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Shirls Supreme Biota
Thuja orientalis ‘Shirls Supreme’
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 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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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.
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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
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Shirls Supreme Biota - Thuja orientalis ‘Shirls Supreme’
‘Shirls Supreme’ is a dense upright biota grown for a naturally conical to oval outline that needs little or no shearing to look formal. The foliage is carried in the vertical flattened fans typical of Thuja orientalis, bright green through the growing season with lighter golden tips on new growth. Like the rest of the biotas, it is built for Australian heat and dry summers rather than cool damp conditions.
Why Shirls Supreme Biota
Upright Conical Form: A naturally narrow, tapering shape that gives height in a small footprint.
Fan Shaped Foliage: Flattened vertical sprays create a fine, formal surface without clipping.
Heat and Dry Tolerance: It holds colour through hot dry summers that brown off softer conifers.
Low Maintenance Shape: Little pruning is needed beyond an occasional light tip.
Narrow Footprint: Useful where a screen is wanted but garden bed width is limited.
Ideal Applications
Low Formal Screen: Planted in a row along a fence for an evergreen boundary at head height.
Repeated Verticals: Spaced through a mixed bed to give rhythm and structure.
Entry Pots: Container grown in pairs either side of a door.
Narrow Side Garden: A tidy evergreen for tight spaces between buildings and fences.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 0.7 to 1m for a continuous screen
Spacing (feature/avenue): 1.2 to 1.5m
Best Planting Season: Autumn or spring
Soil & Drainage: Free draining soil of average fertility. Avoid clay that holds water through winter, which causes root rot.
Establishment Care: Water weekly through the first summer while the roots move out into the surrounding soil, then reduce to occasional deep soakings. Light tip pruning in spring keeps the outline crisp, but never cut into old bare wood, as it will not reshoot.
Plant Details
Height: 1.5 to 2.5m
Width: 0.8 to 1.2m
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: The parent species is native to China, Korea and Iran, with this a garden cultivar
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.







