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Umbraculifera Robinia
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Umbraculifera’
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: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear 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
Umbraculifera Robinia - Robinia pseudoacacia 'Umbraculifera'
Few trees deliver architectural precision like the Umbraculifera Robinia. Its naturally occurring globe canopy requires no shaping, no intervention, just a perfectly resolved form that brings immediate structure and symmetry to any landscape.
Why Umbraculifera Robinia
Self-forming globe canopy: Develops a consistently rounded crown without pruning or training.
Controlled scale: Compact proportions suit constrained urban sites, courtyards, and formal axes without overwhelming surrounding elements.
Architectural clarity: Clean, symmetrical form integrates with contemporary, classical, and minimalist design languages alike.
Deciduous seasonal presence: Fresh, fine-textured foliage in spring and summer gives way to a striking sculptural silhouette through winter.
Minimal maintenance overhead: Once established, demands little beyond the basics, making it a dependable long-term performer across commercial and residential projects.
Ideal Applications
Formal avenue planting: Repeated at consistent intervals along driveways or pathways, it establishes a strong visual rhythm with immediate effect.
Courtyard and confined urban sites: Predictable scale and tidy habit make it the considered choice where canopy control is non-negotiable.
Symmetrical feature planting: Deployed in pairs or grids to anchor entries, terraces, and structured landscape compositions.
Streetscape and civic projects: Proven performance in hard urban environments where form and low intervention are equally valued.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 5 to 8m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early spring
Soil & Drainage: Tolerates a wide range of soils including poor and dry soils; requires good drainage; drought tolerant once established
Establishment Care: Water regularly for the first two seasons to encourage deep root establishment, then reduce to supplemental watering during prolonged dry periods. Apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 4 to 6m
Width: 4 to 6m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun
Native to: Eastern United States
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.







