Natives
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.
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides 1/1 & 2/0 (OG grown)
Kahikatea (2 yrs old) Ht 30-40m
Large tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Edible fruits and seeds / Timber / Shelter / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
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.
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 1/1 (OG grown)
Totara (2 yrs old) Ht 25-30m
Large tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Timber / Hedging / 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. They coolstore and transplant well. 2 years old.
Prumnopitys ferruginea (PLUG grown)
Miro Ht 20-25m
Medium tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Edible fruits and seeds / Timber / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Slow growing native evergreen conifer found throughout NZ where rainfall is adequate. Female trees produce oval red fruits with soft edible pulp around the single seed. Kereru feast on the fruit and pass the seed in their droppings. The seed is slow to germinate.
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.
Prumnopitys taxifolia (POT grown)
Matai Ht 25m
Large tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Timber / Container Grown / 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.
Vitex lucens (PLUG grown)
Puriri Ht 10-20m
Medium tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Timber / Container Grown
Endemic evergreen tree with spreading crown, pale flaky bark over knobbly trunk. Pink bell-shaped flowers, loved by tui and bellbirds, then red fruits loved by kereru. Suited to warm coastal districts, not frost hardy. We need to dispatch in Autumn.