Magnolia kobus
Kobus magnolia Ht 5-15m
Japan and S. Korea. Broadly conical to spreading, deciduous. White strap-like petals before the leaves in spring. Beautiful street planting in Vancouver, Canada. Cold hardy, lovely plants.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Laurus nobilis (POT grown)
Bay tree or bay laurel Ht 10-15m
Mediterranean. Broadly conical, evergreen. Dark green leaves aromatic when crushed, used in cooking. Forms a dense screen, clips well as a hedge. spacing 500-700mm. Thrives in coastal areas.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
- Tolerates limestone soils
Larix kaempferi
Japanese larch Ht 30-35m
Narrowly conical, deciduous. Valuable timber tree. Soft bluey-green needles in spring, orange in autumn, quite spectacular. Copes with warmer sites better than L. decidua. Less flammable than pines. Good interplant for Sequoia.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Tolerates limestone soils
Larix decidua
European larch Ht 30-35m
Narrowly conical, deciduous. Valuable timber tree. Soft light green needles in spring, pale yellow in autumn. Does well in colder areas right up to the tree line, preferring sheltered sites and deeper soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Tolerates limestone soils
Laburnum anagyroides
Golden chain tree Ht 4-7m
Europe. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Golden-yellow pea-like flowers in hanging racemes in Nov/Dec. Tolerates lime-rich soils. All parts are poisonous but rabbits still eat them.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Koelreuteria paniculata
Golden rain tree Ht 5-10m
China and Korea. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Long pinnate leaves, yellow and orange in autumn. Small yellow flowers in large panicles followed by papery triangular capsules. Both make a good display. Suit hot dry sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Hoheria sexstylosa (PLUG grown)
Houhere or Long-leaved Lacebark Ht 5-8m
Broadly conical, evergreen. Sweetly scented abundant white flowers in March. Good screening tree.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Deciduous
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Helleborus x sternii (POT grown)
Green flowered hellebore Ht 50cm
A hybrid of Helleborus lividus x H. argutifolius from Corsica. Apple green mass of flowers May to September contrasts with the grey-green foliage. Likes the sun and well drained soil.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Helleborus orientalis dark (POT grown)
Winter rose (dark colours) Ht 50cm
Seed imported from a UK collector, very dark flowers in winter worked by bees. A perennial ground cover for under deciduous trees.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Helleborus orientalis (POT grown)
Winter rose (mixed colours) Ht 50cm
Perennial raised from seed, white or pink flowers in late winter worked by bees. Plant amongst deciduous trees and shrubs.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
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