Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn redwood Ht 30-40m
China. Conical, deciduous. Long fossil history. Found growing in NW Hupeh in 1941. New seed import brings wider genetic base to NZ. Cypress-like timber is light, strong and durable. Prefers damp sites, deep rooted shade tree for streamsides.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Forestry species
Malus sieboldii (toringo)
Jap bush crab apple (x wild) Ht 2-3m
Collected from a wet frost flat in the mountains of Honshu.Broadly spreading, deciduous. Prolific white flowers followed by tiny 5mm shiny red apples in February, popular for bonsai. Seed eating birds love the fruit.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon"
Sweet gum clone 'Worplesdon'' Ht 25-35 m
Selected popular clone, vegetatively produced, Hardy & tidily shaped, upright pyramidal form. Dissected green leaves in summer turn gold, then
vibrant orange to red in autumn.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - red
Liquidambar styraciflua 1/0
American sweet gum (1 yr old) Ht 25-35m
E USA. Broadly conical, deciduous. Renowned for its autumn colours of yellow, orange, red and purple. Prefers moist soils and can tolerate periodic inundation. Wood is valuable. 1 year old.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive autumn colours - purple
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
Leptospermum scoparium (PLUG grown)
Manuka Ht 3-4m
Narrowly conical when young, evergreen. White flowers in profusion from Dec. worked by bees. Tolerates exposed, wet and infertile sites. Useful nurse shrub for native revegetation projects.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Firewood
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Glyptostrobus pensilis (syn. lineatus) (POT grown)
Chinese water cypress Ht 15-25m
A deciduous conifer native to subtropical SE China, growing on riverbanks and swamps, up to 60cm in water. Dense conical crown in warm parts of NZ, thinner in cool areas. Vibrant brown autumn foliage, has tolerated minus 6 Celsius at Wakefield with 1000mm rainfall. Valuable scented decay resistant timber.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Container Grown
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash Ht 20-25m
East USA westward to the Rockies. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Vigorous grower. Brilliant golden yellow autumn leaves. Prefers damp soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Firewood
- Erosion control
Fitzroya cupressoides (POT grown)
Chilian alerce
Chile, Valdivia to Chiloe in rain forest with 2000-4000mm annual rainfall. Monotypic genus in the Cypress family, long- lived and heavily exploited. Timber elastic, light and durable, highly prized. Slow growing in summer dry Tasman.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Container Grown
Cupressocyparis cv Ovensii (Open Ground)
Ovens's cypress Ht 25-35m
Narrowly conical, evergreen. Fast straight growth, cypress canker resistant. Not for coastal areas exposed to salt-laden winds. Rooted cuttings transplanted to the open ground and regularly wrenched to develop a good fibrous root system.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Shelter
- Forestry species
- Hedging
Cryptomeria japonica 1/1
Japanese cedar (2 yrs old) Ht 30-40m
Broadly conical, evergreen. Withstands wind well, including salt laden winds in Westland. Good Kiwifruit shelter where it is trimmed annually to 0.5m width. Major timber tree in Japan. Less vigorous in colder drier South Island areas. 2 years old.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Shelter
- Forestry species
- Hedging
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