Cupressus macrocarpa
Monterey cypress Ht 30-40m
Seedlot 18/819 from Proseed NZ, selected for resistance to cypress canker. A tall evergreen tree from coastal California, tolerant of salt laden coastal winds. Used for shelterbelts and pruned for timber in coastal areas, and trials elsewhere.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Shelter
Zelkova serrata
Japanese keake Ht 25-30m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Fine avenue tree in Canberra with ascending branches and weeping branchlets. Tolerates dry conditions, prefers moist soils. Decorative hardwood timber.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive to birds
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
Tsuga heterophylla (PLUG grown)
Western hemlock Ht 30-40m
Western N. America. Conical, evergreen. Make a graceful specimen tree. Will tolerate shade, prefers regular rainfall. Component of Douglas fir forest. Suited to uneven aged selection forestry. Will clip to an attractive hedge.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
Tilia cordata
Small-leaved lime Ht 20-30m
Europe and W Asia. Densely branched pyramidical crown , deciduous. Red bud scales. Heart shaped leaves turn yellow in autumn, mostly hairless except for small tufrs of brown hairs on the underside leaf axils. Scented yellow-green erect flowers held above the bract, attract bees, valuable honey. Fruits round, thin-shelled smooth unribbed 1 -2 seeded. Tolerates limestone soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Tolerates limestone soils
Taxodium distichum
Swamp cypress Ht 25-35m
S E & Central USA. Narrowly columnar, deciduous. Soft green foliage turns rich brown in late Autumn. Swamp tolerant but thrives on well drained soils. Timber similar to cypress. Utilise your really wet sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
Sequoia sempervirens 1/1 (Transplants)
Californian redwood Ht 35-45m
Taller, stronger stock for sheltered sites with vigorous weed growth. This stock undamaged by -10C in our Wakefield nursery. On new land mix with larch, Douglas fir or cypress to inoculate with mycorrhiza. Valuable timber when pruned. Cut stumps re-sprout.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Forestry species
Salix matsudana PN 721
Chinese timber willow (male) Ht 15-25m
N. E. China. Narrow-crowned, deciduous, vigorous tree willow for streambanks, amenity and horticultural shelter. Considerable volume production on wet sites. Cut for fodder in droughts. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Firewood
- Erosion control
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