Advanced Trees are both field-grown and container-grown for the landscaping industry. Typically, specialist growers of advanced and established trees can provide a range of landscaping trees up to 6m in height, ready to make an immediate impact in the garden. Although these larger trees are more expensive, they are used widely to provide an instant established garden, especially in commercial landscaping projects.
Growing these large trees and container plants is a long-term project for nursery professionals, and this is reflected in costs. These larger trees may be field-grown and harvested to order or grown in containers or large grow bags.
Farmers also used advanced trees for purposes such as establishing new windbreaks, filling gaps in existing ones, and providing shade.
A landscaper or gardener can add instant impact and structure to your garden with advanced trees. Many of the listed suppliers offer nationwide tree delivery. Alternatively, fully grown specimens can be transplanted from private properties as another option.
Who buys Advanced Trees?
- Property developers (residential and commercial) seeking immediate appeal.
- Local councils requiring tree replacements due to disease or damage.
- Landscapers engaged by schools.
- Private Homeowners.
Uses of Advanced Trees in landscaping and cost-effectiveness
Widely used by the landscaping industry, Advanced Trees create instant impact. These larger and older trees naturally come at a higher price than smaller ones. However, having a well-established landscape can be cost-effective for selling properties in commercial developments.
Specialist nurseries can supply a range of established plants for use in many applications. Their immediate visual impact is highly desirable, particularly in already-developed areas. In many cases, ‘super advanced trees’ will only be dug for delivery on orders, while others are readily available in grow bags or containers.
Care in establishing newly planted Advanced Trees
With a significant investment in advanced and established trees, it is essential that proper care is taken until the newly planted tree adapts to its new environment. Reputable nurseries can provide specific care instructions, including pre-planting preparations, watering and fertilisation.
Advanced Trees can require a little more attention on planting and through the first years of establishment. Watering systems can be set up to ensure that these larger plants do as well as possible after planting.
While many Advanced Tree Nurseries are located near major cities, they often offer shipping services for large specimen trees to various regions and interstate, including Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Hobart.
Transport costs will vary depending on distance, tree size, species and accessibility. In many cases, nurseries offer a ‘supply and plant’ service for added convenience.
Advanced Standard Trees
Standard trees are simply those that have been grown and pruned to have a single clear and clean upright trunk. They include some ‘weeping’ and ‘ball on a stick’ types however are not limited to this.
Although grafted standards are often thought of as being of a certain height a more accurate method of measurement is by the girth of the trunk as not all are indeed grafted.
So by standardising a tree we are simply growing it with a clean straight trunk. These trees are sought after for a number of landscaping situations including street plantings, planting in rows and where the uniformity of clean straight trunks is a part of overall landscape design.
Trees may be grafted onto a standard of a certain height and this is where weeping trees come into the picture.
A weeping Cherry for example could be grafted onto a 1.5m or 2.5m standard, the height of the straight clear trunk.
Some standard trees have small crowns, or can be easily pruned each year, without low branches these are ideal types for small gardens. Easy to plant beneath and not taking up a huge footprint.
Advanced and Established Trees are available for sale from the following participating nurseries
"Propagation and Production of Native and Exotic Trees
with Natural Root Systems from 2 to 2,000 lts."
www.njrivett.com.au
Phone: 0411 435 314
Online Retailer of Landscaping Plants, large quantities of small pot sizes up to advanced sizes & plant Sourcing.
SYDNEY | NORTHERN NSW | GOLD COAST | BRISBANE | MELBOURNE | ADELAIDE
www.egardens.com.au
Carey Gully, Adelaide Hills.
Family business selling a large range of deciduous trees in pots 1-4m high. Crepe myrtle specialist. Includes Ornamental pears & plums, Red maples, Japanese maples, Gingko, Cercis, Ash, Birch, Crab apples, Weeping cherries, Gleditsia, Liquidambar and more. Hedging plants, evergreen trees & fruit trees.
www.adelaidetreefarm.com.au
55 McDougal Rd Neerim South Victoria 3831 PH: (03) 56281507
Advanced ornamental trees and garden designs and concept plans. Direct to your property combined with specialist knowledge and outstanding service.
www.blericktreefarm.com.au
WINTER HILL TREE FARM Ph: 02 4878 9193 Fax: 02 4878 9109
NSW Southern Highlands
Retail & Wholesale. Advanced trees & hedging. Grown in pots for year-round planting. 45 litre - 1000 litre available. Great range. Great Quality. Delivery available.
www.winterhill.com.au