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Nursery Direct
Frontier Elm
Ulmus carpinifolia × parvifolia ‘Frontier’
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, 150L 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
Frontier Elm - Ulmus carpinifolia × parvifolia 'Frontier'
A proven hybrid elm bred for structural discipline and seasonal drama. Frontier delivers a commanding upright canopy through summer, then closes the year with rich red-purple autumn colour, a hallmark of considered, high-calibre planting.
Why Frontier Elm
Upright, uniform habit: Consistent form across specimens makes it the definitive choice for formal avenue and boulevard work.
Dense summer canopy: Reliable overhead shade without sprawl or structural compromise.
Autumn colour: Deep red to purple tones deliver genuine seasonal impact at property scale.
Hybrid vigour: Selected for resilience and adaptability across a range of urban and regional conditions.
Commercial pedigree: A long-standing choice in civic, institutional, and large-scale residential projects.
Ideal Applications
Avenue and boulevard planting: Uniform growth habit produces disciplined, high-impact rows along driveways and estate entries.
Streetscape and civic projects: Well suited to urban conditions; a staple of commercial and municipal landscape contracts.
Shade canopy: Scaled appropriately for parks, open lawns, and large residential properties requiring structured overhead cover.
Formal feature planting: Strong silhouette reads well as a standalone specimen within composed landscape schemes.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 8 to 12m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early spring (when dormant)
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable to a wide range of soils including clay, loam and sand; prefers well-drained but tolerates moderately moist conditions; moderately drought tolerant once established
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first two to three years to encourage deep root establishment, gradually reducing frequency as the tree matures. Apply a layer of mulch around the root zone to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 12 to 18m
Width: 6 to 10m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun
Native to: Hybrid cultivar (developed in USA; parent species from Europe and East Asia)
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.







