Trade and orchardist orders only  ·  The nursery is not open to the public
Rows of young citrus trees growing under shade cloth at the Brunswick Heads nursery

Sixty varieties of citrus, budded and grown right here.

A wholesale nursery on the far north coast of New South Wales, supplying quality citrus and fruit trees to the trade and to orchardists across Australia.

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1990Nursery established
45 yrsIn the citrus industry
60Varieties on site

One grower,
one paddock,
every tree.

John Mills started Brunswick Wholesale Plants in 1990, sixteen years after he began his career with a leading nursery in 1974. Every tree that leaves here is budded, potted and grown on site, so we know exactly what has gone into it.

Citrus trees, dwarf citrus, finger limes, olives and dwarf mulberries. Around sixty varieties, all produced on the one block.

Because it all happens in one place, we can take a small order as seriously as a large one, and tell you honestly what will be ready and when.

A citrus scion being hand budded onto rootstock at the nursery
Hand budding scion to rootstock, the way every tree here starts.
Lemons grown at the nursery laid out on a white surface

The stock list.

What we grow, what it does and when it fruits. Pick a category to narrow it down.

Washington NavelCitrus sinensis

Medium fruit with a thin skin and good flavour. Hangs on the tree until very late in the season in good conditions. Excellent for juicing. Grows to roughly 3 to 4 metres.

Orange

ValenciaCitrus sinensis

Medium fruit, thin skin, good flavour, and it will hold late on the tree. A juicing standard. Grows to roughly 3 to 4 metres.

Orange

Seedless ValenciaCitrus sinensis

Medium fruit with a thin skin, good flavour and very few seeds if any. Holds late on the tree and juices beautifully.

Orange

Cara Cara Blood NavelCitrus sinensis

A mid-season, low acid seedless blood navel. Raspberry coloured flesh, sweet with subtle cherry undertones and extremely juicy.

Orange

Blood OrangeCitrus sinensis

Juicy and sweet with deep red stained flesh, maturing mid-season. Colour can be lighter in mild climates, and one tree may carry both blood and plain fruit.

Orange

NavelinaCitrus sinensis

One of the first oranges of the season. Slightly oval with deep orange skin, sweet, seedless and juicy. Good to eat or juice.

Orange

Lanes Late NavelCitrus sinensis

Large fruit that colours and holds late on the tree, staying good to eat well into the back end of the season.

Orange

JoppaCitrus sinensis

From California and well suited to coastal Queensland and northern New South Wales. Fruits mid-season, juicy with fine flesh and rich flavour.

Orange

SevilleCitrus aurantium

Bitter, sourish fruit used mostly for marmalade. Fruits mid-season and holds late on the tree in good weather.

Orange

ImperialCitrus reticulata

Mid-season with large fruit that peels easily and eats well. A long lived tree, and the mandarin most growers start with.

Mandarin

EmperorCitrus reticulata

Grows well through coastal Queensland and northern New South Wales, fruiting mid-season. Juicy with fine flesh and rich flavour.

Mandarin

ClementineCitrus reticulata

A vigorous, bushy tree that wants protection from frost. Carries a heavy crop of deep orange fruit, very juicy and very sweet. Good for preserves.

Mandarin

Murcott AfourerCitrus reticulata

Late maturing, August to October in warmer areas and stretching to November where it is cooler. Thin skinned, excellent flavour, high juice content.

Mandarin

HicksonCitrus reticulata

A heavy bearer that prefers an open sunny position. Fruits mid-season with medium sized juicy fruit. A good backyard tree.

Mandarin

EllendaleCitrus reticulata

Late fruiting with large, flattened fruit and a thin bright skin. Excellent in warm climates.

Mandarin

Dwarf citrusOn dwarfing rootstock

The same varieties on a smaller frame, sized for courtyards, patios, balconies and decks. Containers want to be at least 400mm wide and deep.

Dwarf

Finger limesCitrus australasica

The native lime, grown here for the restaurant and specialty trade as well as home gardens.

Finger lime

Olives

Olive trees produced on site alongside the citrus, for growers and landscape supply.

Olive

Dwarf mulberries

Compact mulberries that fruit young and stay manageable in a small yard or a large pot.

Mulberry
Season. The citrus fruiting season can begin as early as mid April and run through to late November, depending on variety and district. Ask us what will be ready in the window you are planting for, and we will line the order up to it.

Four hundred metres
from the highway.

The nursery sits just 400m from the Pacific Highway interchange at Brunswick Heads, which is why we can arrange reliable, price competitive transport to most capital cities.

Any order size. Large or small, every order is treated with the same importance.
Palletised and wrapped. Trees are palleted and wrapped wherever possible, so there is less double handling and less damage in transit.
Pick up welcome. Bring the truck to the nursery and load out yourself if that suits you better.
Capital city freight. Regular runs to most capitals, quoted before the order is confirmed.
Curtain-side trucks loaded with racks of nursery stock leaving the Brunswick Heads yard

Planting a commercial block?

Orchardists have very specific requirements, and getting the advice right before the trees go in the ground matters more than anything that happens afterwards. Worth working through with us:

Scion to rootstock

Compatibility between the variety you want and the rootstock it sits on, for the crop you are actually chasing.

Rootstock and soil

Which rootstock suits your soil type, drainage and district rather than the one that is simply easiest to source.

Ground preparation

What needs doing to the block before planting, including mounding where drainage is poor.

Spacing and layout

Two to three metres minimum between trees, more again where larger trees are already established.

Market research

Knowing who buys the fruit and when, before you commit a paddock to a variety for the next twenty years.

Your local growers

Talk to citrus grower associations and other orchardists in your region, and check your state government resources.

Tagged citrus trees standing ready for sale at the nursery
A mature orange tree carrying a heavy crop
A dwarf citrus tree grown on in a terracotta pot on a patio

Place an order.

Tell us the varieties, the numbers and roughly when you need them on the ground. If we are short on something we will say so and tell you what is coming.

Call 02 6685 1190 Email the nursery
Wholesale only. We supply the trade and orchardist markets, and the nursery is not open to the general public.

The nursery

Trade hours7:00am – 4:00pm
Monday to Friday
Phone02 6685 1190
Emailbwp@brunswickplants.com.au
Address35 Bayside Way
Brunswick Heads NSW 2483
Getting here400m from the Pacific
Highway interchange
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