Arthropodium cirratum (POT grown)
Renga Renga / Rock Lilly Ht 1m
A native perrenial, the Rega Renga is a favoured native landscape plant for covering ground under trees. Tolerating full sun to full shade it works superbly to add foliage and flowers in areas most shrubs won't thrive. White star-shaped flowers arrive in early summer that stand out over lush green leaves. Can be frosted back in cold areas. Will grow to 1m by 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates wet sites
- Container Grown
Phormium 'Dark Delight'
Ornamental Purple Flax Ht 1-1.5m
A stunningly dark purple Flax that is very well regarded and very wildly planted as an ornamental throughout NZ. Upright spears of purple-black foliage.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
Salix aegyptiaca PN 229
Musk Willow Ht 4-5m
Mountains of West Asia. Tall shrub with wider leaves than other willows, light green, serrated edges, silvery and downy beneath leaves. Not a bitter willow, pliable and used for stream bank protection. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attracts bees
Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' red
Red stemmed twisted willow Ht 2-3m
Selected by John McLaren, Central Otago. Attractive twisted red stems and yellow autumn colour. Less aggressive than ordinary Tortuosa, better suited to garden use. Cuttings 40cm. Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
Populus 'Otahoua' NZ 5200
Otahoua hybrid poplar (female) Ht 30m
P.deltoides x nigra. Upright crown and heavier stem for timber production. Smooth bark as a young tree, does well in wet sheltered valleys and on dry windy hillsides,. Rust resistant. Recommended for East of the North Island. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
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
Populus 'Mapiu' NZ 5035
Maxim hybrid poplar (female) Ht 30m
P.maximowiczii from Hokkaido x fastigiate P. nigra from Turkey (not Lombardy). smooth barked, good disease and possum resistance. Good stem form & branching for pruning. Frost & wind tolerant but not suitable for coastal sites. Wood density 313 kg/m3 Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Forestry species
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
Quercus texana
Nuttall's oak Ht 20-30m
Southern-central USA to 200m a.s.l.. Fast growing large broad crowned deciduous tree, with red colours in late autumn. Grows on wet, heavy soils with a deep root syatem. Known also as Texas red oak, probably best in the milder parts of NZ. Rare, but promising in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - red
Populus 'Pecam' NZ 5036
Maxim hybrid poplar (male) Ht 25m
P. maximowiczii from Hokkaido x fastigiate P. nigra from Turkey (not Lombardy).Narow crown, very light branching smooth barked, good disease & possum resistance. Tolerates near coastal sites. Least vigorous of maxi-nigra crosses. Ideal where a healthy smaller growing tree required. Wood density 360 kg/m3. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Forestry species
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