Australian Plants for Revegetation, Forestry & Landscaping

Our Alphabetical Plant List has recent images of our current stock. The Plant Type List is a list of the plants we produce which is sorted into different size ranges to help with plant selection.

Allansforest Nursery - Advanced Australian Native Trees & Shrubs

Introduction: According to many in the industry, a plants' root system is extremely important to it's overall performance once planted out. Allansforest Nursery is committed to producing plants with root systems which are structurally sound throughout the nursery phase of the plants life. Our efforts to achieve this are part of the reason we choose the containers we use in our production. This page gives an overview of the containers we use for our range of advanced stock, however our total production, which includes cell and tube stock for revegetation, is focussed on root system integrity. This, we believe, is a most important feature of our production which offers outstanding plants to our clients.

Container Grown Stock

Many Size Options: Our range includes stock in root ball volumes from the 1.5 litre S1020 Rocket Pot to the 21 litre K3033.
These sizes are available:1.5 litre S1020 Rocket Pot; 3 litre 150mm Root Trainer (Citrus Pot); 8 litre K2025 Rocket Pot
18 litre K3025 Rocket Pot; 50 litre K4040 Rocket Pot (available soon); 113 litre K6040 Rocket Pot (available soon).

Air Root Pruning: Advanced stock of Australian Native Plants at Allansforest Nursery are produced in containers which promote air root pruning occur during the development of the root system. This encourages initiation of of more lateral roots and a greater cacpcity to quickly establish once planted. There is less need to manually untangle and prune the root-ball prior to planting significantly reducing "transplant shock" allowing early, rapid establishment of the plantscape.

Fully Hardened to Extreme Conditions: We are proud of the way our stock performs after leaving the nursery. Many repeat clients report strong growth in difficult conditions when compared to stock from other sources. We believe that plants should be grown to survive in REAL field conditions, not just for a lush appearance on a nursery shelf. Our stock is produced outdoors, under conditions which promote hardiness coastal conditions, hard water and drought stresses. We may not produce the most aesthetically pleasing stock from a marketing perspective however, we have confidence in stock for projects which require plants that perform from the initial planting and continue to thrive and develop into a pleasing result which can be enjoyed and admired for many years.

L to R: Corymbia calophylla in 1.5 litre S1020 Rocket Pot;
Corymbia ficifolia in 3 litre 150mm Root Trainer Pot;
Banksia integrifolia in 8 litre K2026 Rocket Pot;
Callitris rhomboidea in 21 litre K3036 Rocket Pot

S1020 Rocket Pots (1.5 Litre volume)

S1020 Rocket Pots were released to the the Australian Nursery Industry in 2009. They offer all the benefits of the larger Rocket Pots in a size equivalent to a 140 mm pot.

Air Root Pruning: Root tips growing out to the cusps in the wall of the container are desicated upon reaching the air and promote initiation of lateral root development. Containers are supported on raised benches to stop root migration occuring at the base of the container.

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1.5 litre - S1020 opened to show cusps which
facilitate air root pruning.

S1020 folded & ready to be
filled and potting on.

S1020 Rocket Pot opened to show root-ball

Corymbia calophylla in <br>S1020 Rocket Pot

Corymbia calophylla in
S1020 Rocket Pot

150mm Root Trainer Pots (3 Litre volume)

150mm Root Trainer Pots or Citrus Pots are three (3) litres in volume, 250 mm deep and a top dimension of 150 mm x 150 mm.

Depth & Volume: Comparible volume to 200 mm pots with good root-ball depth.

Air Root Pruning: Ribs on the internal surface of the pot which direct roots down towards a row of holes at half the depth of the pot, and the open mesh base to promote a well branched root system with less spiralling than conventional pots. Containers are supported by plastic bases on raised benches to stop root migration occuring at the base of the container.

Empty 150mm Root Trainer Pot

Corymbia ficifolia in
150 Root Trainer Pot

Corymbia.maculata.150 RT.m.4.12.09

K2026 (8 Litre volume) Rocket Pots

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Hakea multilineata in K2026 Rocket pot
opened to show root-ball, 4.12.09

Hakea multilineata K2026 4.12.09

Assorted Banksia in K2026 Rocket Pots 4.12.09

K3036 (18 Litre volume) Rocket Pots

K3036 (18 Litre) Rocket Pots offer clients the benefits of the Rocket Pot root system for advanced .

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Callitris rhomboidea in 18 litre,
K3036 Rocket Pot, 4.12.09

K4036 (45 Litre volume) Rocket Pots

Watch this space for larger volume Rocket Pots becoming available soon.

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Advanced Xanthorrhoea in 300mm Tubs

Seed Grown:Our plants are grown from seed.

Flowering Age: Plants in our 300mm tubs are 7 years or older and are at a stage where flowering begins to occur. Occasionally this occurs in the nursery, however these plants will flower soon after planting. This is usually a response to being removed from the constraints of the container.

Sustainable Supply: Seed grown stocks of Xanthorrhoaea are not commonly available. Most Xanthorrhoaea are harvested under permit and require considerable time and effort to harvest. The harvest process puts great strees on the root system of these plants which takes much time from which to recover.

Establishment Advise: We can help with achieving the best establishment outcomes with advise on the best planting strategies.

Xanthorrhoaea quadrangulata 300mm 4.12.09

Xanthorrhoaea quadrangulata in 300mm tub 4.12.09

Xanthorrhoaea flowering in 300mm tub.
Flowering can occur from approximately
7 years onwards.

Allansforest Nursery - Putting Habitat Back
4965 Great Ocean Road,
Allansforest, VICTORIA, 3277
Ph: 03 5566 3254
Mobile: 0428 53 63 06
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Australian Plants for Revegetation, Forestry & Landscaping