Stewartia pseudocamellia
Japanese stewartia Ht 10 -15m
The Japanese Stewartia is a tree found in most Arboretums around the world due to it's ornamental peeling bark and camelia-like flowers. Added to this is the stunning red-orange autumn colours. As a forest dweller it's not a tree for an exposed position.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Deciduous
- Intolerant to clay soils
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Alnus cordata
Italian alder Ht 25-30m
Corsica, central and S. Italy. Broadly conical, deciduous, fast growing, roots penetrate deeply. Popular for horticultural shelterbelts, trims well into a narrow tall hedge. Sheds some leaves in drought conditions. Used as a nurse crop with oak and redwood providing mycorrhiza, nitrogen and side shade to reduce epicormic regrowth on pruned final crop trees.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Firewood
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Tolerates pumice soils
Acer rubrum `Columnare'
Red maple clone 'Columnare' Ht 15-25m
Narrow crowned clone discovered in 1894 in New York with upright branching creating a shape similar to the Lombardy poplar. Clusters of small red flowers before the green leaves, bluey-white beneath, which turn bright red in Autumn. Prefers moist, rather acid soils, becomes chlorotic on lime rich soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Shelter
Chimonanthus nitens (POT grown)
White flowered winter sweet Ht 3-4m
S.E.China. Broadly spreading, evergreen. Mountain woodlands in limestone areas to 2,500m. Single slightly fragrant white flowers in the axils of the dark green leaves. A very rare shrub.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Liquidambar styraciflua 1/1 & 2/0
American sweet gum (2 yrs old) Ht 25-35m
E USA. Broadly conical, deciduous. Renowned for its autumn colours of yellow, orange, red and purple. Prefers moist soils and can tolerate periodic inundation. Wood is valuable. 2 years old.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive autumn colours - purple
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
Glyptostrobus pensilis (syn. lineatus) (POT grown)
Chinese water cypress Ht 15-25m
A deciduous conifer native to subtropical SE China, growing on riverbanks and swamps, up to 60cm in water. Dense conical crown in warm parts of NZ, thinner in cool areas. Vibrant brown autumn foliage, has tolerated minus 6 Celsius at Wakefield with 1000mm rainfall. Valuable scented decay resistant timber.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Container Grown
Chamaecytisus palmensis (PLUG grown)
Tree lucerne (Tagasaste) Ht 6m
A wide spreading, tall, deciduous shrub. Vigorous growth, leaves & white flowers in spring, eaten by native pigeons. Foliage can be cut for grazing stock in droughts. fixes nitrogen. Can be killed by severe frosts. Topped.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Hovenia dulcis (PLUG grown)
Raisin tree Ht 6-10m
Himalayas, China and planted in Japan. Broadly conical,deciduous. Withstands -9 degrees C after first year. Heads of greenish small flowers in January. The flower stalks become thickened and edible as the seeds ripen. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Container Grown
Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' red
Red stemmed twisted willow Ht 2-3m
Selected by John McLaren, Central Otago. Attractive twisted red stems and yellow autumn colour. Less aggressive than ordinary Tortuosa, better suited to garden use. Cuttings 40cm. Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
Prunus mume
Japanese apricot Ht 5-10m
China, Korea & widely planted in Japan. Broadly spreading deciduous. White to dark pink fragrant flowers in late winter. Fruit sour, used in Asian cuisine in juices, flavouring alcohol, in pickles and sauces.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
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