Cedrus atlantica glauca (POT grown)
Blue Atlas cedar Ht 30-40m
Nth African Atlas Mountains. Narrowly conical, aging to broadly conical, evergreen. Foliage silvery blue-grey, very attractive. Seed raised plants, Drought and exposure tolerant.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
Pseudopanax crassifolius (PLUG grown)
Lancewood Ht 10-15m
Broadly spreading as an adult tree, evergreen. Unique juvenile form - lance-like stem 4.5-6m with downward pointing stiff narrow leaves. Adult form and leaves change completely. Shade tolerant.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Melicytus ramiflorus (PLUG grown)
Mahoe or whiteywood Ht 6-10m
NZ native. Broadly spreading, evergreen. Lanceolate leaves, tiny flowers on the branches followed by small violet-blue
berries. Bark is grey-white. Tolerates shade and dryness.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Cunninghamia lanceolata (PLUG grown)
Chinese fir Ht 20-30m
Broadly conical, evergreen. Sharp tipped strap-shaped leaves, green in summer, bronze in cold climates in winter. Does best in fertile soils. Good stand of timber on waterworks land near New Plymouth.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
Abies spectabilis (PLUG grown)
West Himalayan fir Ht 30-50m
Afghanistan to Nepal. Evergreen, broadly conical. Dark green shiny needles, silvery underneath. Violet-blue erect cones. One of the stronger growing silver firs.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Abies procera (PLUG grown)
Noble fir Ht 40-60m
Washington & Oregon. Narrowly conical, evergreen. Short blue-grey needles and pint mug sized cones. Grows into a large tree given time. Imported seed.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Intolerant to clay soils
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Container Grown
Abies delavayi (PLUG grown)
Yunnan fir Ht 30-40m
A slow growing cone-shaped evergreen conifer from near the tree line in Yunnan, S.W. China and adjacent states, 3000-4000m. Dark green glossy needles, underside vivid white.
Upright dark purple-blue cones. Needs cool summers and high rainfall. No wildling risk.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
Abies lowiana (PLUG grown)
Sierra fir Ht 40-50m
Southern Oregon down the Sierra Nevada to central Southern California. Spirelike, evergreen, always straight, to 75m in its habitat. Grey-green needles, bark black to brown and deeply fissured on older trees. Drought tolerant, rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
Abies cephalonica (PLUG grown)
Grecian fir Ht 15-30m
Mountains of Greece. Narrowly conical, evergreen, smooth grey bark, densely arranged horizontal branches. Brown, upright, very resinous 12-20cm cones break-up when ripe. Adapted to very dry conditions.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Quercus pyrenaica (PLUG grown)
Pyrenean (Spanish) oak Ht 15-20m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Shoots and underside of leaves yellow tomentose. Produces acorns and should suit drier parts of NZ and grows well in Northland.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Tolerates pumice soils
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