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Nursery Direct
Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
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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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, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m, 150L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m, 300L 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
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Chinese Elm - Ulmus parvifolia
Ulmus parvifolia is the elm that survived. Where English and golden elms were decimated by Dutch elm disease overseas and are now heavily restricted here, the Chinese elm carries natural resistance to both that disease and elm leaf beetle, which is why it remains on council street tree lists across the country. It builds a broad, gracefully weeping crown to 10 to 18m over a trunk that flakes into one of the best barks of any deciduous tree, and it does all of it on soils most shade trees will not accept.
Why Chinese Elm
Exfoliating bark: mature trunks shed in irregular plates to expose grey, orange and olive underbark in a camouflage pattern.
Small leaf: fine, serrated foliage casts dappled rather than dense shade, so lawn and underplanting still grow beneath it.
Semi-evergreen: in warmer parts of Australia it holds much of its canopy through winter, dropping late and briefly.
Soil tolerance: it establishes on clay, sand and compacted urban fill, and takes moderate drought once its roots are down.
Pruning tolerance: it responds well to formative and reduction pruning, which is why it is also the classic bonsai and pleached subject.
Ideal Applications
Shade tree: a single mature specimen covers a courtyard, patio or play area with cool, filtered light through summer.
Park and reserve planting: it is durable in open turf areas with mowers, traffic and irregular watering.
Street and driveway avenue: spaced along a drive it forms an arching corridor with the bark on show at eye level.
Difficult sites: it performs where poor drainage, reflected heat or compacted soil rule out more demanding trees.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 8 to 12m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early spring
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable to a wide range of soils including clay, loam and sandy soils; prefers well-drained but tolerates moderately poor drainage
Establishment Care: Water deeply two to three times per week for the first 8 to 12 weeks until established, then reduce to supplemental watering during dry periods. Apply a 75 to 100mm layer of mulch around the root zone, keeping it clear of the trunk, to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 10 to 18m
Width: 8 to 15m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Semi-evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: China, Japan, Korea
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.







