Quercus ilex (POT grown)
Holm oak Ht 15-25m
Mediterranean. Broadly spreading, dense, evergreen crown with dark green leathery leaves. Tolerates heat, drought, exposure & salt spray in coastal areas. Timber hard and durable. Clips for a hedge.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
- Tolerates limestone soils
Quercus germana
Mexican royal oak
An evergreen red oak from the mountain cloud forest zone. Large
acorn almost enclosed by the cup. Another rare oak worthy of a trial.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
Quercus crassifolia (PLUG grown)
Leather-leaf Mexican oak Ht 25 -30m
Tall, straight, evergreen. Leaves thick, coarse textured & toothed. Underside thick and felted, turn red or yellow before falling in spring. New leaves pink, some turning chocolate, others silvery green. Promising growth in NZ, timber potential.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
- Tolerates pumice soils
Quercus crispipilis (PLUG grown)
Mexican oak - red oak group Ht 15-27m
Far south of Mexico in cloud forest and in humid oak-pine forest from 750-2700m altitide. Regenerates naturally after shifting cultivation Broadly spreading, evergreen. Medium sized, oblong, un-toothed leaves, gradually turning yellow before spring. Promising growth in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
- Tolerates pumice soils
Quercus crassipes (PLUG grown)
Mexican oak - red oak group
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Collected from Bob Berry's Hackfalls arboretum. Leaves small, narrow and not toothed, gradually turning yellow before falling. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Quercus calophylla (POT grown)
Mexican poplar oak Ht to 25m
Evergreen with colouring foliage in Spring. Thick leathery leaves in wet mountain forests. Timber is soft hence the name poplar oak. (previously called Q. candicans).
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Timber
- Container Grown
Quercus canariensis
Mirbeck oak Ht 20-30m
N Africa and S Spain. Broadly spreading, dense crown, semi-evergreen. Dark green leaves. Tolerates exposure, heat and dry conditions. Good acorn production.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
Quercus acutifolia (POT grown)
Common Mexican oak Ht 10-25m
Broadly columnar, deciduous, though evergreen in Wakefield, with shiny lobed leathery bristle tipped leaves, shades of bronzy red in winter. Very small brown acorns.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
Pseudopanax ferox (POT grown)
Horoeka or Lancewood - toothed Ht 6m
Bushy topped with short stout branches as an adult tree, evergreen. Lance-like juvenile form with downward pointing stiff saw-tooth leaves.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Pseudopanax crassifolius (PLUG grown)
Lancewood Ht 10-15m
Broadly spreading as an adult tree, evergreen. Unique juvenile form - lance-like stem 4.5-6m with downward pointing stiff narrow leaves. Adult form and leaves change completely. Shade tolerant.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
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