Natives
Coprosma robusta (PLUG grown)
Karamu Ht 6m
Small Tree / Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Attractive to birds / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Large vigorous native shrub or small tree, great for establishment. Red berries that mature in autumn. Typically found in lowland and coastal sites throughout both North and South Islands.
Cordyline australis (PLUG grown)
Ti Kouka or Cabbage Tree
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 / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
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.
Dodonaea viscosa (PLUG grown)
Akeake - green Ht 3-6m
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
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.
Dodonaea viscosa purpurea (PLUG grown)
Akeake - purple Ht 3-6m
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
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.
Hoheria sexstylosa (PLUG grown)
Houhere or Long-leaved Lacebark Ht 5-8m
Small Tree / NZ native / Deciduous / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly conical, evergreen. Sweetly scented abundant white flowers in March. Good screening tree.
Kunzea ericoides (PLUG grown)
Kanuka Ht 10-15m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Firewood / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Narrowly conical when young, evergreen. Masses of very small white flowers Dec/Jan, worked by bees. Tolerates exposed, cold and low fertility sites. Useful nurse tree for native revegetation projects.
Leptospermum scoparium (PLUG grown)
Manuka Ht 3-4m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attracts bees / Firewood / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Narrowly conical when young, evergreen. White flowers in profusion from Dec. worked by bees. Tolerates exposed, wet and infertile sites. Useful nurse shrub for native revegetation projects.
Melicytus ramiflorus (PLUG grown)
Mahoe or whiteywood Ht 6-10m
Small Tree / NZ native / Deciduous / Tolerates shade / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Container Grown
NZ native. Broadly spreading, evergreen. Lanceolate leaves, tiny flowers on the branches followed by small violet-blue berries. Bark is grey-white. Tolerates shade and dryness.
Pittosporum crassifolium (PLUG grown)
Karo Ht 3-9m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Hedging / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Shiny leaves with dense white or pale buff tomentum on the underside. Tiny dark red scented flowers, followed by green 3cm capsules. Great coastal shelter but not for cold frosty inland districts.
Pittosporum eugenioides (PLUG grown)
Tarata or Lemonwood Ht 6-12m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly conical, evergreen. Shiny, yellowy-green leaves 10-15cm lemon scented when crushed. Terminal clusters of sweetly-scented cream flowers. Good shelter and screening tree, found throughout NZ except in the cold, dry areas.
Pittosporum 'Stephens Island' (POT grown)
'Stephens Island' Kohuhu Ht 4m
Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Hedging
Pittosporum 'Stephens Island' is a form found growing on Stephens Island in the middle of Cook Strait. It has some resemblance to both Pittosporum tenuifolium and Pittosporum crassifolium (or may be a naturally occurring hybrid between P. tenuifolium and P. ralphii). It has a tidy habit with and upright medium form and will grow to a mature height of 5-10m. The small pointed foliage is smooth, blue/grey-green with a slight grey/green tomentose appearance. It adapts well to coastal conditions.
Plagianthus regius (PLUG grown)
Manatu or Ribbonwood Ht 10-15m
Small Tree / NZ native / Deciduous / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Erosion control / Shelter / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Narrowly conical initially then broadly spreading, deciduous. Small juvenile leaves and vigorous narrow erect habit make it ideal as a nurse tree for more tender plants. NZ wide except the driest coldest parts.