columnar evergreen trees
Columnar evergreen trees are an exceptional choice for New Zealand gardeners seeking to add structure, privacy, and year-round interest to their outdoor spaces. These upright, space-saving trees retain their foliage all year long, delivering green colour and architectural form even in the depths of winter. Whether you need to frame an entrance, create a living fence, or enhance a landscape with vertical accents, columnar evergreen trees offer versatile solutions for both classic gardens and modern outdoor designs.
Pittosporum 'Wrinkled Blue'
Pittosporum ‘Wrinkled Blue’ is an attractive, upright evergreen tree known for its distinctive blue-grey foliage and dense, columnar growth habit. This cultivar typically grows to around 4–5 metres tall and 2–3 metres wide, making it an ideal choice for hedging, screening, or as a narrow specimen tree in smaller spaces. The crinkled, silvery-blue leaves provide year-round visual interest and contrast beautifully with green plantings in both modern and native garden designs.
From $22.01
Acacia howittii (Sticky Wattle)
Acacia howittii, commonly known as the Sticky Wattle tree, is a fast-growing, small tree that is grown for its weeping growth habit. The branches hang from a central trunk and host small, green leaves as well as fragrant, yellow flowers in summer. This evergreen grows to about 2.5 m tall and 80 cm wide with a columnar habit. Acacia howittii makes for an impressive specimen and is often planted as a feature tree in a mixed planting.
From $129.95
