Prunus 'Colt'
Cherry rootstock
Hybrid rootstock, deciduous. Prunus avium x P. pseudocerasus
70-80% the size of mazzard, used for fruiting and flowering cherries.
Resistant to crown gall, cherry replant disease and bacterial canker.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
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
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 on dry windy hillsides,. Rust resistant. Recommended for East of the North Island. 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
Salix matsudana pendula
Weeping Matsudana willow Ht 10-15m
N.E. Asia. Very pendulous, broadly crowned, deciduous. Green stemmed, more vigorous than S. babylonica. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
Pyrus ussuriensis
Manchurian pear Ht 6-9m
N.E. China and Korea. Fast growing deciduous tree with rounded form. Masses of white flowers in spring. Fruit from seedlings variable in size and texture, but readily eaten by stock and birds. Used as an understock for Nashi.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
Zelkova serrata
Japanese keake Ht 25-30m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Fine avenue tree in Canberra with ascending branches and weeping branchlets. Tolerates dry conditions, prefers moist soils. Decorative hardwood timber.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive to birds
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese wisteria (ex seed) Ht 5-10m
Vigorous climber, twining anti-clockwise, deciduous. Will climb into a tree and can be trained on a pergola or fence. Fragrant mauve flowers in long racemes before the leaves.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Climber
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Ulmus parvifolia
Lacebark or Chinese elm Ht 10-15m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Small leaves which may persist into winter in mild climates. Patterned brown bark in winter. Used as a shelter tree on exposed sites. Can tolerate tar sealed car parks.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Erosion control
- Shelter
Ulmus x hollandica 'Lobel'
Hybrid elm (DSIR 1642) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Same female parent as 'Dodoens' with pollen from a selfed seedling of 'Ben Shwarz' in the Dutch Elm Disease resistance breeding programme. Narrow upright crown and smallish leaves.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
Ulmus x hollandica `Groeneveld`
Hybrid elm (cutting grown) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. U. glabra (Wych elm) x U. carpinifolia
of French origin. Selected in Holland for resistance to Dutch Elm
Disease (DED). Straight trunk, upright branching, dense crown, for
roadside planting. Valuable decorative timber. Not for wet soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Tolerates pumice soils
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