Contents. Planters Selection Guide. Ornamental & Flowering Trees Deciduous Bare Root

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Contents Planters Selection Guide Ornamental & Flowering Trees Deciduous Bare Root Page 3 9 Ordering Instructions Research and References Order Form 25 28 29 Contacts Address Proprietors The Vintage Tree Nursery Binginwarri Holbrook NSW 2644 Stuart & Leanne Hulme Telephone 02 6036 6137 Fax 02 6036 3359 Mobile 0407 303 138 Email leanne@vintagetree.com.au Web www.vintagetree.com.au 2

PLANTERS SELECTION GUIDE UPRIGHT GROWING TREES FOR DRIVEWAYS & WIDTH RESTRICTED AREAS Birch (upright) Crab Apple Tschonoskii, Trilobata Oak - English (Upright) Ornamental Pear Bradford, Capital, Cleveland Select Poplar Lombardy, Simonsii (Fastigiata) Tulip Tree (Upright) WEEPING TREES FOR DRIVEWAYS Crab Apple Floribunda Crepe Myrtle spp Elm Chinese, English, Golden Honey Locust Maple spp Ornamental Pear - Willow leaf Plane spp Robinia TREES SUITABLE FOR AVENUES IN THE GARDEN Birch Cherry spp Crab Apple Crepe Myrtle Elm Chinese Linden Lime Ornamental Pear 3

TREES SUITABLE FOR HEDGES Crab apple Floribunda Crataegus Crepe Myrtles Elm - Chinese Maple Box Elder Ornamental Pear TREES SUITABLE FOR WINDBREAKS Ash spp Crab Apple spp Crataegus Crepe Myrtle spp Elm spp Oak Pin, Red FLOWERING TREES Ash Flowering ash Crab Apple spp Crataegus Crepe Myrtle spp Horse Chestnut Judas Lilac spp Magnolia Medlar Ornamental Pear Ornamental Plum spp Ornamental Cherry spp Pomegranate Rowan Silk Tulip 4

TREES SUITABLE FOR WET SOIL Ash spp Birch Liquidambar Maple spp Medlar Nyssa Oak Pin Ornamental Pear spp Plane spp Poplar Lombardy, Yunnanensis Tulip TREES SUITABLE FOR DRY SOIL Ash spp Crataegus Crepe Myrtles Elm spp False Acacia - Robinia Frisia Honey Locust spp (Gleditsia) Maple Box Elder Oak Pin, English Ornamental Pear spp Poplar - White / Silver Pomegranate Silk Tree TREES SUITABLE FOR POOR SOIL Crab Apple spp Elm spp Maple Box Elder, Silver Oak English, Red Plane spp Poplar silver / white 5

TREES SUITABLE FOR CLAY SOIL Ash spp Birch spp Crab Apple spp Maple spp Oak spp Ornamental Pear Ornamental Plum spp Plane spp Tulip Tree FAST GROWING TREES Ash spp Birch spp Crab Apple spp False Acacia - Robinia Honey locust spp Maple spp Ornamental Pear spp Plane spp TREES WITH ORNAMENTAL FRUIT Crab Apples Medlar Pear Persimmon Quince TREES WITH ORNAMENTAL BARK Birch Crepe Mrytle Elm - Chinese Plane 6

AUTUMN COLOUR - Red / Burgundy/ Orange Ash Claret Crepe Myrtle Sioux Biloxi Lipan Natchez Tuscarora Liquidambar Styraciflua Oak Red, Pin, Scarlet Ornamental Pear Maple Autumn Blaze, October Glory, Japanese, Nyssa AUTUMN COLOUR Yellow Birch Silver Crataegus Elm Chinese, English, Golden Gingko Linden Lime Maple Sango Kaku Plane London, Oriental AUTUMN COLOUR Multi Crab apple Ioensis Plena, Tschonoskii Judas Ornamental Pear FOLIAGE COLOUR Yellow / Gold Ash Golden Elm Golden Gingko - Biloba Honey Locust Gleditsia Sunburst False Acacia - Robinia Frisia 7

