Blackbridge Nurseries
    • Description
    Large evergreen shrub or small tree dark glossy green oval leaves. Dull white hawthorn scented flowers in slender racemes late spring/summer followed by fruits. Moist to dry conditions but will not tolerate wet feet. Excellent for hedges or Topiary or can be allowed to grow as a screen
    Height x Width 5 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Conical
    Country of Origin Western Europe, France, Spain Portugal, Morocco
    Similar to Consider Camellias, Laurus Nobilis, Michelia Figo, Syzygium resilience, Pittosporums, Corokia, Griselinia, Ficus, Ilex largo, Olea El Greco, Eugenia Ventinatii
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Dark Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Accent Yes
    Hedging Yes
     
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Forms a beautiful artistic small flat-topped tree with wide-spread tiered horizontal branches. Large snow white single and semi-double flowers in spring.
    Height x Width 6 x 5
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin Japan
    Similar to Consider Other Flowering Cherries, Crabapples
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Yellow and Orange
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
     
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Weeping Standard Graceful pendent branches decked in small blush pink snowy white single blooms. Suits warm temperate areas. Early to mid season.
    Height x Width 1.5 x 1.5
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Slow
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Spreading
    Country of Origin Japan
    Similar to Consider Other Flowering cherries, Crab Apples,  
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Golden
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Accent Yes
     
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Description Yedoensis type: A new cultivar that has a vigorous, upright growth habit with a central leader. Masses of shell pink, single flowers are produced late winter. A firm favorite with tuis because of the nectar that these flowers produce! Excellent alternative to Felix Jury or Campanulata superba
    Height x Width 7 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Conical
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Awanui, Kanzan, or other flowering cherries
    Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Golden
    Flower
    Flower Colour Pink
    Fragrant? No
    Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
     
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Hybrid Yoshino Cherry. The most popular Cherry Tree we sell! Excellent form with horizontal branches making an excellent shade tree. Produces great masses of pale shell pink large single blossoms in spring. The perfect specimen shade or street tree.
    Height x Width 5 x 5
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Vase
    Country of Origin Japan
    Similar to Consider Other Flowering Cherries, Crabapples
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Yellow Orange
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Pink
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
     
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Unusual and distinct cultivar. Compact neat and bushy habit. Glossy fresh green leaves with lighter ribs. Can be used as a low broad hedge or as a specimen shrub, screen, or tub plant. A good wind shelter for more delicate plants in mixed shrub beds.
    Height x Width 3 x 2
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Slow
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Pseudopanax Lessonii, P. Laetus, Griselinia Broadway Mint, Griselinia Lucida, Planchonella costata, Ilex Largo
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Very small
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Screening Yes
    Hedging Yes
     
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Similar in form to P. crassifolium. Pale grey brown leaves have distinctive saw-like hooked teeth in juvenile stage. Does not like wet but will tolerate quite dry open windy areas. Evergreen. Endemic to NZ
    Height x Width 5 x 1
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Slow
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Upright
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Pseudopanax crassifolium, Pseudopanax sabre
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Brown
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Insignificant
    • Uses
    Accent Yes
     
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    A fast growing much-branched, rich deep green foliaged shrub, with three or five thick, leathery leaflets to each stem. Windy sites Ok. Good for coastal planting. Trims well for a hedgerow or wind break. Does not like wet feet. NZ Native. ALSO: Pseudopanax Lessonii Purpurea with Black Purple leaves
    Height x Width 4 x 2.5
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider P. Cyril Watson, P. Laetus, Griselinia Broadway Mint, Griselinia Lucida, Planchonella costata, Ilex Largo
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Insignificant
    • Uses
    Screening / Shelter Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
     
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Pyramidal growing tree with glossy green leaves over summer turning striking red in autumn. Profusion of white flowers in early spring. A more upright habit. Tolerant of poor drainage.   Apx 7 x 4m ALSO AVAILABLE:  Bradford is similar.   Kea is a smaller grower
    Height x Width 7 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin China
    Similar to Consider Liquidambars, Acer rubrum types, Quercus coccinea or rubra, Amelanchier Canadensis, Nyssa Sylvatica
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Red
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
     
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Brilliant autumn colours. Forms a stately specimen with wide spreading crown and high light and open branching pattern. Bark has a reddish brown look in winter. Deciduous.
    Height x Width 15 x 7
    Range Tall 10+
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Conical
    Country of Origin North America
    Similar to Consider Liquidambars, Acer rubrum types, Quercus rubra, Pyrus spp. Amelanchier Canadensis, Nyssa Sylvatica
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Red
    • Flower
    Flower  Insignificant
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
     
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Lower branches tend to droop almost to the ground. Brownish grey bark and glossy green leaves turn brilliant scarlet yellow red bronze in autumn. Good specimen tree with a pyramidal growth habit. Or keep the top trimmed out to create an umbrella shade tree. Will tolerate moist to wet acidic soil conditions.
    Height x Width 8 x 6
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Pyramidical
    Country of Origin North America
    Similar to Consider Liquidambars, Acer rubrum types, Quercus coccinea or rubra, Pyrus spp. Amelanchier Canadensis, Nyssa Sylvatica
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Red, Orange
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Insignificant
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
     
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    A large, long-lived deciduous tree which develops a broad head of rugged branches when growing in the open. Heavy acorn production in late summer-early autumn. Short, attractive fissured bark. Valuable timber tree of which the heartwood is much in demand for interior and furniture work. It is native to most of Europe
    Height 15 x 9
    Range Tall 10+
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin Europe
    Similar to Consider Q Coccinea, Q Robur fastigiata, Platanus acerifolia
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Yellow and Golden
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Insignificant
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
     
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Narrow and erect form of the English Oak. Becomes more pyramidal as the tree matures. Excellent for street and narrow planting areas. Tolerates clay soils. Hardy
    Height Width 8 x 3
    Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Narrow
    Country of Origin Europe
    Similar to Consider Betula var.  Cupressus totem, Liriodendron tulipifera fastigiata, Olea El Greco, Knightia Excelsa, Acer Bowall, Poplar crow’s nest, Carpinus betulus fastigiata
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Golden
    • Flower
    Flower Insignificant
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Accent Yes
    Screening / Shelter Yes
     
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
    • Description
    Forms a small tree with erect stems bearing bipinnate leaves to 50cm with dark green leaflets. Deep yellow bell shaped flowers in summer. Grows in full sun or part shade. Keep moist during dry periods. Easily pruned to shape. Can be kept as a pleached hedge.
    Height x Width 8 x 5
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Spreading
    Country of Origin Southern China
    Similar to Consider Alectryon Excelsa,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Screening / Shelter Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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