn colour as well. Forms great avenues.
Click to enlarge Fagus Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea Elegant, stunning, tough. The purple beech is royality of the tree family. Dark purple foliage that is admired throughout the world. Very versatile, can also be hedged or pleached.
Click to enlarge Fraxinus (Ash) Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Cimmzam' Cimmaron™ Similar to Fraxinus 'Urbanite', drought and heat tolerant, more upright growing and very uniform, forms a beautiful, majestic tree.
Click to enlarge Populus (Poplar) Populus deltoides x P. yunnanensis 'Kawa' An exceptional new poplar variety that is poplar rust resistant. Forms an impressive, bold tree in keeping with very Australian avenue plantings. Possibly the toughest of the poplars - holds foliage longer than other cultivars.
Click to enlarge Populus (Poplar) Populus x P. euramericana 'Veronese' An exceptional new poplar variety that is poplar rust resistant. Forms a bold, impressive avenue tree. Lovely upright branching habit.
Click to enlarge Pyrus Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer ® The tree that has everything! The closest thing to the perfect tree I have found. Loves wet waterlogged soils, loves drought, heat, a whole range of conditions. Wonderful display of small white flowers in spring followed by small inconspicuous fruit. The shape of Pyrus Chanticleer is narrow and uniform, which makes it a very good avenue tree. Autumn colour ranges from reds to purples, oranges and yellows. A tree that should be planted in multiples to add a real design feature to any space.
Click to enlarge Quercus (Oak) Quercus palustris 'Pringreen' Green Pillar® New kid in town. A very upright form of Pin Oak. Will quickly make a name for itself as a sensational avenue tree.
Click to enlarge Quercus (Oak) Quercus palustris - Pin Oak Old favourite on large country properties, creates a very statuesque avenue.
Click to enlarge Ulmus (Elm) Ulmus parvifolia 'Todd'PBR symbol A new selection of the Chinese elm, with a more upright structure than the species. Small dark green foliage that can be semi evergreen in the right environment. Chinese elms are great trees that handle all sorts of climatic conditions. Tough and reliable.
Click to enlarge Zelkova Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase' The 'upside down tree. Lovely wine glass shape, planted along driveways will form a natural archway with no formal pruning. Good autumn tones and handles medium level drought conditions. Will be a very popular tree.