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Nursery Direct
Chinese Parasol Tree
Firmiana simplex
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.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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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
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Chinese Parasol Tree - Firmiana simplex
Smooth green bark and huge lobed leaves up to 30cm across give Firmiana simplex a distinctly tropical presence, even though it is fully deciduous and hardy through temperate Australian winters. The trunk stays green for many years, which is unusual enough to make the bare winter tree worth looking at. It is chosen where a bold leaf and quick shade are wanted from a tree of moderate rather than forest scale.
Why Chinese Parasol Tree
Green Trunk: The smooth olive green bark is a genuine feature in winter, not just a curiosity.
Bold Foliage: Large three to five lobed leaves cast heavy shade and read as subtropical.
Quick Shade: Reaches useful canopy size faster than most deciduous shade trees of similar stature.
Winter Sun: Full leaf drop lets low winter sun reach the house and garden beneath.
Urban Tolerance: Copes with compacted soil, heat and pollution in built up settings.
Ideal Applications
Courtyard Shade: Sized well for a paved courtyard that needs summer cover and winter light.
Feature Lawn Tree: The green trunk and heavy leaf make it a talking point as a single specimen.
Tropical Style Garden: Provides a large leaf canopy in a scheme built around bold foliage.
Street Verge Planting: Its upright habit and moderate spread suit wider verges and median strips.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 4 to 5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 7 to 10m
Best Planting Season: Late autumn to early spring while dormant
Soil & Drainage: Deep well drained soil, tolerant of a wide pH range, best with reasonable moisture in summer
Establishment Care: Water deeply once a week through the first two summers and mulch to 75mm to hold moisture. This tree seeds freely, so remove seedlings from garden beds each spring and avoid planting it near bushland where it can naturalise.
Plant Details
Height: 10 to 15m
Width: 6 to 8m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to light shade
Native to: East Asia, including China, Japan and Vietnam
Flower Colour: Yellow-green, in loose summer panicles
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.