FOLIAGE COLOUR Purple / Bronze Crab Apple ioensis Rubra, Strawberry Parfait Judas Forest Pansy Ornamental Plum Nigra, Blireana Maple spp Flowering Plum nigra Silver Birch - Purpurea FOLIAGE COLOUR Grey / Green Ash Pennsylvanica Ornamental Pear Snow, Weeping silver Poplar White/Silver Rowan Mountain Ash FOLIAGE COLOUR - Variegated Ash Maple - Box Elder Variegata, Flamingo Elm Silver 8

ORNAMENTAL & FLOWERING TREES DECIDUOUS BARE ROOT Ash Claret Fraxinus raywood $32.00 Rapid grower. Early spring foliage. Medium domed crown. Excellent shade tree. Full sun. Height: 10-15m Width: 10-12m Autumn: Red Purchase Height: 2m Ash Desert Fraxinus oxycarpa $30.00 Rapid grower and valued shade tree. Very hardy and will withstand hot, dry conditions. Sunny open position. Height: 10-15m Autumn: Yellow Purchase Height: 1.8m Ash Flowering Fraxinus ornus $30.00 Produces a beautiful display of white scented blossom. Excellent shade tree. Hardy. Full sun. Height: 10-16m Width: 13m Autumn: Burg/Orange Purchase Height: 1.7m Ash Golden Fraxinus excelsior Aurea $32.00 Yellow foliage which turns brilliant shades of gold in autumn. The bark is gold with black buds studded along the limbs. Needs full sun. Height: 10-15m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 2m Ash Red Fraxinus pennsylvanica $30.00 Medium sized tree. Leaves are 30cm long. Height: 15m Width: 8m Autumn: Yellow/ Red Purchase height: 1.8m 9

Ash Velvet Fraxinus velutina $30.00 Round headed fairly open tree. Suitable for dry alkaline soils. Tolerant of harsh environments. Bark is dark grey with broad ridges. Height: 18m Width: 10m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 2.0m Ash White Fraxinus americana $30.00 A superb tree with excellent dense foliage that colours vividly in the autumn. Timber valuable Height: 25m Autumn: Red/ Burg/ Orange Purchase height: 2.0m Birch Silver Betul pendula Alba (Seedling) $22.00 A popular tree, noted for its white trunk and fresh green foliage. Best planted in clumps in protected areas for full effect. Height: 16m Width: 8m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.8m Crab Apple Malus floribunda $26.00 Small to medium tree. Abundant pale pink flowers developing into red to yellow fruit. Early flowering. Needs space to attain its natural arching form. Height: 4m Width: 4m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.5m Crab Apple Malus Golden Hornet $26.00 Small upright tree. White blossom later producing large crops of showy yellow fruits, which is excellent for jelly. Height: 3m Width: 3m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.5m 10

Crab Apple Malus Gorgeous $26.00 Small tree. Valued for its numerous white pink flower and crimson red fruit. Fruit makes excellent crab apple jelly. Height: 3m Width: 3m Autumn: Yellow Purchase Height: 1.5m Crab Apple Malus ioensis Plena $26.00 Extremely floriferous, the Betchel Crab is among the most commonly planted of all the crabs. Abundant large soft semi double fragrant pink blossom in late October. Height: 6m Width: 8m Autumn: R/Y/O Purchase height: 1.5m Crab Apple Malus spectablis $26.00 The Chinese crab apple has been long cultivated for its attractive display of semi-double pink flowers. Large double pink flowers. Sparse yellow fruit. Height: 8m Width: 3m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.5m Crab Apple Malus Trilobata $26.00 Small to medium upright growing tree. Maple like leaves. White blossom. Green - Golden fruit. Height: 3.5m Width: 1m Autumn: R/O Purchase height: 1.5m Crab Apple Malus tschonoskii $26.00 Possibly one of the best crab apples for autumn colour. A strong, narrow growing, upright tree is ideal for planting in spaces where lateral space is restricted. Height: 7m Width: 4m Autumn: R/Y/O/B 11

