Sophora tetraptera (POT grown)
Kowhai - North Island Ht 5-12m
Native to Eastern North Island. Broadly conical, evergreen. No divaricating juvenile stage. The yellow flowers are larger with nectar for birds. The wood is very hard and durable.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Sophora prostrata (POT grown)
Kowhai - South Island mountain Ht 1-2m
Height dependant on exposure. A dense, rounded divaricating shrub with single orange flowers and small pinnate leaves. Survives on dry inhospitable sites. Useful for bonsai.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Sophora molloyi 'Dragon's Gold' (POT grown)
Kowhai - Winter flowering Ht 1.5m
Stephens Island. Cook Strait. Dense sprawling evergreen shrub in the wild. Can be trained as a standard with a
bushy top. Tui & bellbirds seek nectar in mid-winter from the yellow flowers. Tolerates cold, drought & coastal gales.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Sophora molloyi (POT grown)
Kowhai - Cook Strait Ht 1-3m
Bushy sprawling evergreen with dark green leaves and yellow flowers scattered through the canopy. Tolerates extreme exposure on dry rock coastal cliffs. Stephens Is. is a typical habitat. Suitable for the small garden.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Sophora microphylla (POT grown)
Kowhai - South Island Ht 5-15m
Broadly columnar, evergreen but deciduous in very cold areas. Divaricating juvenile stage. Yellow flowers in Spring, attracts Tui & Bellbirds. Pigeons feed on the new leaves. Cold climate seed source.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Sophora longicarinata (POT grown)
Kowhai - Golden Bay Ht 4-5m
NW part of South Island, NZ. Broadly columnar, evergreen. An erect multi-stemmed round headed tree with many more pairs of leaflets in the pinnate leaf. The flowers are lemon yellow - a spectacular sight in spring. Enjoys lime.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Sophora howinsula (POT grown)
Lord Howe Is. kowhai (syn.'Gnome') Ht 3-4m
Evergreen, with upright vase shaped slightly arching branches. Larger leaves and much larger flowers. Hardy, slower than most kowhai. Suitable for a small garden. Known by the name 'Gnome'.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Sophora godleyi (POT grown)
Kowhai - Rangitikei Ht 5-15m
NZ native, recently given specific status. Foliage appearance grey green with long pendulous branches in Rangitikei area. Flowers heavily.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Quercus variabilis
Chinese cork oak Ht 20-25m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Narrow light green. Tolerates dry conditions near Gisborne. Bark is corky. Rare in NZ - try some.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
Quercus suber (POT grown)
Evergreen cork oak Ht 15-25m
S. Europe, N. Africa. Broadly spreading, evergreen. Very thick corky bark. Tolerates hot dry sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive to birds
- Shelter
- Container Grown
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