Quercus xalapensis (PLUG grown)
Xalapa oak - red oak group Ht 25m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Sweet chestnut shaped leaf, not
colourful when young at Hackfalls. Producing acorns while still
young. Sheds its leaves in Spring.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
Coprosma propinqua (PLUG grown)
Mingi mingi Ht 1-6m
Common bushy straight stemmed native shrub with wide angled branches, bearing clustered pairs of variably
shaped small dark green leaves. Fruit pale blue eaten by
birds.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Eucalyptus bosistoana (PLUG grown)
Coast Grey Box Ht 30 - 40m
Symphyomurtus more prone to insect attack. Naturally durable heavy timber, originates in mixed coastal forest of Southern NSW and S.E. Victoria on fertlie free draining soils.Tolerates seasonal flooding and light frost to -6C. Rainfall 600-2500mm, Altitude 0-500m, will coppice, and resprout epicormic growth after fire, forms a lignotuber. Not suited to dry, or exposed coastal sites. Potential for organic vineyard posts, fencing, decking and heavy construction.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
Podocarpus henkelii (POT grown)
Henkel's yellow wood Ht 20-30m
South African evergreen, straight trunk and pyramid shape with long slender drooping leaves. Popular ornamental and screeningtree in mild districts.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Buxus 'Green Gem' (POT grown)
Hybrid box hedging Ht 1m
Slow growing compact form of Box, with naturally rounded shape. New growth lime green, darker at maturity. Evergreen, ideal for low hedge or topiary balls, clips well. Planting spacing 150mm. A hybrid between Buxus microphylla v koreana and B. sempervirens, resistant to Blight.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
Hoheria populnea (PLUG grown)
Houhere or Lacebark Ht 6-10m
Broadly spreading crown with large bunches of white flowers in autumn. Attractive to many insects including monarch butterfly. Coastal and lowland forest in mild areas.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Quercus bambusifolia (PLUG grown)
Bamboo-leaf evergreen oak Ht to 20m
Medium size evergreen oak from the warmer parts of China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong and north of Vietnam. Grows on ridge tops and slopes in mature or primary tropical & subtropical forest at 500-2200m. Leaves narrow and hang down. Growing at Eastwoodhill, none have survived outside in the UK.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
Cupressus cashmeriana (POT grown)
Kashmir weeping cypress Ht 15-30m
India, Arunachal Pradesh. Conical evergreen, straight trunk, Ascending branches with long pendulous branchlets of blue-green flattened foliage. Spectacular reflected in water.Tolerates long dry periods on NW facing slope. Grown from our own seed.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
Picea jezoensis ssp hondoensis
Japanese spruce Ht 25-35m
Central Honshu, a tall conical evergreen tree, similar to Picea abies from Europe. Branchlets and mature cones are a dark reddish brown. Collected from Central Otago, where it thrives.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
Myoporum laetum (PLUG grown)
Ngaio Ht 5-7m
Excellent dense fast-growing shelter and revegetation tree, suitable for a wide variety of positions, including exposed coastal sites. Trims well. Avoided by rabbits, however poisonous to stock. Attractive to bees and wood pigeons. Evergreen. Avoid heavy frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
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