Fagus sylvatica 1/1 & 2/0
European beech (2 yrs old) Ht 30-40m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Grown for timber in Europe and widely used for hedging. Clips well. Light green in spring, golden copper in autumn and brown leaves retained all winter. Apply a heavy dressing of lime on clay soils. 2 years old - HEDGE spacing 40-60cm
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Timber
- Shelter
- Hedging
- Tolerates limestone soils
Pinus radiata OP seedlings 23/222 (Inc Levy $33.95/1000)
Appletons radiata OP seedlings
Collected from seed from the natural crossing of many different known female parent trees. Seed is collected from Proseed orchards established from 2007-2011.
Topped @ maximum height 40cm.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Timber
- Firewood
- Forestry species
Fagus sylvatica (PLUG grown)
European beech Ht 30-40m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Grown for timber in Europe and widely used for hedging. Clips well. Light green in spring, golden copper in autumn and brown leaves retained all winter. Apply a heavy dressing of lime on clay soils. HEDGE spacing 40-60cm
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Timber
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
- Tolerates limestone soils
Abies vejarii (PLUG grown)
Vejar silver fir Ht 30-40m
Tamaulipa Province, Mexico, only found on 500 hectares. Narrowly conical, evergreen. Blueish green needles. Vigorous growth, two specimens are the tallest trees in our 35-year-old collection. Large volume timber production. Good near Fairlie
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
Sequoiadendron giganteum (OG grown)
Sierra redwood Ht 35-45m
Narrowly conical, evergreen. Withstands colder, drier and windier conditions than S. sempervirens. Growing to large size in the South Island. Mix with Larix or Pseudotsuga in plantations. Stumps do not resprout.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Shelter
Picea asperata
Dragon spruce Ht 30-45m
Western China, narrowly conical evergreen crown, with
sharp stiff needles. 1500-3800m in subalpine continental
climate with less than 500mm rainfall.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
Quercus falcata
Southern red oak Ht 25-30m
Large deciduous important commercial timber tree
in S.E. USA. Growing on dry acidic and nutrient poor soils.
Cold hardy, heat tolerant. Branch wood high calorific value
for fuel. Reddish-brown autumn colour later than other oaks.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive to birds
- Timber
Cedrus deodara 'Tesi'
Hybrid deodar cedar Ht 25-35m
Hybrid between Cedrus atlantica and deodara. Recognised and described in International Dendrology Society Yearbook 2020. Occurred many times in Northern Italy in Tesi Family Nurseries. Wider spreading, broad pyramidal outline, gradually nodding at tips, longer needles +3cm.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
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
- Forestry species
Populus 'Stoneville 62' PN 905
Mississippi cottonwood Ht 30m
Populus deltoides, male clone, selected by US Forest Service for timber production, imported 1976. Good growth and stem form in Manawatu. Resistant to leaf rust. New release. Cuttings 40cm . Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
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