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Nursery Direct
Brown Silky Oak
Grevillea baileyana
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, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level 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 Silky Oak, Grevillea baileyana
A commanding rainforest canopy tree native to Queensland's wet tropics, Grevillea baileyana delivers architectural scale and year-round foliar drama. Advanced specimens establish presence immediately, no compromise, no waiting.
Why Brown Silky Oak
Foliage: Large, deeply lobed leaves with a rich bronze-silver underside, striking textural contrast in any canopy composition.
Scale: A true large-growing specimen reaching 20 to 35m at maturity, appropriate for significant properties and boulevard plantings.
Flowers: Clusters of white to cream blossoms attract native wildlife, adding ecological value to prestige landscapes.
Tropical Credentials: Well-suited to Queensland and northern NSW conditions, performs where many large-canopy species struggle.
Timber Quality: Renowned for its silky, figured grain, a species with deep horticultural and heritage significance in Australian landscapes.
Ideal Applications
Statement Canopy: Anchor large-scale residential or commercial landscapes with a specimen of genuine stature.
Avenue Planting: Creates bold, cohesive canopy lines for driveways, estate entries, and boulevard corridors.
Rainforest Planting Schemes: Integrates seamlessly into tropical and subtropical landscape compositions alongside other rainforest species.
Screening and Privacy: Dense, upright form provides effective visual separation for high-end properties requiring natural enclosure.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 10 to 15m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained soils; tolerates a range of soil types including clay and sandy loams; prefers slightly acidic to neutral pH
Establishment Care: Water deeply once or twice per week for the first 12 months until established, then reduce to supplemental watering during dry periods. Apply a layer of organic mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 20 to 35m
Width: 8 to 15m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Queensland, Australia
Flower Colour: White
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.







