White Michelia - Michelia alba

White Michelia Michelia alba

Michelia alba commands attention through fragrance alone, its intensely perfumed white blooms are among the most distinctive of any flowering tree available in advanced stock. A refined evergreen specimen that delivers year-round presence and seasonal floral impact at scale.

Why White Michelia

Fragrance: Exceptionally powerful, sweet scent, one of the most sought-after fragrant trees in luxury landscape design.
Flowering: Creamy white blooms produced prolifically, with extended flowering periods across warmer months.
Canopy: Elegant upright-spreading form with dense, lustrous evergreen foliage providing year-round structure.
Scale: Advanced specimens establish quickly and deliver immediate vertical and canopy presence.
Versatility: Performs reliably across a broad range of Australian climates from subtropical to temperate zones.

Ideal Applications

Feature planting: Positioned as a standalone specimen where fragrance and form can be fully appreciated.
Formal allées: Planted in structured rows to create scented, canopied corridors on prestige properties.
Courtyard and entry framing: Scaled to enclose and define arrival sequences with immediate impact.
Residential and commercial landscapes: A premium selection for high-end developments requiring a polished, memorable sensory experience.

Specimen & Installation

Spacing (feature/avenue): 8–12m
Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Moist, well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic loam; avoid waterlogged or highly alkaline soils
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first two years until the root system is well established. Apply a layer of organic mulch around the base to retain moisture and maintain consistent soil temperature.

Plant Details

Height: 10–15m
Width: 6–10m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Southern China and Southeast Asia
Flower Colour: White