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Nursery Direct
Brown Pine
Podocarpus elatus
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 70L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Brown Pine Podocarpus elatus
A stately Australian native with the structure and presence to anchor large-scale landscapes. Podocarpus elatus delivers year-round form, exceptional longevity, and a refined vertical accent that only matures stock can provide from day one.
Why Brown Pine
Architectural Form: Upright, columnar growth habit with dense, dark-green foliage that commands attention without demanding maintenance.
Native Resilience: Indigenous to Australia's eastern rainforests; highly adaptable to a range of soils and climates once established.
Longevity: A long-lived specimen that appreciates in landscape value over decades, making it a sound investment for prestige properties.
Low Maintenance: Naturally tidy growth requires minimal intervention, suited to high-specification projects where ongoing upkeep must be minimised.
Edible Fruit: Produces ornamental, deep-purple fruit receptacles, a subtle point of distinction in curated planting schemes.
Ideal Applications
Formal Avenues: Plant in repeated intervals to create structured, canopied corridors on residential driveways or estate approaches.
Screening & Privacy: Dense foliage and upright form deliver effective year-round screening without the invasive root systems of faster-growing alternatives.
Anchor Planting: Use as a focal specimen in large residential or commercial landscapes where height and permanence are required immediately.
Coastal & Hinterland Projects: Performs reliably across a range of conditions from coastal hinterland to subtropical and temperate zones.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 3 to 5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 8 to 12m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Prefers well-drained, fertile soils; tolerates a range of soil types including sandy loams and clay loams; avoid waterlogged conditions
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first 12 to 24 months until established, applying a layer of mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds. Reduce watering frequency once the tree is well established, as it becomes moderately drought tolerant.
Plant Details
Height: 20 to 40m
Width: 8 to 15m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Eastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales)
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







