Acer cappadocicum
Cappadocian maple Ht 15-20m
Turkey to N.Iran. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Green
throughout the spring and summer, turning a rich butter yellow
in autumn. Drought tolerant and worth growing.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Celtis australis
Mediterranean hackberry Ht 15-25m
S Europe & W Asia. Broadly spreading, deciduous. From a straight trunked tree at Eastwoodhill. Smooth grey trunk. Small, dark red, sweet fruits taken by birds. A city street tree. Wood is hard.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Chamaecyparis obtusa (OG grown)
Hinoki cypress Ht 15-30m
Central Japan. Conical evergreen, highly valued in Japan for building temples, shrines, baths and table tennis blades. Wood is lemon scented, straight grained and very durable. Needs a well drained soil. Rare in NZ. Open Ground grown transplants
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Timber
- Tolerates limestone soils
Quercus salicifolia (PLUG grown)
Mexican willow-leaf oak
Southern Mexico to Panama. A medium sized evergreen tree with willow-like leaves, without lobes or teeth. Grows in seasonly dry tropical biome, and at Tutira, northern Hawkes Bay. ONLY 10 PLANTS
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Cedrus atlantica aurea (POT grown)
Golden Atlas cedar Ht 10m
A variant of Cedrus atlantica with yellow needles, slower growing into a smaller tree. Collected from a healthy yellow-leaved parent and seedlings showing sunscorch have been discarded, Needs a well drained fertile site.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Quercus x humidicola (PLUG grown)
Mounds Oak Ht 20-25m
A hybrid between Quercus bicolor & Q. lyrata prefering wet sites. A white oak whose acorns are readily eaten by ducks & wildlife. ONLY ONE PLANT
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Quercus glabrescens (PLUG grown)
Mexican white oak Ht 5-20m
Mexico.at 2500 - 3400m. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Stiff leathery leaves, hardy, growing slowly in Holland. ONLY 4 PLANTS
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Container Grown
Cercidiphyllum japonicum (PLUG grown)
Katsura tree Ht 15-30m
Himalaya to Japan. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Attractive layered foliage on branches tending to droop, turning yellow, pink or purple in autumn and giving off a strong gingerbread scent. Must have moist soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Pinus armandii (PLUG grown)
Armand's pine Ht 20m
W China, Formosa & Korea. Broadly conical, evergreen. Needles in 5's 10-15cm long, blue green. Cones attractive green, barrel shaped 14-19cm long. Edible un-winged seeds fall to the ground. Prized in Asia. The first tree Eric grew at 16!
ONLY 5 TREES AVAILABLE
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
Quercus germana (OG grown)
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. ONLY 14 PLANTS
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
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