ADVICE ON DECIDUOUS BY GREENBOURNE NURSERY DANIEL ‘CHOOK’ FOWLER ADVISES ON PURCHASING AND CHOOSING A DECIDUOUS TREE, BOTH FRUITING AND ORNAMENTAL At this time of the year in New South Wales, Australia, it may be best to plant trees when they are dormant (because you aren’t as likely to disrupt their growth), so you need to consider if the tree is deciduous. Daniel ‘Chook’ Fowler is an expert horticulturalist at Greenbourne Nursery to advise you on the appropriate varieties to suit your conditions.
Red Maple ‘Autumn Blaze’ “This well-structured and very adaptable tree features some of the best autumn colour of the hybrid red maples. Most useful as a medium to large shade tree.”
Most of the nurseries throughout our great country would be in the midst of receiving their bare-rooted trees from various suppliers in central and southern zones. These elegantly shaped gifts comprise of both the delicious selection of fruit trees and the wonderfully stunning ornamental deciduous range.
ORNAMENTAL DECIDUOUS TREES
So many magical reasons for growing these, such as the stunning Autumn displays that carry the colours of summer into the new season; it may be the early abundance of brightly coloured blossom that awakens us out of our wintery slumber or possibly the structure and security of strong upright trunks guarded by a sheath of rustic bark. The selections on offer are truly a gift from nature. Ginkgo biloba
Golden Ash ‘Aurea’ “Good medium sized tree suitable for many uses. Reliable autumn foliage and distinctive yellow bark on young branches provide year-round interest.”
“The Ginkgo biloba is a large, slow growing deciduous tree. The common name, Maidenhair tree, refers to the leaves which are a soft green changing to a spectacular clear yellow in autumn.”
FRUITING DECIDUOUS TREES “It bursts with vigour as the sun warms, the energy is here. With appetite fed by soil, the bounty is now near”. So is true of the deciduous fruit tree as it
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