Prunus 'Colt'
Cherry rootstock
Hybrid rootstock, deciduous. Prunus avium x P. pseudocerasus
70-80% the size of mazzard, used for fruiting and flowering cherries.
Resistant to crown gall, cherry replant disease and bacterial canker.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Podocarpus totara (POT grown)
Totara Ht 25-30m
Broadly conical or spreading when open grown, evergreen. Huge trunks on old trees. Bark peels in long strips. Tiny fruits attract birds. Timber is prized for carving & interior joinery.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Maki' (POT grown)
Buddhist pine Ht 6-12m
S. Japan & S.E. China. Northern most Podocarpus. A coniical evergreen small to medium tree with bright green 6-12mm strap-like leaves. A popular screening tree in Auckland and mild areas of Nelson.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Clianthus puniceus alba (POT grown)
White kakabeak Ht 1-2m
Endangered leguminous North Island shrub with white pendulous flowers. Needs a well drained sunny site away from heavy frost. Nectar for Tui and Bellbirds, Watch for slugs, snail and insect damage.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Eucalyptus ovata (PLUG grown)
Swamp gum Ht 25-35m
South East Australia on poorly drained flats.
Reliable coppicing species for firewood production.
White flowers March to June loved by bees. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
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Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Firewood
- Container Grown
Podocarpus totara 'Matapouri Blue' (POT grown)
Totara 'Matapouri Blue' Ht 25-30m
A selected blue-grey foliaged broadly conical evergreen totara. Attractive as a specimen tree or trimmed annually as a dense hedge. New spring growth is lime-green maturing to blue-grey. Not poisonous to animals or humans.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Malus floribunda
Japanese flowing crab apple Ht 4-5m
Japan & E. Asia. Round headed small deciduous tree with arching branches. Flowers in spring arewhite or pale pink opening from crimson buds. 1cm apples are red or yellow.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Tolerates limestone soils
Eucalyptus nitens (PLUG grown)
Shining gum Ht 40-50m
Mountains of Victoria. Broadly conical when young, grows rapidly, cold hardy, best in regular rainfall at higher altitude. Unthrifty by age 20 at low altitude in warmer districts, but yields a lot of firewood.
Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Firewood
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (POT grown)
Kahikatea Ht 30-40m
NZ white pine. Narrowly conical for many years, evergreen. Will tolerate very wet sites and grows in drier sites with good grass control. Tolerates shade but does best with blue sky above. Shade the trunk with shrubs to prevent sun scorch.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Timber
- Container Grown
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramera'
Golden stemmed dogwood Ht 1.5-2.5m
Nth America. Suckering deciduous shrub, young shoots yellow to olive green, very effective in winter particularly when planted with red-stemmed dogwoods. Ideal for moist situations.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
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