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Nursery Direct
Water Gum Tree
Tristaniopsis laurina
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, 100L 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
Water Gum Tree, Tristaniopsis laurina
The Water Gum is one of Australia's most refined native canopy trees, dense, structured, and quietly commanding. Advanced specimens deliver immediate shade, privacy, and architectural presence without the years of establishment most trees demand.
Why Water Gum
Native Resilience: A robust Australian native that performs reliably across a wide range of climates, from coastal to inland conditions.
Year-Round Structure: Dense, glossy evergreen foliage maintains visual weight and canopy presence through every season.
Refined Aesthetic: Smooth, mottled bark and a naturally neat crown suit formal and contemporary landscapes equally well.
Water Tolerance: Highly adapted to moist, riparian conditions, an excellent choice for low-lying or waterway-adjacent sites.
Longevity: A long-lived specimen that compounds in value and presence over time, making it a sound investment in any prestige property.
Ideal Applications
Streetscapes and Driveways: Its upright, controlled form makes it a natural choice for formal avenue planting along entry drives and boulevards.
Waterway and Riparian Planting: Purpose-built for creek lines, retention basins, and drainage corridors where performance and aesthetics must coexist.
Commercial and Civic Landscapes: Widely specified by landscape architects for high-traffic public and commercial projects requiring low-maintenance canopy.
Residential Screening and Shade: Advanced stock provides immediate overhead canopy and lateral screening for large residential and estate properties.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 3 to 4m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 6 to 10m
Best Planting Season: Autumn or spring
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable to most well-drained soils; tolerates moist and periodically waterlogged soils; prefers fertile loam but handles clay and sandy soils
Establishment Care: Water deeply two to three times per week for the first 6 to 12 months until established, then reduce to supplemental watering during dry periods. Apply a layer of organic mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 15m
Width: 5 to 8m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Eastern Australia
Flower Colour: Yellow
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.