CREPE MYRTLE SELECTION New powdery mildew resistant varieties. Amazing bark. A real feature in summer and winter. Summer flowers, autumn colours of red, orange and gold. Disease and insect free. Climate sub tropical to cool. Drought tolerant when established. Roots shallow. Full sun. Thrives in well drained soil, heavy loam to clay. Low salt tolerance (Ph 5.0 to 6.5). Dead heading will encourage masses of continuing flowers. Planting suggestions: single, clusters or avenue. The bark would be a feature in a walkway. Crepe Myrtle Tree $45.00 Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei Biloxi A tough crepe myrtle that offers attractive bark and masses of pale pink flowers. 80 day bloom time. Upright vase-shaped habit. Maturity height: 6m Width: 5m Autumn: Red/O Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei Lipan Vase shaped, irregular small spreading tree with beautiful lavender coloured flowers. 80 day bloom time. Excellent orange to russet autumn colour with whitish beige ornamental bark. Maturity height: 4m Width: 3m Autumn: Orange Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei Natchez A very popular cultivar with excellent white flowers and highly attractive exfoliating bark.100 day bloom time. Upright, multi-stemmed tree with a broad spreading crown. Maturity height: 8mWidth: 6m Autumn: Red/O 12

Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei Tuscarora Possibly the best of the red to dark coral pink flowered cultivars in the Indian Summer range. The flowers and highly ornamental bark make this small tree an excellent specimen. Maturity height: 4m Width: 5m Autumn: Red/O 13

Elm Chinese Ulmus parvifolia (Seedling) $32.00 Pendulous shade tree. Mottled bark. Hardy. Semideciduous in milder climates. Autumn: Golden Height: 20m Width: 14m Semi-deciduous Elm Chinese Ulmus parvifolia (Budded) $36.00 Murray s Form Elegant shade tree. Small leaves. Mottled bark is a feature. Very tolerant of tough environment Height: 10m Width: 14m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.8m. Semi-deciduous Elm English Ulmus procera $32.00 The English Elm is an adaptable species that is often planted as a shade, specimen or avenue tree. Excellent shade tree. Height: 20m Width: 11m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.8m Elm Golden Ulmus glabra Lutescens $32.00 Symmetrical tree with wide spreading habit, pale green foliage that turns to butter yellow in autumn. Rich well drained soil. Leaves can burn when exposed to hot wind. Height: 12m Width: 11m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.8m Elm Silver Variegata $32.00 Same features as the English Elm but cream-marked foliage. Best variegation occurs in full sun. A reliable paddock and avenue tree. Height: 25m Width: 10m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.8m 14

Elm Japanese Zelkova Serrata $46.00 A beautiful and adaptable tree with short trunk and long spreading branches. Bark is a feature. Tolerates shade and heat. Fast growing. Height: 12-18m Width: 8m Autumn: Red Purchase Height: 1.8m Hawthorn Crataegus Mexicana $28.00 A medium tree, tolerant to dry conditions once established. Oblong leaves are coarsely toothed and a dark satiny green with downy undersides. Clusters of white flowers with pink stamens in spring with golden yellow berries in autumn. Effective specimen tree or wonderful deciduous hedge. Height: 4.5-9m Purchase Height: 1.5 1.8m Hawthorn Crataegus Paul s Scarlet $28.00 An English hawthorn grown for its massed display of double red-pink flowers in late spring. Effective small specimen tree, container plant, deciduous hedge or small street tree. Tolerant of dry conditions Height: 4m Width: 3.5m Autumn: Yellow Purchase Height: 1.5m 1.8m Honey Locust $44.00 Gleditsia triacanthos Sunburst A tough, fast growing attractive tree with golden fern like foliage. Graceful pendulous branches. Hardy. Height: 8m Width: 8m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 2.0m 15

