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Gleditsia triacanthos v. inermis

Thornless honey locust Ht 25-30m

E.USA. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Thornless variety producing long brown pods which are edible by stock. Yellow leaves in autumn. Light shade with fairly open crown. Wood is hard & coarse grained. The red-brown heartwood is very durable.

Picture name: 
BETPEN
Species id: 
3009
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Attracts bees
  • Timber
  • Erosion control
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $7.00
    $3.75
  • 40-60cm

    $7.90
    $4.50
  • 60-90cm

    $9.40
    $5.80
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Nyssa sylvatica (PLUG grown)

Tupelo Ht 20-25m

E Nth America. Broadly conical, deciduous. Excellent orange & red autumn colours. Grows in swampy and dry hill sites. Wood is heavy, soft, strong, very tough, not durable. Special prized honey producer.

Picture name: 
LIRTUL
Species id: 
3163
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates wet sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - red
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $8.45
    $4.10
  • 40-60cm

    $9.50
    $5.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Cupressus gigantea (POT grown)

Tsang-po cypress Ht 30-35m

S.E. Tibet. Narrowly columnar, evergreen, attractive blue-grey foliage, promising quick growth from cuttings. Hardy in NZ. Old growth trees to 2500-year-old, 45m tall, 6 m dbh. at 3000-3400m in Tsangpo River Valley.

Picture name: 
CUPLEY
Species id: 
2900
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
Yes
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Evergreen
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $10.55
    $6.85
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Cupressus sempervirens stricta (PLUG grown)

Upright cypress Ht 6 -10m

Mediterranean area. Evergreen narrow columnar form famous in Italian landscapes. Needs free draining soil, tolerates very dry conditions. Aromatic timber.

Picture name: 
CUPSES
Species id: 
2922
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
Yes
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Intolerant to clay soils
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Shelter
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $6.20
    $3.80
  • 60-90cm

    $7.20
    $4.80
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Ginkgo biloba

Maidenhair tree Ht 25-35m

Chekiang Province, E China. Broadly conical, deciduous. Ancestors go back nearly 280 million years. Leaves bright yellow in autumn. Yellow fruits smell awful when over-ripe. The large kernel is edible and prized by the Asian community. 20-40cm grade container grown can be dispatched in Autumn

Picture name: 
GINBIL
Species id: 
3006
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Deciduous
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Edible fruits and seeds
  • Tolerates limestone soils
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $7.00
    $3.75
  • 40-60cm

    $7.90
    $4.50
  • 60-90cm

    $9.40
    $5.80
  • 90-120cm

    $12.25
    $6.80
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Elaeocarpus hookerianus (POT grown)

Pokaka Ht 12-15m

Evergreen trees in higher altitude forests. Juvenile foliage persists many years, changing to different adult form. Small pendant whiteflowers followed by dark purplish shiny fruits eaten by birds.

Picture name: 
ACEGLD
Species id: 
2947
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • NZ native
  • Evergreen
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attracts bees
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $5.00
    $3.35
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Acacia melanoxylon (PLUG grown)

Blackwood Ht 20-30m

S.E. Australia & Tasmania. Broadly columnar, evergreen. Cream flowers in spring. Best growth in moist gullies and with side shade. Frost damage in cold valley bottoms. Dark brown timber for cabinets and turnery.

Picture name: 
ALNGLU
Species id: 
2523
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates wet sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Tolerates shade
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Timber
  • Firewood
  • Erosion control
  • Container Grown
  • Forestry species
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (PLUG grown)

Red stringybark Ht 30-35m

Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. Victoria and NSW in lower ranges and tablelands on poor dry soils, prefer low humidity, cold to -8C. Medium sized tree with rough fibrous stringy bark, timber is red, most suited to above ground exterior uses. Forms a lignotuber. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.

Picture name: 
EUCNIT
Species id: 
2959
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attracts bees
  • Timber
  • Firewood
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $4.60
    $2.95
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'

Red maple clone 'Red Sunset'

Selected clone with brilliant orange and red autumn colour lasting several weeks, beginning before October Glory. Red Sunset judged the best clone for warmer Southern USA, may be best for milder parts of NZ.

Picture name: 
ACEPLN
Species id: 
2600
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates wet sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - orange
  • Attractive autumn colours - red
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attracts bees
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 40-60cm

    $9.50
    $5.00
  • 60-90cm

    $10.55
    $6.85
  • 90-120cm

    $14.00
    $8.75
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Abies pinsapo (PLUG grown)

Spanish fir Ht 20-25m

Broadly conical, evergreen. Short densely arranged blunt grey-green to grey-blue needles. 15cm upright cylindrical cones. Slow growing but tolerates very dry and exposed conditions.

Picture name: 
ABIBAL
Species id: 
2510
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
Yes
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Tolerates shade
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Timber
  • Shelter
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $5.00
    $3.35
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

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