Salix alba 'Vitellina'
Golden willow Ht 10-20m
Europe and W. Asia. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Current year's shoots are yellow in winter, adding a touch of colour. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Erosion control
Quercus robur v fastigiata
Upright oak Ht 30-35m
A columnar form from seedlings at least 2 years old. Vigorous with form like a Lombardy poplar. Deeply rooted and wind firm. Brown leaves held through winter maintaining the screening and sheltering effect. Fast growth and good acorn production.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Tolerates limestone soils
- Tolerates pumice soils
Quercus robur
English oak Ht 25-30m
Pendunculate oak. Widespread across Europe. Broadly spreading. deciduous. Often has a short bole and stout branches when widely spaced. Trees long lived, preferring damp heavy soils. Heavy acorn production. Valuable durable timber.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Forestry species
- Tolerates limestone soils
Quercus montana (syn. prinus)
Chestnut or Rock oak Ht 15-24m
Eastern USA. Broadly conical, straight trunk, deciduous. Tolerates dry sandy and gravelly soils, best on deeper soils. Little troubled by diseases or insects. Deeply and coarsely furrowed bark rich in tannins. Sweet acorns, Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive to birds
- Timber
Quercus palustris
Pin oak Ht 25-35m
N E USA. Vigorous grower, strong central leader to the top with long, horizontally layered branches giving this large tree distinctive appearance. Autumn colour rusty orange/red fading to brown. Prefers moist, rich, deep, well drained, acid soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Forestry species
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur oak Ht 20-30m
Central N America. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Large lobed leaves and large acorn in a cup with long slender scales. Tolerates air pollution.
Prefers moist deep soils. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark oak Ht 30-40m
S.E.USA. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Fast growing, massive, valuable timber tree, from poorly-drained valley floors and slopes, with mild, short winters and
hot humid summers. Yellow-brown leaves in autumn. Acorns eaten by deer and American wildlife. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Timber
Pyrus communis
Bartlett pear seedlings Ht 10-15m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Masses of white flowers in mid spring followed by edible pears varying in quality. Useful timber for carving and
turnery. Widely used as rootstock for pears.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Timber
- Tolerates limestone soils
Populus yunnanensis PN 035
Yunnan poplar Ht 30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Attractive reddish new growth turning to dark green. Shiny leathery leaves. Widely used in drier hill country. Holds yellow leaves into early winter. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Forestry species
Populus 'Veronese' PN 870
Black poplar hybrid Ht 30m
P. x euramericana. Straight stemmed, narrow crowned, deciduous. Vigorous growth and tolerates dry hillsides and exposure Good conservation tree where minimal shade required. Prone to rust in high humidity & heavy dews, Yellow autumn display. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Forestry species
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