large leaf deciduous trees
Large leaf deciduous trees add drama, beauty, and generous shade to gardens and landscapes across New Zealand. With their bold foliage and seasonally changing character, these trees create strong visual statements through spring, summer, and spectacular autumn. They are ideal for home gardeners, parks, farm shelterbelts, and avenues, offering habitat for wildlife, cooling outdoor spaces, and delivering a classic sense of grandeur. Whether you’re after a single specimen for your backyard or multiple trees for a landscape project, exploring large leaf deciduous trees will reward you with year-round appeal.
Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved Lime)
Tilia platyphyllos, commonly known as Large-Leaved Linden, is a stately deciduous tree admired for its broad, heart-shaped leaves and fragrant summer flowers. In New Zealand, it’s valued for its graceful form, dense foliage, and ability to provide excellent shade. Reaching 20–30 m tall, it suits parks, extensive gardens, and avenue plantings. The pale-yellow flowers attract bees, making it a favourite for pollinator-friendly landscapes. It thrives in deep, well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade.
From $515.35
Acer platanoides Globosum (Acer Globosum)
Acer platanoides Globosum is a deciduous tree grown for its lush foliage and stunning form. It produces a symmetrical and rounded head of mid-green foliage on a solitary trunk which is formed without trimming. As autumn progresses the leaves develop colourful yellow tones before falling. It typically grows to 4 m tall and 3 m wide. Acer Globosum makes for a fantastic specimen and is well suited to growing around outdoor living areas, adding to a mixed planting, using in an avenue planting, or maintaining in a courtyard garden.
From $299.95
