Salix Awanui NZ 1401
Hybrid shrub willow (male) Ht 10m
NZ bred lasiolepis x viminalis. Deciduous, vigorous, multi-stemmed, erect. Bitter leaves resistant to rabbits, possums, rust & giant willow aphid. Some drought tolerance. slip stabilisation 2nd line stream bank (not stream edge) Flowers in Aug/Sept, pollen & nectar for bees. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Firewood
- Erosion control
Juglans sigillata
Bhutan/Yunnan walnut Ht 20-25m
A tall straight trunked deciduous tree with timber potential. Vigorous growth continued into the late autumn, indicating it needs a mild climate. A well drained soil is necessary. Edible nuts similar to J. regia.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Timber
Malus floribunda
Japanese flowing crab apple Ht 4-5m
Japan & E. Asia. Round headed small deciduous tree with arching branches. Flowers in spring arewhite or pale pink opening from crimson buds. 1cm apples are red or yellow.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Tolerates limestone soils
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (POT grown)
Chinese licorice Ht up to 1m
N.E. Asia. Broadly spreading low shrub, deciduous legume, fixes nitrogen, deeply rooted in sandy soils. Hardy to -15C. Gau Cao used in Chinese medicine. Root contains glycyrrhizin 50 times sweeter than sugar.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Salix matsudana pendula
Weeping Matsudana willow Ht 10-15m
N.E. Asia. Very pendulous, broadly crowned, deciduous. Green stemmed, more vigorous than S. babylonica. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramera'
Golden stemmed dogwood Ht 1.5-2.5m
Nth America. Suckering deciduous shrub, young shoots yellow to olive green, very effective in winter particularly when planted with red-stemmed dogwoods. Ideal for moist situations.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Acer freemanii
Hybrid maple seedlings Ht 20-25m
E. USA. Naturally occuring hybrid between Acer rubrum & A. saccharinum. Seed collected from 'Jeffers Red' producing vigorous plants with good red autumn colours.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - red
Acer palmatum ssp matsumurae
Matsumurae maple Ht 5-10m
Mountain areas of Japan. Broadly spreading, deciduous. 7 to 9 lobed leaves deeply incised almost to the base, margins doubly serrate, very good autumn colours. Uncommon in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
Acer freemanii 'Armstrong'
Hybrid maple 'Armstrong' Ht 20-25m
Narrowly columnar, deciduous. A. rubrum x A. saccharinum parents. This selection has good vigour, strong fastigiate branching and good red autumn colour. Tolerates dry windy sites. Cutting grown and staked.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - red
Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake' (POT grown)
Japanese snowball Ht 2m
Deciduous rounded shrub. Profuse display of large sterile white flowers surrounding small fertile flowers in spring, with sporadic flowering through summer. Orange red berries turn black, with reddish purple leaves in autumn.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - purple
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
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