iCandy Sympathy Gift Card
All Tree Gifts NZ gifts come with our standard gift card. However if you would like to change this for an iCandy Card we have the following card available for adding to your gift purchase.
"Holding you in our thoughts and hoping you are surrounded by love..."
Please add to cart and place your gift card message for us to hand write in your gift card at the checkout.
This product is not available for individual purchase. Only available with a gift purchase from our site.
Bay (Laurus Nobilis / Large Planter Gifts)
The Bay tree is an evergreen highly valued for its aromatic leaves used extensively in culinary dishes for seasoning. Slow growing (10-20cm per year) it can eventually reach heights of 5+ meters however can easily be trimmed every summer to be kept small for container gardening.
Grows up to 5m+, can be pruned to keep smaller and works well for topiary
Suitable for planting throughout NZ in both container or garden, tolerates coastal conditions, likes warm areas.
Camellia
Camellia produces good-sized flowers during mid March to early June. Slow growing, upright to spreading shrub or small tree with age. Oval, glossy leaves and profuse winter to spring blooming flowers in milder climates.Grows up to 1.5m
Suitable for planting throughout NZ in both container or garden
Our large planter Camellias come in a range of colours, we always hand pick the best across our range to send for you - if you are looking for a specific colour please call 0800 87 33 44 prior to ordering. Current smaller variety - Yuletide (Red)
Feijoa (Sellowiana / Unique)
The Feijoa is an evergreen shrub which originates from South America. It is both a useful landscape ornamental plant with its showy flowers against its grey/green foliage and provides fantastic fruit for eating. All Tree Gift Feijoa Tres are self fertile.Grows up to 3m
Suitable for planting throughout NZ in both container or garden settings..
Kowhai (Dragon's Gold) - Dwarf
Kowhai is famous for its beautiful brilliant yellow racemes of nectar-rich flowers, which appear in early spring. They are a favourite food for NZ native birds such as the Tui and Wood Pigeon. Kowhai is an evergreen variety producing greenish yellow leaves over a long period from winter until mid spring.
Dragons Gold - Grows up to 2m - Suitable for container & Garden
Note: Kowhai may be smaller than that pictured on our website over the Winter where growth is slowed - of course, being living trees - they will grow in Spring :)
Lemon (Meyer / Eureka)
Lemons are one of the easiest and most reliable fruiting trees for NZ gardens. The clean, dark green foliage forms a medium sized plant with waxy white fragrant flowers which appear in spring, summer and autumn.
Grows up to 1.5m
Suitable for planting throughout NZ in both container or garden
Lime (Tahitian / Bearss)
Lime trees are vigorous trees with bold dark green leaves which are slightly serrated at the edges. The fruit are small to medium in size, with thin skin turning a pale yellow at maturity. The Lime's flesh is wonderfully juicy and is without seed. Fruit ripens in winter and is a fabulous addition to any garden. Tree Gifts NZ sends both Tahitian and Bearss Lime dependent on season.
Grows up to 1.5m
Suitable for planting throughout NZ in both container or garden
Magnolia (Figo Port Wine and Little Gem seasonally)
Magnolias are evergreen and one of the first trees to lift the veil of winter, their fresh and vibrant flowers gracing bare branches in spring. Flowering early in the season, with their thick, waxy petals forming goblets on bare branches, a mature magnolia in full bloom is a breathtaking sight. Other varieties such as Mixed Up Miss and Yunnanesis are often available in our large planter tree gift boxes throughout the year when available - they will be listed by their name on the product page when purchasing if available.
Grows 5m +
Suitable for planting throughout NZ in garden settings.
Mexican Orange Blossom (Choiysa Ternata)
Over spring and into summer the evergreen Mexican Orange Blossom makes a beautiful show. It is a shrub from the temperate areas of Mexico with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of white flowers that have the fragrance of orange.
