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
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramera'
Golden stemmed dogwood Ht 1.5-2.5m
Nth America. Suckering deciduous shrub, young shoots yellow to olive green, very effective in winter particularly when planted with red-stemmed dogwoods. Ideal for moist situations.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake' (POT grown)
Japanese snowball Ht 2m
Deciduous rounded shrub. Profuse display of large sterile white flowers surrounding small fertile flowers in spring, with sporadic flowering through summer. Orange red berries turn black, with reddish purple leaves in autumn.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - purple
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
Cephalotaxus harringtonii (POT grown)
Japanese plum yew Ht 2-4m
Slow growing evergreen with layered shiny green foliage.
Will grow in shade, can be broader than tall. A substitute
for Taxus (yew) in warmer gardens. Red plum like fruits produced on female plants.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
Red-barked dogwood Ht 1.5-2.5m
Medium sized suckering deciduous shrub with slender red stems, turning bright crimson in winter. Small cream flowers then blueish-white berries. Reddish leaves in autumn.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Rhopalostylis sapida (POT grown)
Nikau Palm Ht 10-15m
Only palm endenic to mainland NZ, tall sturdy, each ring on the trunk one year's growth. Natural range coastal & lowland forest on the North Island and South Island to Okarito in the west, Banks Peninsular in the east.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Cupressus lusitanica (POT grown)
Mexican cypress Ht 30-40m
Mexican Highlands. Broadly conical, evergreen, Canker resistant, light branching, freedom from fluting, timber paler compared with C. macrocarpa. Little density variation with age. Not suited to coastal areas. Shelter spacing 2m, clipped hedge or shelter 1.5m. Not suitable where pregnant cows graze.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Shelter
- Container Grown
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
Cedrus atlantica glauca (POT grown)
Blue Atlas cedar Ht 30-40m
Nth African Atlas Mountains. Narrowly conical, aging to broadly conical, evergreen. Foliage silvery blue-grey, very attractive. Seed raised plants, Drought and exposure tolerant.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
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
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