Honey Locust $44.00 Gleditsia triacanthos Shademaster A vigorous growing form that develops graceful ascending green foliage branches. Very tolerant to all conditions. Height: 10m Width: 8m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 2.0m Judas Tree Cercis siliquastrum $28.00 Pink pea shaped flower before leaves appear in spring. Multi stemmed. Large heart shaped leaves. Height: 5-8m Width: 4m. Purchase height: 1.5m Linden Lime Tilia cordata Greenspire $52.00 A magnificent form of Tilia, the Greenspire Linden is a well formed vigorous tree with a strong central leader. Performs best in moist well-drained spot with full sun or part shade. May require irrigation in very dry areas. Height: 9m Width: 6m Autumn: Yellow Maidenhair Tree Gingko biloba $36.00 Upright shaped tree. A green fan shaped leaf with parallel veins similar to a large maidenhair fern. Grows in almost any situation, fairly heat tolerant. Height: 14m Autumn: Yellow. Purchase height: 1.2m 16

Maple Autumn Blaze $45.00 Acer x freemanii Jeffersred Autumn Blaze One of the best autumn foliage colourings of the red maples. A well structured and very adaptable shade tree. Shows good drought and heat tolerance. Height: 12m Width: 9m Autumn: Red Purchase height: 1.6m Acer x freemanii Jeffersred Maple Box Elder Acer negundo $30.00 A fast growing maple that will tolerate very difficult and varied site conditions to quickly create a good effect. Height: 10m Width: 8m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.8m Maple Japanese Acer palmatum $30.00 A dense tree with excellent year round colour. Protect from hot winds. Has a broad-domed crown. Height: 4m Width: 4m Autumn: Red Purchase height: 1.8m 17

Maple Coral Bark $44.00 Acer palmatum Sango kaku (Senkaki) Vase shaped multi-stemmed tree with unusual coral pink young stems creating a striking effect in winter. Adaptable to a range of soil types, prefers moist well drained soil. Protect from hot winds Height: 4m Width: 3m Autumn: Red/Yellow Purchase height: 1.5m Maple Sugar Acer saccharum $30.00 A lovely shade tree well known for its beautiful autumn foliage display. Requires a moist well drained soil. Height: 12-22m Width: 10m Autumn: R/O/Y Purchase height: 1.5m Oak Scarlet Quercus coccinea $34.00 A stately tree of moderate growth noted for its scarlet autumn colour. Makes a handsome specimen. Requires spec to develop to its full potential. Height: 12m Width: 8m Autumn: Red Oak English Quercus robur $34.00 A stately shade tree with a broad spreading habit. Can be used as a long lived feature on properties. Tolerates all soil conditions. Height: 20m Width: 20m Autumn: Yellow. Purchase height: 1.8m Oak Pin Quercus palustris $34.00 This popular, majestic tree with good autumn colour is most suitable for larger gardens. Tolerant of wide range of conditions. Height: 15-25m Width: 15m Autumn: Red/Orange. Purchase height: 1.6m Semi deciduous 18

Oak Red Quercus rubra $34.00 Fast growing. Excellent shade. Brilliant autumn colouring. Height: 20-27m Autumn: Red Purchase height: 1.8m Oak Upright English (Budded) $40.00 Quercus robur fastigiata This tough, columnar form of Cypress Oak makes a good substitute for the Lombardy Poplar. Suitable for screening or avenue purposes. An adaptable fast growing tree. Height: 20m Width: 3-5 m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.8m 19

