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Nursery Direct
Swamp Box
Lophostemon suaveolens
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: 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level 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
Swamp Box Lophostemon suaveolens
A robust native timber tree with commanding presence, Lophostemon suaveolens delivers structure, density, and long-term permanence to Australian landscapes. Advanced specimens establish rapidly and provide immediate canopy weight where it counts.
Why Swamp Box
Native resilience: Endemic to coastal and subtropical eastern Australia, bred for local conditions with minimal intervention required.
Dense canopy: Produces a full, rounded crown that delivers shade, screening, and visual mass from day one of installation.
Moisture tolerance: Performs reliably in poorly drained and periodically inundated soils where lesser species fail.
Timber quality: Prized historically for its durable hardwood; a tree of genuine substance and longevity on any property.
Wildlife value: Flowers attract nectar-feeding birds and insects, adding ecological credibility to high-end projects.
Ideal Applications
Riparian and wetland edges: One of few large-canopy species suited to seasonally wet or flood-affected zones.
Large-scale screening: Effective as a dense buffer for residential estates, commercial developments, and infrastructure corridors.
Parkland and estate planting: Provides the scale and permanence expected of prestige rural and semi-rural properties.
Rehabilitation and revegetation: A credible choice for ecologically sensitive projects requiring provenance-appropriate native stock.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 8 to 12m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Tolerates a wide range of soils including poorly drained, waterlogged, and swampy conditions; prefers moist to wet soils but adapts to moderately well-drained sites
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first 1 to 2 years until the tree is well established, particularly during dry periods. Mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 20 to 30m
Width: 8 to 15m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Eastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales)
Flower Colour: White
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.







