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Cupressus arizonica (POT grown)

Arizona cypress Ht 25-30m

Broadlt conical, silvery-grey evergreen. Drought tolerant, resistant to cypress canker, good for dryland shelterbelts. Bark is fibrous like C. macrocarpa. Seed collected from David Dillon's best tree.

Picture name: 
CEDATL
Species id: 
6654
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
Yes
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Timber
  • Shelter
  • Container Grown
  • Tolerates pumice soils
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $8.45
    $4.10
  • 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 saligna (PLUG grown)

Sydney Blue Gum Ht 30-55m

Symphyomyrtus, more prone to insect attack, palatable to possums Grows from Batemans Bay NSW, to Central Queensland within 120km of the coast. Excellent growth and form, produces a lignotuber. Best planted on warm sheltered fairly fertile deep moist soils. Plant 1600 per ha. and thin down to 500 selecting biggest straight trees. Timber heavy, fairly hard, coarse, even texture, easy to work, rich red moderately durable heartwood, for flooring & furniture. Flowers Dec to March. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.

Picture name: 
EUCNIT
Species id: 
4966
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attracts bees
  • Timber
  • Container Grown
  • Forestry species
  • 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

Prunus lusitanica - Straights (POT grown))

Portuguese laurel - Straights Ht 8-12m

Broadly spreading, evergreen. Dark green shiny leaves 6-12cm long. Twigs red. Small white flowers on 25cm spreading racemes. Red to black cherries in Feb/Mar. Good screening tree and popular hedging plant. Cold hardy, tolerates lime. PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: Handle promptly on arrival DO NOT let the roots dry out. If potting, press the potting medium firmly around each plant. Water after potting and regularly for 10 days. especially during dry windy weather. Put under shadecloth if possible. If planting in the open, really firm the soil around each plant using your heel, then water fairly regularly until established. STRAIGHTS SUITABLE FOR STANDARDS.

Picture name: 
PRULAU
Species id: 
7918
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Small Tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Attracts bees
  • Edible fruits and seeds
  • Shelter
  • Container Grown
  • 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

Prunus lusitanica - Straights (OG grown)

Portuguese laurel - Straights Ht 8-12m

Broadly spreading, evergreen. Dark green shiny leaves 6-12cm long. Twigs red. Small white flowers on 25cm spreading racemes. Red to black cherries in Feb/Mar. Good screening tree and popular hedging plant. Cold hardy, tolerates lime. PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: Handle promptly on arrival DO NOT let the roots dry out. If potting, press the potting medium firmly around each plant. Water after potting and regularly for 10 days. especially during dry windy weather. Put under shadecloth if possible. If planting in the open, really firm the soil around each plant using your heel, then water fairly regularly until established. STRAIGHT SUITABLE FOR STANDARDS.

Picture name: 
PRULAU
Species id: 
7917
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Small Tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Attracts bees
  • Edible fruits and seeds
  • Shelter
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $7.00
    $3.75
  • 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

Melicytus improcerus (PLUG grown)

Marble mountain mahoe Ht 1.2m

Compact growth habit from the marble rocks of NW Nelson between 800-1500m altitude. Possible alternative to box hedging, reponding to mechanical trimming. Palatable to browing animals. Description NZ Journal of Botany, Vol56 2018 Issue 1. 3 new species, this one rare and threatened.

Picture name: 
CALFLO
Species id: 
7914
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Shrub
  • NZ native
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Container Grown
  • Hedging
  • Tolerates limestone soils
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 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

Brachyglottis compacta POT grown

Castlepoint daisy Ht 1m

Bushy grey-green stout branched compact shrub. Leaves leathery 2-4cm long, dark green, white beneath, margins upcurved, wavy. Flowers daisy-like furry with yellow radiating petals in single or small clusters Jan & Feb. Naturally uncommon. Growing on limestone cliffs around Castlepoint, Wairarapa. Withstands strong, drying and salt laden winds, an attractive shrub.

Picture name: 
CALFLO
Species id: 
7912
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Shrub
  • NZ native
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attracts bees
  • Container Grown
  • Tolerates limestone soils
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $8.45
    $4.10
  • 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

Quercus petraea (Southern Europe)

Sessile Oak (S. Europe) Ht 25-35m

Parent tree in Eastwoodhill from a Southern European provenance and 3 trees have grown on a hot dry shaley NW facing slope in our arboretum for 25 years, Straight trunk and even crown development, good for timber and shelter in a dry climate.

Picture name: 
QUECAN
Species id: 
7910
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - brown
  • Timber
  • Erosion control
  • Shelter
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.45
    $2.80
  • 40-60cm

    $6.25
    $3.90
  • 60-90cm

    $7.60
    $4.55
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Podocarpus totara 1/1 & 2/0 (OG grown)

Totara (2 yrs old) Ht 25-30m

Broadly conical or spreading when open grown, evergreen. Huge trunks on old trees. Bark peels in long strips. Tiny fruits attract birds. Timber is prized for carving & interior joinery. They coolstore and transplant well. 2 years old.

Picture name: 
PODTOT
Species id: 
7904
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • NZ native
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Tolerates shade
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Timber
  • Hedging
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $6.60
    $3.40
  • 40-60cm

    $7.85
    $4.45
  • 60-90cm

    $9.30
    $5.20
  • 90-120cm

    $12.15
    $6.15
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Carpinus betulus 1/1 & 2/0

European hornbeam (2 yrs old) Ht 15-20m

Broadly spreading, deciduous. A tough hedgerow and woodland tree. Popular for trimmed formal hedges. The timber is very hard and used for turnery. Yellow autumn colour. We also recommend Fagus sylvatica as a good alternative for a clipped hedge. 2 year olds - HEDGE spacing 30-60cm

Picture name: 
CARBET
Species id: 
7901
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Tolerates shade
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive autumn colours - brown
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Firewood
  • Shelter
  • Hedging
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 40-60cm

    $8.00
    $5.25
  • 60-90cm

    $9.50
    $6.25
  • 90-120cm

    $12.50
    $7.25
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $15.40
    $9.75
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Populus 'Braaksma' NZ 5038

Braaksma hybrid poplar Ht 30m

P. deltoides x nigra (euramericana) DNA tested, narrow crown, vigorous vertical growyh from top of pole, Drought tolerance between Veronese and Otahoua, withstands strong winds. Originally selected & trialled 20+ years ago as 'Highden'. Cuttings 40cm. Rooted topped @ 1m.

Picture name: 
POPCRN
Species id: 
7886
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Timber
  • Erosion control
  • Shelter
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $9.75
    $4.75
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

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