Prunus 'Colt'
Cherry rootstock
Hybrid rootstock, deciduous. Prunus avium x P. pseudocerasus
70-80% the size of mazzard, used for fruiting and flowering cherries.
Resistant to crown gall, cherry replant disease and bacterial canker.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Salix Awanui NZ 1401
Hybrid shrub willow (male) Ht 10m
NZ bred lasiolepis x viminalis. Deciduous, vigorous, multi-stemmed, erect. Bitter leaves resistant to rabbits, possums, rust & giant willow aphid. Some drought tolerance. slip stabilisation 2nd line stream bank (not stream edge) Flowers in Aug/Sept, pollen & nectar for bees. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Firewood
- Erosion control
Juglans sigillata
Bhutan/Yunnan walnut Ht 20-25m
A tall straight trunked deciduous tree with timber potential. Vigorous growth continued into the late autumn, indicating it needs a mild climate. A well drained soil is necessary. Edible nuts similar to J. regia.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Timber
Eucalyptus ovata (PLUG grown)
Swamp gum Ht 20-30m
Symphyomyrtus, more prone to insect attack. Coast areas of South Victoria, S.E. NSW and Eastern Tasmania on poorly drained flats. Tolerates cold winds and frosts to -10C. Medium sized tree with smooth bark. Reliable coppicing species for firewood production. White flowers March to June loved by bees. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
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Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Firewood
- Container Grown
Podocarpus totara 'Matapouri Blue' (POT grown)
Totara 'Matapouri Blue' Ht 25-30m
A selected blue-grey foliaged broadly conical evergreen totara. Attractive as a specimen tree or trimmed annually as a dense hedge. New spring growth is lime-green maturing to blue-grey. Not poisonous to animals or humans.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Salix matsudana pendula
Weeping Matsudana willow Ht 10-15m
N.E. Asia. Very pendulous, broadly crowned, deciduous. Green stemmed, more vigorous than S. babylonica. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
Acer freemanii 'Armstrong'
Hybrid maple 'Armstrong' Ht 20-25m
Narrowly columnar, deciduous. A. rubrum x A. saccharinum parents. This selection has good vigour, strong fastigiate branching and good red autumn colour. Tolerates dry windy sites. Cutting grown and staked.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - red
Juglans australis (POT grown)
Argentinian black walnut Ht 15-20m
NW Argentina to Bolivia in humid forests. Very similar in appearance to the Black walnut of the USA, and may have been moved by migrating indigenous people as a food and trade item along the mountains over a very long period. Suited to the mild parts of NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Container Grown
Quercus crispula
Japanese oak Ht 20-30m
Japan. Broadly spreading, deciduous, a major timber tree. Separated from Q. mongolica in 2006, accepted as new species. Tints of orange and red in autumn. Cold hardy.
Acorns eaten by sheep.(Oak ICRA checklist)
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'
Red maple clone 'Brandywine'
A male selection from crossing 'October Glory' with 'Autumn Flame'. Rounded crown,vigorous growth, deciduous. Brilliant scarlet autumn colour darkening to reddish--purple. Cutting grown & staked.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - red
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