ORNAMENTAL PEAR SELECTION Ornamental Pear Dancer $40.00 Pyrus betulaefolia Southworth Dancer Attractive flowering pear has birch like leaves. Excellent choice of small growing foliage for parks and gardens. Adaptable to wide range of conditions including dry and wet areas. Height: 7m Width: 5m Autumn: Yellow Ornamental Pear Bradford $40.00 Pyrus calleryana Bradford Upright growing tree. Excellent shade, autumn colour, white blossom from Sep-Oct. Moderately fertile soil with free drainage. A more upright shape than the Manchurian Pear. A hardy tree suitable for a wide range of climatic conditions. Height: 12m Width: 9m Autumn: R/O/Y Purchase height: 1.8m Ornamental Pear Capital $40.00 Pyrus calleryana Capital A narrow, white flowering, compact tree with a strong central leader, glossy foliage and excellent autumn colour. Perfect for areas where lateral space is restricted. Adaptable to dry areas. Height: 11m Width: 3.5m Autumn: R/Y/O Ornamental Pear Cleveland Select $40.00 Pyrus calleryana Cleveland Select Easy to grow pear with naturally upright, space-saving habit. Excellent as a screen or windbreak. White spring flowers and stunning autumn colour. (Also known as Chanticleer ). Height: 10m Width: 5.0m Autumn: R/Y/B 20

Purchase height: 1.8m Ornamental Pear Manchurian $40.00 Pyrus ussuriensis A good medium size tree that flowers very early and has good autumn leaf colour. Adaptable to dry and slightly alkaline soils. Height: 9m Width: 7m Autumn: R/Y/B Purchase height: 1.8m Ornamental Pear Snow $40.00 Pyrus nivalis White woolly down on leaves and twigs. Upright habit. White flowers Sep-Oct then fresh silvery leaves appear turning dark green. Height: 6-8m Autumn: Yellow/Orange Purchase height: 1.8m 21

Plane Large Cut Leaf $38.00 Platanus orientalis digitata A hardy, drought tolerant tree, suitable for driveway or large garden planting. Leaves are deeply lobed. Height: 25+m Autumn: Yellow/Bronze Purchase height: 2.2m Plane London Platanus acerifolia $38.00 A majestic tree with large maple like leaves. Mottled bark is a feature. Pollution hardy. Popular shade tree suitable for parks, large gardens and driveways. Height: 25+m Autumn: Yellow/Bronze Purchase height: 2.3m Poplar Lombardy Populus nigra Italica $30.00 A fast growing, columnar tree, best for planting as a windbreak, screen or driveway. Quite tolerant of dryer sites. Suckering. Height: 18m Width: 3m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.6m Poplar Upright Populus simonsii $28.00 Oval shaped tree. Suitable for driveways. New growth - reddish turning to a shiny bright green as it matures. Fast growing. Non suckering. Height: 12m Width: 4m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.8m Poplar Cottonwood Populus Deltoides $28.00 A handsome fast growing tree. Less prone to suckering. Attracts bees. Fast growing. Excellent shade tree. Height: 20m Width: 8-10m Autumn: Gold Purchase height: 2.0m 22

Robinia (Golden) Pseudoacacia Frisia $40.00 A lovely, vigorous, medium sized tree with golden yellow foliage and red thorns. Creates a bright splash of colour in the landscape. Grows in almost any situation. Prone to suckering. Height: 8+m Width: 5m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 2.4m Robinia (Contorted) Lace L:ady $40.00 An elegant, compact Robinia with distocntly twisted and contorted branches and leaves. A tough little shrub to small tree suited for use in containers for patios and paved areas. Height: 4.5m Width: 3m Autumn: Yellow Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipfera $44.00 A magnificent large ornamental tree with unique foliage and flowers. Suitable for wide lawns. Performs best in deep, well drained soil, slightly acid. Irrigation required during dry periods. Unsuitable for windy sites. Height: 15m Width: 8m Autumn: Yellow Purchase Height: 1.2m White Cedar Melia azedarach $28.00 A useful tree in paddock and stock yard settings because of it s toughness to a wide range of conditions. Height: 10m Width: 10m Autumn: Golden 23

FRUIT TREE SELECTION Fig Black Genoa $25.00 A small deciduous tree needing a sunny position and prefers dry summers. In the summer it bears greenish yellow edible fruit with a rich flavour and amber flesh. Height: 4.5 9m Pomegranate Punica Granatum $25.00 Valued for its edible fruit. They have opposite, entire leaves and trumpet shaped, bright red flowers. Can be pruned as a hedge and also good container shrub. Height:4.5m Width: 3m Quince Cydonia Champion $25.00 A spreading bushy tree that forks low into crooked limbs. Beautiful pale pink blossoms in the spring preceding the fruit which turns to bright green, then yellow in the autumn. Leaves turn golden in the autumn. Fruit suitable for jelly, paste, jams and pies. Height: 5-8m Autumn: Yellow Purchase height: 1.5m Please note that fruit trees not listed ie. Apple, stone fruit and pear etc. are available upon request. Please call to enquire varieties available. 24

