Cryptomeria japonica 1/0
Japanese cedar (1 yo seedlings) Ht 30-40m
Broadly conical, evergreen. Withstands wind well, including salt laden winds in Westland. Good Kiwifruit shelter where it is trimmed annually to 0.5m width. Major timber tree in Japan. Less vigorous in colder drier South Island areas. 1 year old.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Shelter
- Forestry species
- Hedging
Tilia cordata
Small-leaved lime Ht 20-30m
Europe and W Asia. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Heart shaped leaves turn yellow in autumn. Small fragrant flowers attractive to bees. Tolerates limestone soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Tolerates limestone soils
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
Sequoiadendron giganteum (POT grown)
Sierra redwood Ht 35-45m
Narrowly conical, evergreen. Withstands colder, drier and windier conditions than S. sempervirens. Growing to large size in the South Island. Mix with Larix or Pseudotsuga in plantations. Stumps do not resprout.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Shelter
- Container Grown
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
Podocarpus totara 1/1 & 2/0 (OG grown)
Totara (2 yrs old) 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. They coolstore and transplant well. 2 years old.
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
- Hedging
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides 1/1 & 2/0 (OG grown)
Kahikatea (2 yrs old) Ht 30-40m
NZ white pine. Narrowly conical for many years, evergreen. Will tolerate very wet sites and grow 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. Long lived. 2 years old.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Timber
- Shelter
Fagus sylvatica 1/1 & 2/0
European beech (2 yrs old) Ht 30-40m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Grown for timber in Europe and widely used for hedging. Clips well. Light green in spring, golden copper in autumn and brown leaves retained all winter. Apply a heavy dressing of lime on clay soils. 2 years old - HEDGE spacing 40-60cm
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Timber
- Shelter
- Hedging
- Tolerates limestone soils
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