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Nursery Direct
Tree Aloe
Aloe barberae
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.
Want to see the actual plant?
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, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 90L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 500mm 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
Tree Aloe, Aloe barberae
Few specimens command a landscape like Aloe barberae. Reaching 8 to 10 metres at maturity, this iconic South African native delivers immediate sculptural authority, a bold, branching canopy of arching succulent rosettes atop a thick, textured trunk that reads as architecture as much as plant.
Why Tree Aloe
Sculptural Form: Dramatic branching structure and bold rosette canopy create a living architectural statement at any scale.
Exceptional Hardiness: Performs in full sun, coastal exposure, poor soils, and prolonged drought with minimal intervention.
Low Maintenance: Once established, demands almost no irrigation or supplementary feeding, reducing long-term maintenance costs.
Year-Round Presence: Evergreen foliage ensures consistent visual impact across all seasons.
Winter Bloom: Coral-pink flower spikes in winter provide seasonal interest and attract nectar-feeding birds.
Ideal Applications
Signature Feature Planting: A specimen-scale focal point for entrance courts, open lawns, and prestige residential projects.
Contemporary & Desert Landscapes: Anchors dry-style compositions alongside ornamental grasses, succulents, and textured stone.
Coastal Properties: Tolerates salt-laden winds and free-draining sandy soils with no compromise to form or vigour.
Water-Wise Masterplanning: A responsible, high-impact choice for low-irrigation landscape designs across commercial and residential sites.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 6 to 10m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained sandy or rocky soils; highly drought tolerant once established; avoid heavy clay or waterlogged conditions
Establishment Care: Water deeply every 2 to 3 weeks during the first growing season to encourage deep root establishment, then reduce to occasional watering as the plant is highly drought tolerant. Avoid overwatering and ensure excellent drainage to prevent root rot.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 18m
Width: 4 to 6m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape)
Flower Colour: Pink to rose-pink
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.







