Acer circinatum x palmatum
Hybrid maple Ht 4-6m
2nd generation NZ bred. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Intermediate and variable characteristics between the parents. Autumn display of red and orange leaves is stunning. Thicker stems than A. palmatum and hardier. Been used as an understock.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Morus alba
White mulberry Ht 5-8m
China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Light green leaves brighten up a brown drought-hit landscape. Fruits, small white turning red, edible but bland, loved by birds. Tolerates dry conditions. Silkworms are raised on the leaves in China.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
Morus nigra
Black mulberry Ht 5-8m
Orient, cultivated for centuries. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Edible fruits, sweetly aromatic, deep red. Adult leaves dark green and rough on upper surface.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Tolerates limestone soils
Pinus parviflora (POT grown)
Japanese white pine Ht 5-15m
Mountains of Japan. Crown conic and rounded, evergreen. Needles curved giving impression of blue grey colour. Popular as a bonsai subject, slow growing. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
Acer rubescens
Taiwan mountain maple Ht 5-10m
Broadly spreading, deciduous holding leaves late, turning yellow. Suited to milder areas. Seeds hang in long bunches, many infertile. Rare in N.Z.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
Acer campbellii ssp sinense
Chinese maple (Rare) Ht 3-5M
Southern China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Strikingly large
5 lobed leaves giving a subtropical appearance, new growth
purplish. Suited to milder areas, rare in NZ, well worth a try.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
Prumnopitys andina (POT grown)
Chilean plum yew Ht 10-20m
South & Central Chile in Andean valleys with 2000 to 3000mm
rainfall and hot dry summers. Well drained volcanic soils. Dense broadly columnar evergreen crowns with yew-like foliage, female trees produce delicious edible green grape-like fruits ripening to yellow. Related to matai, kereru love them.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Intolerant to clay soils
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Container Grown
Pyrus pyrifolia
Nashi pear seedlings Ht 5-10m
Broadly conical, deciduous. Masses of white flowers in spring followed by edible pears of varying quality. Yellow to bronze autumn colours. Used as rootstock (as well as P. calleryana) for Nashi.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Tolerates limestone soils
Sciadopitys verticillata (POT grown)
Umbrella pine Ht 8-15m
Narrowly conical, slow growing evergreen, a relic from millions of years ago with fossils in Europe. Narrow linear green leaves arranged like the spokes of an umbrella. Needs a free draining lime-free fertile soil. Three years old.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis' (POT grown)
Upright Cedar Ht 8m
An upright Thuja that has been used in landscaping for a long time. Very tidy narrowly conical habit. Planting spacing for dense hedge 50-75cm
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
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