Grows up to 1.5m, can be pruned to keep smaller
Suitable for planting throughout NZ in both container or garden
Olive (Olea & El Greco seasonally )
To be admired for its soft grey-green foliage, blending well with other colours in the garden. The attractive smooth grey trunks and branches take on a gnarled, twisted look when this tree reaches maturity. The Olive is not only grown for its beauty but also for its very distinctive culinary fruit and oil. Olive trees prefer full sun and do not tolerate cold winters or having "wet feet".
Grows up to 1.5m
Suitable for planting throughout NZ in both container or garden
Pohutukawa - Maori Princess
The Pohutukawa tree has a deep spiritual meaning for Māori which connects the beginning and ending of human life. In mythology, the red flowers of the tree represent the blood of the warrior Tawhaki, a spirit ancestor whom showed the way from earth to heaven but fell and died.
Suited for planting top of South & North Island Coastal Areas
Slow growing can reach 10+m on maturity (over 30-40 years)
Tea Tree - NZ Native Manuka & Kanuka
Originating in New Zealand the Tea Tree is a compact shrub with an abundance of double pink or white flowers with tiny grey-green leaves. Growing quickly it enjoys partial to full sun in a range of soils from acid to neutral.
Growing up to 3m
Suitable for planting throughout New Zealand in both container and garden
Trees may vary in size from those pictured on our website due to the growing nature of the trees within the seasons. Rest assured, we will always select the very best tree for your gift from our nursery and of course, being a living tree (they will grow taller in the warmer seasons)
Delivery Info: 19/10/2021
Rural: ALL rural couriers in Auckland, Waikato and Northland are closed
If you do not know if an address is rural please look the address up in the courier website on this link please send c/- of a friend at an urban address.
Labour Weekend: We will be closed for dispatches from 21-26 October
All other deliveries (ex Rural)
Auckland
- The Auckland region is currently experiencing delays of up to 5 working days for deliveries. We are seeing some areas deliver within 2 - some +5, it depends on the courier in the particular area and how they are tracking - we cannot tell you which areas these are (we do not know ourselves or we would).
If sending to a L3 area it must be to a residential home address only - no business address or apartments with no access.
For all other regions
Allow +3 working days on standard timeframes below, whilst the couriers are delivering within +2 working days in most areas, this can change daily.
Even though we have a calendar at checkout, we cannot guarantee a delivery date at this time. Please use your track and trace number.
Trees are perfectly happy in transit for delayed timeframes and are packed with hydrating materials. We have not had a tree perish in 17 years (including lockdowns) and we don't plan on starting. However, please rest assured, if anything did happen, we would ask for a photograph and then replace the tree once the delays have settled down.
He aha te mea nui o te ao, He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
What is the most important thing in the world.
It is people, it is people, it is people.
APPROXIMATE DELIVERY TIMEFRAMES (*See Delays Above)
Orders received by 2:30pm (NZST) Monday to Friday are dispatched on the day of order (ex public holidays) or at a later date as indicated by the delivery date selected in your cart. When completed you will be emailed a courier tracking number, these will come online from 6pm each day.
North Island (ex Rural):
Typically 1-2 days to most main centres ie: Auckland / Hamilton / Wellington - Monday to Friday. Allow 1-2 days during Winter months for road conditions.
South Island (ex Rural):
Allow 2-3 working days (not including date of dispatch) Monday-Friday. Deliveries to Southland may take 4 working days due to weather conditions in the winter months (ex rural).
Note: You will see a pick up scan from our office then you will not see another scan until it arrives in the South Island main centre 2-3 days later depending on weather.
Rural Delivery:
Add +2 additional days to the time frames above for the region (Monday-Friday). Often quicker than indicated.
To check if the address is classified as rural please type in the address here > Courier Locator. We do not charge extra for rural delivery.
Do you offer pickups? Sorry no, we do not offer pick up from our offices.
Note: Delivery time frames required by the courier will always over-ride the delivery date you may select in your cart. eg: Should you select next day delivery at checkout but the delivery time frame required is 2 days, this will be the quickest we can have your gift arrive in the area.
