Quercus macrocarpa x bicolor
Schuett's hybrid oak
A deciduous hybrid oak thriving in moist soil but tolerating drier sites. Cold hardy with yellow to brown autumn colours. Occurs naturally in the NE USA where the two species occur.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
Quercus lusitanica (syn Q. baetica)
Lusitanian oak Ht 20-25m
Portugal, Spain & Morocco. Broadly spreading, deciduous, drought tolerant and hardy. Acorns for wildlife and stock.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
Quercus serrata
Jolcham oak Ht 20-25m
China, Japan, Korea & Taiwan. Broad spreading crown, deciduous timber tree. Shoots and young leaves with silky hairs, becoming glabrous. Leathery, narrowly oval leaves, margins with gland tipped teeth, dark green above, greyish beneath, Acorns small in a shallow cup. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive to birds
Sorbus torminalis
Wild service tree Ht 10-25m
Europe to N. Africa. Broadly even crown, deciduous, terminal clusters of white flowers in early summer. Russet brown edible fruits with golden brown autumn colours. Timber valued for cabinet work. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth oak Ht 10-20m
China, Japan and Korea. Broadly spreading, deciduous. w, glossy, light green leaves with bristly teeth. Round acorn, two thirds enclosed in a cup with long slender scales. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
Quercus imbricaria
Shingle oak Ht 20-25m
Central and E USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Red tinged new leaves turn green, and purply bronze in autumn. Prefers moist, rich, deep, well drained, acid soil. The wood can be split to make shingles.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - purple
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
Carya aquatica
Water hickory Ht 20-30m
S.E.USA and Mississippi Valley. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Tolerates wet sites and flooding, with best growth on moist drained soils. Nuts bitter, but eaten by pigs. Yellow autumn colour.l
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
Fagus sylvatica heterophylla
Fern leaved beech Ht 15-25m
Broadly spreading deciduous. Interesting finger-like cut-leaf. Slower growing, but ultimately growing into a large tree. Would make a fascinating small hedge. Add lime to acid soils. Rarely available.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
Alnus x spaethii
Hybrid alder (A.japonica x A.subcordata) Ht 20-25m
Narrowly conical at Eastwoodhill Arboretum, deciduous, leaves similar to A .subcordata. Smaller growing, neat shelter tree.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
Pinus thunbergii (OG grown)
Japanese black pine Ht 20-30m
Broadly conical, evergreen. Rigid dark green needles in 2's, 10cm long. Egg shaped cone 7cm long. A coastal tree tolerating salt winds and poor sandy soils. Performing well as shelter on high exposed cold sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
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