Chionochloa conspicua (PLUG grown)
Plumed tussock grass Ht 1m+
Broadly spreading when in flower. The rather open tall flower heads, seen in sunlight, against a dark green background of bush, are beautiful.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
Carex testacea (PLUG grown)
Orange sedge Ht 50-60cm
Dense tufted plant with arching, wide spreading foliage. Seed from a good rust red coloured population. Flowering stems same length as leaves, elongate as seed matures, up to 2mts & sprawl over the ground. Grows in dry & coastal conditions.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Quercus salicifolia (PLUG grown)
Mexican willow-leaf oak
Southern Mexico to Panama. A medium sized evergreen tree with willow-like leaves, without lobes or teeth. Grows in seasonly dry tropical biome, and at Tutira, northern Hawkes Bay.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Cedrus atlantica aurea (POT grown)
Golden Atlas cedar Ht 10m
A variant of Cedrus atlantica with yellow needles, slower growing into a smaller tree. Collected from a healthy yellow-leaved parent and seedlings showing sunscorch have been discarded, Needs a well drained fertile site.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Quercus x humidicola (PLUG grown)
Mounds Oak Ht 20-25m
A hybrid between Quercus bicolor & Q. lyrata prefering wet sites. A white oak whose acorns are readily eaten by ducks & wildlife. One plant only.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Quercus glabrescens (PLUG grown)
Mexican white oak Ht 5-20m
Mexico.at 2500 - 3400m. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Stiff leathery leaves, hardy, growing slowly in Holland.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Container Grown
Cercidiphyllum japonicum (PLUG grown)
Katsura tree Ht 15-30m
Himalaya to Japan. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Attractive layered foliage on branches tending to droop, turning yellow, pink or purple in autumn and giving off a strong gingerbread scent. Must have moist soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Tristaniopsis laurina (PLUG grown)
Water gum Ht 4-9m
Native to coastal NSW and along streamsides. Evergreen
with yellow flowers in early summer, attractive to honey
bees. Useful shade and street tree tolerating dry climates.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Quercus peduncularis (PLUG grown)
A Mexican white oak
A white oak from Mexico with thick leathery leaves, growing in a range of soils. Leaves similar in shape to Q. canariensis.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Aronia melanocarpa (PLUG grown)
Chokeberry - black Ht 0.5-1m
Eastern USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Will sucker. Clusters of small white flowers with black berries in Jan/Feb. Attractive to birds. Suitable for low cover and stabilising. Fruit has high anti-oxidant properties.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Container Grown
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