Ulmus parvifolia
Lacebark or Chinese elm Ht 10-15m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Small leaves which may persist into winter in mild climates. Patterned brown bark in winter. Used as a shelter tree on exposed sites. Can tolerate tar sealed car parks.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Erosion control
- Shelter
Ulmus x hollandica 'Lobel'
Hybrid elm (DSIR 1642) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Same female parent as 'Dodoens' with pollen from a selfed seedling of 'Ben Shwarz' in the Dutch Elm Disease resistance breeding programme. Narrow upright crown and smallish leaves.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
Ulmus x hollandica `Groeneveld`
Hybrid elm (cutting grown) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. U. glabra (Wych elm) x U. carpinifolia
of French origin. Selected in Holland for resistance to Dutch Elm
Disease (DED). Straight trunk, upright branching, dense crown, for
roadside planting. Valuable decorative timber. Not for wet soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Tolerates pumice soils
Ulmus x hollandica 'Dodoens'
Hybrid elm (DSIR 1638) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Produced in Holland by the open pollination of Ulmus glabra 'Exoniensis' (Exeter Elm) x Ulmus
wallichiana (Himalayan elm). Same tree was parent of 'Lobel' &
'Plantyn'. Narrow crown from 'Exonensis' ancestry. DED resistant.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
Ulmus `Frontier'
Hybrid elm (U. carpinifolia x parvifolia) Ht 10-15m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. An artificial cross producing an attractive young tree with drooping branchlets and bronzy-red autumn colours. Ultimate size not known. Elm timber is prized for furniture.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Erosion control
Sophora molloyi (POT grown)
Kowhai - Cook Strait Ht 1-3m
Bushy sprawling evergreen with dark green leaves and yellow flowers scattered through the canopy. Tolerates extreme exposure on dry rock coastal cliffs. Stephens Is. is a typical habitat. Suitable for the small garden.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Sophora microphylla (POT grown)
Kowhai - South Island Ht 5-15m
Broadly columnar, evergreen but deciduous in very cold areas. Divaricating juvenile stage. Yellow flowers in Spring, attracts Tui & Bellbirds. Pigeons feed on the new leaves. Cold climate seed source.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Salix schwerinii 'Kinuyanagi' PN386
Japanese fodder willow Ht 3-4m
Vigorous, deciduous. Producing up to 10 tonnes of edible dry matter per hectare per year. Nitrogen content 2.7% dry weight similar to lucerne hay. Basket making in Japan. Yellow autumn leaves into June. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
Salix matsudana PN 721
Chinese timber willow (male) Ht 15-25m
N. E. China. Narrow-crowned, deciduous, vigorous tree willow for streambanks, amenity and horticultural shelter. Considerable volume production on wet sites. Cut for fodder in droughts. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Firewood
- Erosion control
Salix matsudana x S. pentandra
Hybrid willow (male) Ht 15-20m
NZ bred hybrid. Deciduous, vigorous, relatively narrow crown, male, straight-stemmed. Suitable for farm shelter and erosion control on small streams and tunnel gullies. Bitter leaves so resistant to possums. Flowers in October. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Shelter
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