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Metrosideros collina ‘Springfire’
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 45Ltypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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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.
Metrosideros collina ‘Springfire’
A compact evergreen selection of Metrosideros collina that gives year-round structure along with a vivid flush of orange-red flowers from late winter. It is grown for that early colour and for a rounded, manageable shape that needs little trimming to stay tidy.
Why Springfire
Spring flowering display: Dense clusters of orange-red stamens open from late winter into spring, ahead of most pohutukawa, and lighter flushes often follow later in the year.
Soft grey-green leaf: Leathery grey-green leaves give a muted, year-round backdrop that sits well beside timber decking and natural stone.
Compact, refined habit: Stays within 2 to 3 metres, delivering strong form without overwhelming a site.
Holds up to sea air: Salt spray and a steady onshore breeze leave its foliage clean and full in beachside gardens.
Low intervention once established: Self-sufficient in frost-free coastal and subtropical gardens; shelter young plants from frost.
Ideal Applications
Entry or patio feature: A matched pair either side of a front step or patio opening gives two rounded shapes that flower together each spring.
Waterfront gardens: Keeps a tidy, flowering shape on canal-front and lakeside blocks where a full-sized pohutukawa would be too big.
Evergreen screening: Planted in row formation to form a structured, flowering privacy screen.
Poolside and courtyard planting: At 2 to 3m it fits a courtyard bed, a large planter or a paved pool surround, and drops little leaf into the water.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1.2 to 1.5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2.5 to 3m
Best Planting Season: Spring or early autumn in frost-free districts
Soil & Drainage: Sand, loam or clay that drains after rain; a low, boggy spot does not suit it; dry-hardy once settled
Establishment Care: Water once or twice a week through its first year, then switch to an occasional deep soak in dry weather. Mulch keeps the root zone cool and the weeds down. Check soft new growth for myrtle rust, which shows as bright yellow powdery spots, and treat it early.
Plant Details
Height: 2 to 3m
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Pacific Islands (Polynesia)
Flower Colour: Orange-red
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.