Please note the timeframes above are estimates only as delivery timeframes can change daily with traffic, weather, Covid-19 level changes and the like. We are unable to claim from the courier for delays in freight which may occur, we will always do our very best to have your parcel delivered on the day you request, but we cannot guarantee a delivery date as final delivery is out of our control.
- All gifts are marked "Authority to Leave", couriers during Covid 19 times must have access to a doorstep for contactless delivery. All gifts are tracked with the courier both by tracking number and GPS. The courier will leave at the property (further instructions can be added at checkout) ie: dogs, but won't bite, leave at back door, leave by the carport etc.
- Please use the NZ Post address and postcode finder to double check your delivery details, a redelivery fee will be required if the gift goes astray.
- We are unable to guarantee a time of day that the gift will be delivered, couriers cannot call before they arrive. If you need the gift by a certain date always ask for delivery a day or two before. We have care information available in case you need to hold onto your gift.
- Deliveries can be delayed due to weather and peak demands on the couriers (ie: Christmas / pandemics!). As mother nature is out of our control (and we don't sail the inter-island ferry) we cannot 100% guarantee a delivery date, however please do tell us your preferred date at checkout and we will do our absolute best to get it there on the day.
Gift Greeting Cards:
Entered at checkout we offer a free gift card with all purchases. Our team handwrites each card for a personal touch. (It doesn't hurt that we also have great handwriting!.. sorry we can't draw emoji's!). If your message is too long to fit, or has emoji's we will print it to ensure it looks good.
Tree Gifts offers free delivery on all online internet gift orders over $150 (ex delivery costs) nationwide when going to a single delivery address.
Courier delivery costs for gifts <$150 range from $8.50 - $10.50 depending on the weight / dimensions of the gift box. We do not charge extra for rural delivery.
Tracking numbers are sent on order completion. They will appear on the courier website after 6pm each evening.
Saturday delivery is available to main centres in the North Island only, orders must be placed by Thursday 4pm. Please email or call 0800 87 33 44 so that we can price this service for you to the area - we will invoice via the site for the gift and the delivery ticket if Saturday delivery is available (Saturday ticket allow $9.50 + normal shipping fees).
Do You Offer Pick up - Sorry, we are an online only store and do not offer pick up from our premises.
No. Absolutely not. The only items inside the delivery box are
a) your gift and;
b) the gift card (if you entered one at checkout)
All receipts are emailed to the original purchaser only, your recipient will never see it.
Yes! You would either need to place a separate order through the checkout process for each gift, or if ordering more than 3, please feel free to email us your order and we will pop you back a combined invoice.
If emailing please include:
Gift Type / Name & Address / Preferred Delivery Date & Gift Card Message for each gift.
PO Box Addresses:
Sorry, we do not deliver to PO Boxes.
Apartments & Gated Communities:
Currently unavailable during L3 lockdowns - the courier must be able to leave the gift at the property contactless, They are not accepting pick ups from the courier depot and couriers do not have time to go back to the property again to see if someone is home - do not address to an apartment in L3 areas.
Often couriers find there is no access to apartment buildings or gated communities. If they ring a buzzer to the building and no one answers, the courier will decide if it is safe to leave. If they decide it is unsafe, and there is a likelihood the gift could be stolen they will take it back to the courier depot where it will need to be collected within 2-3 days due to the living nature of the tree.
We strongly recommend avoiding sending gifts to apartments where there is no access. Please send to a place of work, or a friends place where a delivery can be left safely without delay given the living nature of your gift.
Through our website we are alerted if an order is deemed to be high risk of fraud. If this happens the order will be refunded to the credit card immediately.
Should you wish to continue with your order we will require bank deposit payment before dispatch occurs. We make no apologies for taking this hard stance to stamp out credit card fraud. In all instances we will assist credit card holders in prosecuting and advising the NZ Police of fraud.