Appletons category id

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Pittosporum ralphii (POT grown)

Ralph's kohuhu Ht 3-5m

East Cape to Wairarapa and the Whanganui and Patea Rivers. Naturalised in the Nth and Sth Islands. Small evergreen tree, with twigs, flowers and capsules covered in white hairs. Thick leathery leaves white underneath suited to coastal conditions.

Picture name: 
PARPER
Species id: 
4776
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Shrub
  • NZ native
  • Evergreen
  • Resistant to salt spray
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attracts bees
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Sophora chathamica (POT grown )

Chatham Island kowhai Ht 5-15m

West coast North Island and Chatham Islands. Coastal cliffs and streamside, masses of yellow flowers in spring. No juvenile divaricating growth stage.

Picture name: 
MAAAMU
Species id: 
4692
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Small Tree
  • NZ native
  • Evergreen
  • Resistant to salt spray
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attracts bees
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 40-60cm

    $6.20
    $3.80
  • 60-90cm

    $7.20
    $4.80
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

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.

Picture name: 
ACEDAV
Species id: 
4404
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
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
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $8.15
    $4.50

Eucalyptus regnans (PLUG grown)

Mountain ash Ht 50m

Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests..Tallest hardwood tree, native to mountain ranges of Southern Victoria and Tasmania. Grows on fertile soils with regular rainfall. Higher altitude origins tolerate snow and frost. Valuable pale timber for interior building, marketed as Tasmanian oak. Flowers in summer. More detail in MPI booklet 'Growing Alternative Exotic Forest Species'. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.

Picture name: 
EUCNIT
Species id: 
3819
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Evergreen
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attracts bees
  • Timber
  • Container Grown
  • Forestry species
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $4.60
    $2.95
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Eucalyptus obliqua (PLUG grown)

Messmate stringy bark Ht 30-60m

Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. Coast and lower ranges of Victoria, NSW, and most of Tasmania, in wet to fairly dry forest on fertile soils. Tolerates frost to -10C and altitude to 1200m. Can grow to 89m, tall staight tree with rough fibrous bark, pale moderately hard and strong timber that saws and seasons well. Suitable for interior construction and flooring sold as Tasmanian oak. Forms a lignotuber, sprouts epicormic shoots after fire Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.

Picture name: 
EUCNIT
Species id: 
3818
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Evergreen
  • Attracts bees
  • Timber
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $4.60
    $2.95
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

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.

Picture name: 
WISSIN
Species id: 
3751
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Climber
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Attracts bees
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $7.00
    $3.75
  • 40-60cm

    $7.90
    $4.50
  • 60-90cm

    $9.40
    $5.80
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Tilia x europaea

Common lime (Linden) Ht 25-35m

Broadly columnar, deciduous. Hybrid between Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos and common throughout NZ.

Picture name: 
TILCOR
Species id: 
3699
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Deciduous
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attracts bees
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.45
    $2.80
  • 40-60cm

    $6.25
    $3.90
  • 60-90cm

    $7.60
    $4.55
  • 90-120cm

    $9.25
    $5.40
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Tilia cordata

Small-leaved lime Ht 20-30m

Europe and W Asia. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Heart shaped leaves turn yellow in autumn. Small fragrant flowers attractive to bees. Tolerates limestone soils.

Picture name: 
TILCOR
Species id: 
3696
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Deciduous
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Attracts bees
  • Tolerates limestone soils
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.45
    $2.80
  • 40-60cm

    $6.25
    $3.90
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Styrax obassia

Fragrant snowbell tree Ht 5-10m

Japan. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Large fairly round leaves, fragrant white flowers in 20cm long racemes. Similar fruits to S. japonica though fewer produced. Enjoys a damp site.

Picture name: 
ACEGRI
Species id: 
3666
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Small Tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates wet sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Attracts bees
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $7.00
    $3.75
  • 40-60cm

    $7.90
    $4.50
  • 60-90cm

    $9.40
    $5.80
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Styrax japonicus

Japanese snowbell tree Ht 5-10m

Erect trunk, pyramidal form and horizontal branches. Deciduous. In Spring masses of white bell shaped flowers hang under the branches, a stunning sight. Oval grey-green fruits hang until Autumn when ducks and Pheasants eat them. Enjoys a damp site.

Picture name: 
CORFLO
Species id: 
3663
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Small Tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates wet sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Attracts bees
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $7.00
    $3.75
  • 40-60cm

    $7.90
    $4.50
  • 60-90cm

    $9.40
    $5.80
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

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