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Red Silky Oak
Grevillea banksii
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 100Ltypically 2.5 to 3.5m 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.
Red Silky Oak - Grevillea banksii
Red Silky Oak is a small Queensland tree whose fat scarlet brushes sit at the tips of the branches for much of the year. Grevillea banksii grows wild only in South East and central coastal Queensland, and it is a parent of many of the garden grevilleas now planted across Australia. Silver backed, deeply divided leaves and a steady procession of honeyeaters make it a feature tree for a suburban native garden.
Why Red Silky Oak
Scarlet Brush Flowers: Upright cylindrical flower heads open in waves through most of the year, peaking from winter into spring.
Built for Humid Summers: As a Queensland species it copes with summer humidity and heavy rain far better than southern grevilleas, provided the soil drains.
Silky Silver Foliage: The leaves split into narrow lobes, grey green above and covered beneath in fine silky hairs that flash silver when the wind turns the leaves.
Year Round Bird Life: Lorikeets and honeyeaters work the brushes every day the tree is in flower, and native bees follow them.
Airy Crown: The open canopy casts filtered rather than heavy shade, so understorey planting beneath it keeps growing.
Ideal Applications
Native Garden Centrepiece: A single tree lifts a planting of banksias, grasses and groundcovers with height and colour in every season.
Driveway Accent: A loose group of two or three, set a step back from the edge of a drive, adds height and year round flower where a canopy tree would be too large.
Habitat Planting: Anchors a wildlife garden on acreage or a suburban block where birds are the priority.
Boundary Corner Feature: Planted singly at a corner or gate, it marks the edge of the block with colour that reads from the road.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4 to 5m
Best Planting Season: Autumn and early spring, avoiding the wettest weeks of summer
Soil & Drainage: Free draining sandy or gravelly loam, slightly acidic; on heavy clay, plant on a broad raised bank, because wet roots in summer are the main cause of losses
Establishment Care: Water it deeply every seven days through the first summer, then only during extended dry spells, and use a fertiliser made for natives, as grevilleas are harmed by high phosphorus. Tip prune after each flowering flush to keep the crown full. Wear gloves and long sleeves when pruning, because the foliage and flowers cause contact dermatitis in sensitive people, and the flowers and seed pods contain hydrogen cyanide, so keep children and pets from eating them.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 6m
Width: 2 to 4m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun for the heaviest flowering; tolerates light shade
Native to: South East and central coastal Queensland, Australia
Flower Colour: Scarlet 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
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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.







