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Nursery Direct
Inspire Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia ‘Inspire’
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. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm 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
Inspire Chinese Elm - Ulmus parvifolia 'Inspire'
A cultivar selected for precision and longevity, Inspire Chinese Elm delivers refined structure, generous summer shade, and clean seasonal form. At advanced sizes, it has real presence in any high-specification landscape.
Why Inspire Chinese Elm
Elegant, symmetrical canopy: A naturally balanced form that suits formal and structured plantings without corrective pruning.
Dense summer foliage: Deep, consistent canopy coverage through the warmer months, with fine-textured leaves that read with sophistication at scale.
Seasonal colour: Warm amber tones before leaf drop add layered interest across the autumn calendar.
Reliable uniformity: Consistent growth habit makes it a dependable choice for avenue or repeated-planting schemes where cohesion matters.
Proven durability: A long-established performer in Australian landscapes, selected for resilience across a range of conditions.
Ideal Applications
Estate avenue planting: Creates a commanding, repeated rhythm along driveways and formal approach roads.
Feature specimen: Anchors open lawns and large-scale properties with strong structural presence.
Shade canopy: Provides meaningful cover over outdoor entertaining and amenity areas from the first season.
Commercial and civic landscapes: Well suited to streetscapes, corporate grounds, and high-traffic public environments.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 6 to 10m
Best Planting Season: Autumn or spring
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable to a wide range of soils including clay, loam and sandy soils; prefers well-drained but tolerates moderate moisture variation
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first 12 to 24 months to establish a strong root system, reducing frequency once the tree is well established. Apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 12m
Width: 6 to 10m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Semi-evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: China, Japan, Korea
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.







