Rare & Unusual (Collectables)

Long thin leathery leaves organised in an architectural manner on top of a slender trunk and if you think it sounds odd, try Pseudopanax crassifolius. Exotic. 15ft in 10 years. Please contact us for stock availability and size

From N. Z. In its juvenile state, 2ft long leaves, very thin, hanging at 45° from the trunk. Outrageous. One of our more original designs. Exotic in the extreme. To 20ft. Please contact us for stock availability and size

One of our more original designs. Small evergreen tree from N.Z. to be grown in groves to evoke Otago and Mangonui. To 14ft after 20 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

The pretty one. Large glossy evergreen bush/tree. Marvellous in a pot. Pseudopanax don’t seem to bother much with soppy things like roots… 10ft in 7 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

A pineapple relative from the high Andes. Spiky (very), exotic and hardy in mild gardens. Good in a pot. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

Piles of evergreen bamboo-like foliage (reddish when young). An utterly beautiful tree to 30ft after 40 years years. Also known as the Japanese White Oak. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

If you want the essence of the Mediterranean, all you need is a grove of the wonderful Cork Tree. 20ft after 20 years. Tough, reliable, beautiful and unaccountably rare. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

Rushy, grassy, evergreen, elegant. A South African weirdo the like of which you’ve never seen before. Can form a clump 8ft tall and 6ft across. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.