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Nursery Direct
Velvet Ash
Fraxinus velutina
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 100Ltypically 2.5 to 3.5m tall on delivery
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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 photosGetting it in: this size 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
Velvet Ash - Fraxinus velutina
Fraxinus velutina is a proven performer in demanding Australian conditions, heat, drought, wind, and urban stress. In advanced form, it delivers immediate canopy presence and structural authority across large-scale residential, commercial, and civic landscapes.
Why Velvet Ash
Broad canopy coverage: A wide, spreading crown delivers significant shade and visual mass from the moment of installation.
Heat and drought tolerance: Thrives in warm, dry climates with minimal intervention once established, making it reliable across diverse Australian sites.
Rapid structural establishment: Fast-growing habit ensures the tree consolidates quickly into its surroundings, reinforcing landscape intent without delay.
Urban and wind resilience: Tolerates compacted soils, exposed aspects, and variable conditions that compromise lesser species.
Deciduous advantage: Leaf drop in winter allows passive solar access, extending seasonal value for both amenity and energy-conscious design.
Ideal Applications
Prestige residential estates: Planted as a feature shade tree over lawns, entertaining areas, or arrival courts for immediate scale and presence.
Avenue and streetscape planting: Consistent form and durability make it a first-choice selection for formal boulevard and verge installations.
Commercial and civic landscapes: Suited to parks, institutional grounds, and public realm projects requiring proven, low-intervention canopy.
Shelter and screening: Effective windbreak and visual buffer in open or exposed sites where rapid canopy establishment is a priority.
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; tolerates dry and alkaline conditions; prefers well-drained to moderately moist soils
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first two to three years until established, then reduce to occasional deep watering during dry periods. Apply a layer of mulch around the root zone to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 12m
Width: 6 to 10m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun
Native to: Southwestern United States and northern Mexico
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.







