Arthropodium cirratum (POT grown)
Renga Renga / Rock Lilly Ht 1m
A native perrenial, the Rega Renga is a favoured native landscape plant for covering ground under trees. Tolerating full sun to full shade it works superbly to add foliage and flowers in areas most shrubs won't thrive. White star-shaped flowers arrive in early summer that stand out over lush green leaves. Can be frosted back in cold areas. Will grow to 1m by 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates wet sites
- Container Grown
Phormium 'Dark Delight'
Ornamental Purple Flax Ht 1-1.5m
A stunningly dark purple Flax that is very well regarded and very wildly planted as an ornamental throughout NZ. Upright spears of purple-black foliage.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
Salix aegyptiaca PN 229
Musk Willow Ht 4-5m
Mountains of West Asia. Tall shrub with wider leaves than other willows, light green, serrated edges, silvery and downy beneath leaves. Not a bitter willow, pliable and used for stream bank protection. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attracts bees
Populus 'Otahoua' NZ 5200
Otahoua hybrid poplar (female) Ht 30m
P.deltoides x nigra. Upright crown and heavier stem for timber production. Smooth bark as a young tree, does well in wet sheltered valleys and moist areas. Rust resistant. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
Populus 'Mapiu' NZ 5035
Maxim hybrid poplar (female) Ht 30m
P.maximowiczii from Hokkaido x fastigiate P. nigra from Turkey (not Lombardy). Broadly colmnar, smooth barked, good disease and possum resistance. Good stem form & branch angle for pruning. Frost & wind tolerant but not suitable for coastal sites. Wood density 313 kg/m3 Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Forestry species
Eucalyptus ovata (PLUG grown)
Swamp gum Ht 25-35m
South East Australia on poorly drained flats.
Reliable coppicing species for firewood production.
White flowers March to June loved by bees. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
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Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Firewood
- Container Grown
Populus 'Pecam' NZ 5036
Maxim hybrid poplar (male) Ht 25m
P. maximowiczii from Hokkaido x fastigiate P. nigra from Turkey (not Lombardy).Narow crown, very light branching smooth barked, good disease & possum resistance. Least vigorous of maxi-nigra crosses. Ideal where a healthy slower growing tree required. Wood density 360 kg/m3. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Forestry species
Populus 'Geyles' NZ 5034
Maxim hybrid poplar (male) Ht 30m
P. maximowiczii from Hokkaido x fastigiate P. nigra from Turkey (not Lombardy). Broadly columnar, smooth barked, good disease & possum resistance. Good stem form & branch angle for pruning. Frost & wind tolerant, but not for coastal sites. Wood density 336 kg/m3. Male clone, Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Forestry species
Eucalyptus nitens (PLUG grown)
Shining gum Ht 40-50m
Mountains of Victoria. Broadly conical when young, grows rapidly, cold hardy, best in regular rainfall at higher altitude. Unthrifty by age 20 at low altitude in warmer districts, but yields a lot of firewood.
Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Firewood
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (POT grown)
Kahikatea Ht 30-40m
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.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- 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
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