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
Kowhai may be smaller than that pictured on our website over Winter where growth is slowed - of course, being living trees - they will grow in Spring.
Lemon (Meyer / Yen Ben)
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
Mandarin (Clementine)
Mandarin trees thrive in warmer weather and dislike frosts. Along with the delicious and generous fruit that orange trees provide, their fragrant blooms are intoxicating. Varieties change throughout the season.
Grows up to 1.5m
Suitable for planting in warmer areas of NZ in both container or garden
Pohutukawa (Metrosiderous Mistral & Maori Princess)
Please note: Pohutukawa are currently unavailable due to the airborne disease "Myrtle Rust", many NZ nurseries are no longer growing or releasing due to this disease.
The magnificent NZ native Pohutukawa is also fondly known to many as NZ's own Christmas Tree, due to making a beautiful showing of red flowers in the December - January period. With dark bold grey leaves and bright crimson flowers the Pohutukawa in full bloom is a sight to behold.
Grows up to 10m+
Suitable for coastal regions of NZ in the North Island or top of the South Island.
Suitable for large gardens - please check the local area suitability prior to ordering.
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)
Courier updates:
For all deliveries during Winter please allow +1 day on the approximate timeframes below due to road conditions / snow expected to slow down freight.
During Winter we will allow an extra day in transit where we can to account for delays. There is always a chance that the gift may arrive a day earlier than expected but we would rather err on the side of caution. During Winter months we cannot guarantee the delivery date as mother nature is a little out of our control.
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
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. If your order is in after 2:30pm NZST it will be dispatched on the next working day. When completed you will be emailed a courier tracking number, these will come online from 6pm each day.
North Island (ex Rural):
Typically overnight 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 closest to your delivery address.
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 - we are an online only business and do not allow pick ups from our premises.
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 100% guarantee this.
- All gifts are marked "Authority to Leave (ATL)" so that no delay occurs. All of our gifts are tracked through the courier network with both a tracking number and GPS on board the courier van. The courier will leave at the front door unless they are advised otherwise (please leave further instructions in the notes 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 in NZ also cannot call before they arrive. If you need the gift by a certain date for handing to the recipient always select the delivery date as a day or two before to ensure it is with you when you need it.
- If leaving at the property is not safe or there is no access, (apartment, gated community, dogs) please send to a work address.
- We have care information available in case you need to hold onto your gift.
- At times deliveries can be delayed due to factors outside of our control (such as peak times (Christmas), road closures, pandemics!, Inter Island ferry sailings being cancelled). We cannot therefore guarantee the delivery date 100%, but please do tell us your preferred delivery 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 gift card to give your gift a personal touch. (It doesn't hurt that we also have great handwriting!.. sorry we can't draw emoji's!)
If your gift message is quite long (or you enter emoji's) we will need to print rather than hand write to ensure it fits / is drawn correctly (because if you leave us to draw the emoji, who knows what they'll think it is!).
Tree Gifts offers free delivery on all 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.
Note - Free Shipping does not apply to bulk orders for corporate clients if ordered via email due to weight / volume - we will advise shipping based on the order quantity and location.
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 (even if you accidentally put their details in the billing field - don't panic...unless you entered their email address!)
Yes, of course. You would need to place a separate order through the checkout process for each gift, so that the checkout captures each address, gift card message and delivery fee.
However if you are 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:
Due to the living nature of our gifts we are unable to deliver to PO Boxes within NZ. The only way we can get around this (if PO Box is the only option) is for you to locate the physical street address of the PO Box Lobby where the PO Box is (this can be easy to find if its a tiny town settlement). Add NZ Post Shop, the physical address of the post shop AND the PO Box number at checkout. Alternatively a home physical address (or even a friend or relatives address may be easier).
We do not offer refunds for tree gifts which are delivered to a PO Box lobby and left to perish (if the recipient does not go to the PO Box within 4 days). Please remember the PO Box lobby will not phone them to advise that there is a parcel.
Apartments & Gated Communities:
Often couriers find there is no access to apartment buildings or gated communities as people are at work when they call. 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.
Please note the couriers in NZ cannot deliver at a specific time nor can they call before they arrive, as you can imagine the parcel is one of hundreds they deliver on a daily basis.
We strongly recommend avoiding sending gifts to apartments where there is no access. Instead 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. If apartments are the only option - please send a non perishable gift box such as artwork or seed bomb gifts hampers.
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 payment via Poli or Direct Credit 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.