HOW TO ORDER Mail Email Fax BARE ROOT TREE ORDERS Orders for bare root trees close 30th May 2014 Bare root orders are to be collected by appointment from nursery: Jun & July Delivery of Bare Root order: As per request CONTAINER TREE ORDERS Container stock (Advanced Trees): Available all year. PACKAGING Packaging is included in the price. Trees are shipped out bare-root with the roots dipped in a gel to retain moisture around the roots. Black plastic is then wrapped around the tree. As soon as you receive your packaged trees they should be planted in permanent positions or roots heeled into damp soil to avoid them drying out. Sun and frost can kill if they are left exposed in the black plastic. QUALITY CONTROL At The Vintage Tree Nursery, our trees are grown under strict quality control guidelines: We source the best genetic material available. Bare-root trees are paddock grown. Trees are carefully pruned to shape. Trees are managed to ensure they are free of pests and disease. 25

TRADING TERMS AND CONDITIONS All care is taken to ensure that our trees are true to type and are in sound condition at the time of sale. The trees are packaged in the best possible manner. We will not be responsible for the inability to fulfil orders due to crop failure. We accept no liability in excess of the purchase price and make all sales subject to these conditions. Purchase height and maturity height should be used as a guide only. ORDERING AND DELIVERY PROCEDURE FOR BARE ROOT TREES Mail Orders - Despatched from the nursery Starting 30 th June 2014 Pick-up from nursery Bare Root Trees available from the 30th June. Please indicate a date on your order form. FREIGHT AND DELIVERY CHARGE Courier- Metropolitan Areas P.O.A Holbrook WEEKLY $ 8.00 Wagga Wagga Riv.Co-op $18.00 Wednesday, 16 th 2014 FREE Albury Snow White Depot $18.00 Friday, 18 th July 2014 FREE 26

PAYMENT FULL PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO TREES BEING DESPATCHED. Please include freight as applicable. Cheque or money order payable to: The Vintage Tree Nursery Binginwarri HOLBROOK NSW 2644 E.F.T Rabobank A/C NO: 124645800 B:S:B: 142-001 OR Credit Card Mastercard, Visa, Eftpos 27

RECOMMENDED RESEARCH BOOKS Cheers, Gordon (ed) et al Botanica: the illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 garden plants and how to cultivate them Etherington, Kate et al, Tony Rodd (chief consultant) Botanica s Trees and shrubs Fleming s Nursery Pty Ltd Deciduous Fruit and Ornamental Trees Glowinski, Louis The Complete Book of Fruit Growing in Australia Phillips, Roger Trees in Britain Pryor & Banks Trees and Shrubs in Canberra Rowell, RJ Ornamental Flowering Trees in Australia References Cheers, Gordon (ed) et al (1997) Botanica: the illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 garden plants and how to cultivate them. Fleming s Nurseries Pty Ltd (1998) Deciduous fruit and Ornamental trees. GRV Printers & Associates. Croydon, Victoria. www.flemings.com.au Rowell, Raymond J. (first edition) Ornamental Flowering Trees in Australia, University of New South Wales, Kensington NSW. 28

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The information provided in this catalogue is to be used as a guide only. Professional advice and reference material should be consulted for further information with regard to selection of trees in this catalogue. 31

T h e V i n t a g e T r e e N u r s e r y A B N 1 3 1 4 1 4 9 8 9 6 6 Telephone: 02 6036 6137 Fax: 02 6036 3359 Mobile: 0407 303 138 Email: leanne@vintagetree.com.au Web: www.vintagetree.com.au 32