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
Podocarpus totara (POT grown)
Totara Ht 25-30m
Broadly conical or spreading when open grown, evergreen. Huge trunks on old trees. Bark peels in long strips. Tiny fruits attract birds. Timber is prized for carving & interior joinery.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Maki' (POT grown)
Buddhist pine Ht 6-12m
S. Japan & S.E. China. Northern most Podocarpus. A coniical evergreen small to medium tree with bright green 6-12mm strap-like leaves. A popular screening tree in Auckland and mild areas of Nelson.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Alectryon excelsus (PLUG grown)
Titoki Ht 5-15m
Broadly spreading evergreen in lowland forest needing a mild climate. Shiny compound dark green leaves, woody capsules split to reveal bright red fruits and black seeds. Attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. Medicinal tree used by Maori. 5-20cm available in Spring as a growing on line.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Loropetalum chinense var rubrum (POT grown)
Chinese fringe flower Ht 1m
Low shrub with layered branches of bronze-red leaves and pink strap-like petalled flowers. Best in fertile, slightly acid soil in full sun for deepest foliage colour. Hardy to -15C degrees of frost.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Clianthus puniceus alba (POT grown)
White kakabeak Ht 1-2m
Endangered leguminous North Island shrub with white pendulous flowers. Needs a well drained sunny site away from heavy frost. Nectar for Tui and Bellbirds, Watch for slugs, snail and insect damage.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Nestegis montana (POT grown)
Maire roro or Narrow-leaved maire Ht 8-10m
North Is. and northern part of South Island in lowland forest. Uncommon. Red fruits eatenand distributed by birds.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Eucalyptus ovata (PLUG grown)
Swamp gum Ht 20-30m
Symphyomyrtus, more prone to insect attack. Coast areas of South Victoria, S.E. NSW and Eastern Tasmania on poorly drained flats. Tolerates cold winds and frosts to -10C. Medium sized tree with smooth bark. Reliable coppicing species for firewood production. White flowers March to June loved by bees. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
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Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Firewood
- Container Grown
Eucalyptus viminalis (PLUG grown)
Manna gum Ht 30-40m
Symphyomyrtus,prone to insect attack, leaves 5-15%sugar content, favorite koala diet. Most widespread Eucalypt in S. E. Australia, largest trees in Tasmania (to 90m), 5 subspecies, prefers regular rainfall, but drought tolerant in Marlborough, for shade & shelter on dry sites, much of the trunk white, sheds ribbons of bark, good coppicing, forms a lignotuber. Cold down to -15C, Timber not widely used, difficult to season, low strength,but easy to work for indoor use, good firewood. Large tall white trunk ornamental in the landscape. Plant in Spring.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Firewood
- Container Grown
Podocarpus totara 'Matapouri Blue' (POT grown)
Totara 'Matapouri Blue' Ht 25-30m
A selected blue-grey foliaged broadly conical evergreen totara. Attractive as a specimen tree or trimmed annually as a dense hedge. New spring growth is lime-green maturing to blue-grey. Not poisonous to animals or humans.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
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