Griselinia littoralis (POT grown)
Kapuka or Broadleaf Ht 5-15m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Common throughout NZ. Long lived. Tolerates salt laden winds. A good screening plant with its glossy green leaves. Palatable to stock and possums. Cold hardy form from the Lewis Pass.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
Alnus jorullensis x acuminata
Hybrid Mexican alder Ht 25-30m
Origin Mexico in the mountains. Seed collected from evergreen A. jorrullensis we supplied 40 years ago and now pollinated with nearby deciduos A. acuminata, producing vigorous deciduous hybrids. Grows in moist and drier sites suitable for quick tall shelterbelts, land stabilisation and carbon sequesting.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Erosion control
Ulmus parvifolia
Lacebark or Chinese elm Ht 10-15m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Small leaves which may persist into winter in mild climates. Patterned brown bark in winter. Used as a shelter tree on exposed sites. Can tolerate tar sealed car parks.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Erosion control
- Shelter
Ulmus x hollandica 'Lobel'
Hybrid elm (DSIR 1642) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Same female parent as 'Dodoens' with pollen from a selfed seedling of 'Ben Shwarz' in the Dutch Elm Disease resistance breeding programme. Narrow upright crown and smallish leaves.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
Ulmus x hollandica `Groeneveld`
Hybrid elm (cutting grown) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. U. glabra (Wych elm) x U. carpinifolia
of French origin. Selected in Holland for resistance to Dutch Elm
Disease (DED). Straight trunk, upright branching, dense crown, for
roadside planting. Valuable decorative timber. Not for wet soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Tolerates pumice soils
Ulmus x hollandica 'Dodoens'
Hybrid elm (DSIR 1638) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Produced in Holland by the open pollination of Ulmus glabra 'Exoniensis' (Exeter Elm) x Ulmus
wallichiana (Himalayan elm). Same tree was parent of 'Lobel' &
'Plantyn'. Narrow crown from 'Exonensis' ancestry. DED resistant.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
Ulmus `Frontier'
Hybrid elm (U. carpinifolia x parvifolia) Ht 10-15m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. An artificial cross producing an attractive young tree with drooping branchlets and bronzy-red autumn colours. Ultimate size not known. Elm timber is prized for furniture.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Erosion control
Sophora molloyi (POT grown)
Kowhai - Cook Strait Ht 1-3m
Bushy sprawling evergreen shrub restricted to Cook Strait Islands and S. North Island bluffs. No divaricating juvenile stage. Leaves up tp 100mm long, petiolules & rachides channelled above, leaflets 23-37 similar in size, not crowded or overlapping. Petiolules usually pubescent with other leaflet parts. Apr -Oct up to 5 flowers, part hidden in foliage, up to 9 light brown to yellow seeds.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- 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
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Sophora microphylla (POT grown)
Kowhai - South Island Ht 5-25m
Can grow to 25m usually a single trunk, branches weeping and spreading. Adult leaflets 30-50, not crowded or overlapping, of similar size, with an obvious petiolule, moderately to sparcely hairy, hairs straight and appressed. Leaves >30mm, leaflet pairs >6. Juveniles divaricating and interlacing branching. Can be deciduous in a cold climate. To 7 Yellow flowers in a bunch in Spring attract tuis and bellbirds, pigeons feed on the leaves.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Salix schwerinii 'Kinuyanagi' PN386
Japanese fodder willow Ht 3-4m
Vigorous, deciduous. Producing up to 10 tonnes of edible dry matter per hectare per year. Nitrogen content 2.7% dry weight similar to lucerne hay. Basket making in Japan. Yellow autumn leaves into June. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
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