Eucalyptus muelleriana (PLUG grown)
Yellow Stringybark Ht 35-50m
Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. Native to coastal areas of southern NSW & S.E. Victoria. Good drought and exposure tolerance, 700-1200mm rainfall, vigorous epicormics after fire and coppices. Low frost tolerance, use north facing slopes and not water logged soils. Timber is tough, straight grained splits well, develops heartwood early & saws well. Durable for above ground exterior uses and flooring. Does not shed bark. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Firewood
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
Sophora molloyi 'Winter Cheer' (POT grown)
Kowhai 'Winter Cheer' Ht 3m
Seedlings from a selected bushy plant flowering from
mid March through to early September, a mass of
honey bees in June. A good screening plant.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' (POT grown)
English lavender Ht 40-60cm
Mediterranean origin, grey-green evergreen foliage. Rosy-purple flowers,looser and lighter in colour than Hidcote. Excellent in dried arrangements holding its colour and for culinery uses. Blooms twice in a season after the first flowers are harvested.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
Myoporum laetum (POT grown)
Ngaio Ht 5-7m
Excellent dense fast-growing shelter and revegetation tree, suitable for a wide variety of positions, including exposed coastal sites. Trims well. Avoided by rabbits, however poisonous to stock. Attractive to bees and wood pigeons. Evergreen. Avoid heavy frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Vitex lucens (POT grown)
Puriri Ht 10-20m
Endemic evergreen tree with spreading crown, pale flaky
bark over knobbly trunk. Pink bell-shaped flowers, loved
by tui and bellbirds, then red fruits loved by kereru. Suited
to warm coastal districts, not frost hardy.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Container Grown
Phormium cookianum 'Emerald Gem'
Dwarf mountain flax Ht .8m
A compact, upright flax with narrow emerald-green leaves forming a small bushy clump. Much smaller than P. cookianum, so better for use in a home garden. Ideal for border group plantings or in containers. Grows well in most well drained positions. Evergreen. Hardy.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- 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
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
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
Carpodetus serratus (POT grown)
Putaputaweta or marble leaf Ht 5-10m
Coastal to montane forest throughout NZ. Juveniles semi-divaricating, adult leaves larger, with darker veins. Sprays of white flowers.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Prunus lusitanica - Hedging (POT grown))
Portuguese laurel - Hedging Ht 8-12m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Dark green shiny leaves 6-12cm long. Twigs red. Small white flowers on 25cm spreading racemes. Red to black cherries in Feb/Mar. Good screening tree and popular hedging plant. Cold hardy, tolerates lime.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: Handle promptly on arrival DO NOT let the roots dry out. If potting, press the potting medium firmly around each plant. Water after potting and regularly for 10 days. especially during dry windy weather. Put under shadecloth if possible. If planting in the open, really firm the soil around each plant using your heel, then water fairly regularly until established. HEDGE spacing 60-90cm
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
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