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Nursery Direct
White Bottlebrush
Callistemon salignus
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, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L 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
White Bottlebrush, Callistemon salignus
Callistemon salignus delivers understated elegance in a genus more often associated with bold reds. A native Australian specimen with refined cream-to-white flower spikes, attractive papery bark, and year-round structure, it earns its place on prestige properties where subtlety carries as much weight as spectacle.
Why White Bottlebrush
Flower Colour: Soft cream to pale yellow-white bottlebrush spikes offer a sophisticated alternative to the standard red cultivars, complementing neutral and contemporary palettes.
Bark & Form: Distinctive papery, light-coloured bark adds textural interest and year-round visual character beyond the flowering season.
Native Resilience: Proven performance across a wide range of Australian conditions including drought, coastal exposure, and poor soils, without compromising appearance.
Wildlife Value: Attracts honeyeaters and beneficial insects, adding ecological depth to high-end residential and commercial landscapes.
Versatility: Responds well to shaping, making it suitable as a specimen tree, screen, or structured hedge at advanced sizes.
Ideal Applications
Screening & Privacy: Dense foliage at advanced stock sizes delivers immediate screening without the wait of establishment-phase planting.
Contemporary Residential: Pairs cleanly with modern architecture, neutral renders, and restrained planting schemes where bold colour would overwhelm.
Coastal & Exposed Sites: Tolerates salt-laden winds and difficult coastal conditions, making it a reliable choice for beachside and estuarine projects.
Native & Bushland Landscapes: Integrates naturally into indigenous planting schemes and ecological restoration projects requiring provenance-appropriate species.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2 to 3m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 5 to 8m
Best Planting Season: Spring or autumn
Soil & Drainage: Tolerates a wide range of soils including clay, loam and sandy soils; prefers well-drained but tolerates periods of waterlogging
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 5 to 7cm layer of mulch around the root zone to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 6 to 10m
Width: 3 to 5m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Eastern Australia
Flower Colour: Cream to pale 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.







