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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
THE CAFE & GARDENS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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Sorry, you cannot proceed to the checkout right now as we are having to limit the number of orders we can process each hour. Your basket will be saved for you - we ask that you please try to place your order later, and thank you for your patienceKNIGHTIA excelsa
Commonly known as New Zealand honeysuckle, Rewa rewa
A New Zealand native tree with long glossy green leathery leaves. Deep red callistemon-like flowers
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Evergreen - leathery leaves, Adult leaves are narrowly oblong 10-15cm (4-6in) long, blunt-toothed and stiff.
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Red - deep red -
Height - to 30m (98ft) -
Spread - to 10m (33ft)
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Tree - tall, usually columnar tree with many short, lateral branches. Produces tubular flowers 2.5-4cm (1-1½in) long in racemes 10cm (4in) long, covered with short, velvety, red-brown hairs followed by narrow seed pods.
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F) -
Full sun - shelter from cold winds -
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Additional Features - Good to know - - flowers are rich in nectar and attract insects -
Pests & Diseases - red spider mites if in greenhouse -
Place of origin - New Zealand -
Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
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Seasonal Interest - Spring -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
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Neutral to acid soil
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Tree Shape - Narrowly columnar -
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Knightia - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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