IMPORTANT, please read:
Only container grown species are currently showing as available for online ordering and delivery from now onwards.
We are in the process of conducting our stock take of Open Ground grown species and should have this website updated by early March, then you will be able to order online for winter delivery.
In the meantime please email your wish list to info@appletons.co.nz and we will email an order confirmation once this stocktaking is completed.
Thank you for your patience in this interim period while the trees are growing.
Natives
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Astelia chathamica (POT grown)
Wharawhara or Astelia - Chatham Island Ht 50-150cm
NZ native. Robust, erect, broad silvery leaves drooping at the tip. Orange fruits in the centre of the clump. Occurs on wet peaty soils, but will grow in drier conditions.
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Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Container Grown
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Price per tree: 10-40
Price per tree: 50+
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Coprosma ciliata x C. repens (POT grown)
Coprosma 'Coppershine' Ht 1-2m
Sterile hybrid bred by Walter Brockie in Richmond, Nelson. Shiny dark copper to green leaves withstanding tough exposed sites and poor soils, but not severe frosts.
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Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Container Grown
Pricing
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Price per tree: 10-40
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Coprosma repens (POT grown)
Taupata Ht 1-6m
Coastal New Zealand. Upright form with shiny leathery green & bronzy-green leaves. Orange berries readily eaten by birds, white seeds can be roasted as a coffee substitute (same family). Popular coastal hedging species.
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Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone
Pricing
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Price per tree: 10-40
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Cordyline australis (POT grown)
Ti Kouka or Cabbage Tree
Single stem initially, then branched with strap-like leaves, evergreen. Tolerates a wide range of sites, including coastal and swampy sites. Our selection is from a cold inland Canterbury site.
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Small Tree / Grass - Strap like leaves / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Erosion control / Shelter
Pricing
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Price per tree: 10-40
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Rootstock
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Cordyline obtecta (syn. kaspar) (POT grown)
Norfolk & Poor Knights Is. cabbage tree Ht 1-3m
Evergreen. Single stem soon branching with short, wide bright green strap-like leaves. Scented white flowers in a dense panicle, followed by small purple-blue berries. Suited to milder parts of NZ.
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Shrub / Grass - Strap like leaves / 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
Pricing
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Price per tree: 10-40
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Rootstock
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Corokia x virgata 'Geenty's Green' (POT grown)
Corokia 'Geenty's Green' Ht 2-3m
Bred by Mike Geenty, this clone has bright lime green leaves and is evergreen. Masses of tiny yellow flowers then orange berries for the birds, Upright growth, clips well as a hedge.Withstands coastal exposure and dry.
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Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Container Grown / Hedging
Pricing
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Price per tree: 10-40
Price per tree: 50+
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Rootstock
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Corokia x virgata 'Mangatangi' (POT grown)
Corokia 'Mangatangi" Ht 1.5-3m
Form from the Mangitangi dam in the Hunua Ranges. Very fine light green leaves, small star-like yellow flowers in summer, followed by yellow fruit. Good for clipped hedging.
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Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Container Grown / Hedging
Pricing
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Price per tree: 10-40
Price per tree: 50+
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1.2-1.5m
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Rootstock
$0.00$0.00
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.
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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
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Price per tree: 10-40
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Rootstock
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Dodonaea viscosa (PLUG grown)
Akeake - green Ht 3-6m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Tough shelter shrub for exposed and coastal conditions but is too frost tender for inland South Island areas. Wood is hard and black, streaked with white.
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Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown
Pricing
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Price per tree: 10-40
Price per tree: 50+
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90-120cm
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Rootstock
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Dodonaea viscosa purpurea (PLUG grown)
Akeake - purple Ht 3-6m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Purple to bronze foliage with red winged fruits in Jan/Feb. Tough shelter shrub for exposed and coastal conditions. Too frost tender for inland South Island areas.
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Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown
Pricing
Multiples of 10
Price per tree: 10-40
Price per tree: 50+
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5-20cm
$0.00$0.00 -
20-40cm
$0.00$0.00 -
40-60cm
$6.10$2.85 -
60-90cm
$0.00$0.00 -
90-120cm
$0.00$0.00 -
1.2-1.5m
$0.00$0.00 -
Rootstock
$0.00$0.00