Welcome to the Gorge Nursery
June Specials – at least 20% OFF Selected Trees
We are Open King’s Birthday Monday 1st June
Now discounted:
• Black Beech, PB18 was $65, now $52
• Mountain Beech, PB18 was $65, now $52, PB8 now $21
• Maple ‘October Glory’, PB40 was $115, now $92
• Weeping Silver Birch, PB18 was $45, now $36
• Himalayan Birch, PB18 was $45, now $36
• White Spire Birch, 45L was $165, now $132
• Italian Alder, PB18 was $44, now $35
• Liquidambar ‘Worplesdon’, PB28 was $90, now $65
• Thuja Smaragd, PB28 was $85, now $68
PLUS — further reductions on our sale line trees while stock lasts!
Winter is the perfect time to plant trees — cooler temperatures and moist soil help roots establish before the warmer temperatures arrive.
Bank Transfer or Cash only – Sorry no EFTPOS
Fruit Trees 2026
We have just received in our first shipment of fruit trees and berries.
No Stone Fruit for a few more months
Black Doris Plums – SOLD OUT
Small to Mid-Sized Natives
A wide range in stock
From $13 each
Larger grades available in some varieties
- Ake Ake varieties
- Beech varieties
- Coprosma varieties
- Flax varieties
- Grasses
- Griselina varieties
- Kanuka & Manuka varieties
- Kowhai varieties
- Lancewood varieties
- Myrsine varieties
- NZ Oak
- Pittosporum varieties
- Ribbonwood
- Totara
- + More
We are a wholesale and retail ornamental tree nursery located at Ashley Gorge, Oxford, just ¾ of an hour North-West of Christchurch.
It is our commitment to you, our customer, to grow the highest quality trees – whether it be for the home garden and 10 acre block, or a commercial landscaping project – at affordable prices.
Open 9am to 3pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Closed weekends and public holidays unless by arrangement.
We’ve been growing trees for Cantabrians since 2007
Our philosophy is to use proven best practice to produce high quality trees at a reasonable price that are hardy to Canterbury conditions.
The Gorge Nursery is owned by Sis Johnston. It is 1.5ha with approximately 7000 ornamental trees. It is located at Ashley Gorge near Oxford.
Sis completed her Amenity Horticulture Apprenticeships with the then Waimari District Council. She has 18 years’ experience in the nursery industry, giving them a good skill base to pull from.
The Gorge Nursery are passionate about trees and like to give one on one time with our customers to help select the right trees to fulfil their vision, which will do well in their location.
We have been passionately serving our retail and trade customers in the North Canterbury, Waimakariri, Selwyn and Christchurch districts for nearly 20 years. If you live in Rangiora, Darfield, Kaiapoi, Christchurch, Rolleston or surrounding locations, enjoy a short drive in the country, and come & see us for you quality tree needs.