Conifers
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (PLUG grown)
Kahikatea Ht 30-40m
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 / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
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.
Podocarpus totara (PLUG grown)
Totara Ht 25-30m
Large tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Timber / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
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.
Podocarpus totara 'Mt Cook' (POT grown)
Mt Cook Totara Ht 2-3m
Small Tree / Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Christmas Trees / Container Grown / Hedging / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
The Mount Cook Totara is a splendid form of the much loved native. With a wonderful tight and conical habit, its great for either formal plantings or hedging.
Prumnopitys taxifolia (OG grown)
Matai Ht 25m
Large tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Timber / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly columnar, evergreen. Juvenile divaricating form with scattered thin brown leaves. Adult form develops above with yew-like foliage. Bark falls off in rounded patches. Moist fertile sites. Highly prized hard stable timber. Kereru eat the fruit.