Pittosporum 'Stephens Island' (POT grown)
'Stephens Island' Kohuhu Ht 4m
Pittosporum 'Stephens Island' is a form found growing on Stephens Island in the middle of Cook Strait. It has some resemblance to both Pittosporum tenuifolium and Pittosporum crassifolium (or may be a naturally occurring hybrid between P. tenuifolium and P. ralphii). It has a tidy habit with and upright medium form and will grow to a mature height of 5-10m. The small pointed foliage is smooth, blue/grey-green with a slight grey/green tomentose appearance. It adapts well to coastal conditions.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
Liriodendron tulipifera 1/0
Tulip tree (1 YO) Ht 30-40m
American yellow poplar. E USA. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Tulip-like flowers of green and pale orange. Golden yellow autumn leaves. Major timber tree in USA. Wood is light, soft, easily worked, light yellow or brown with many uses. 1 YEAR OLD
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Timber
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.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
Liriodendron tulipifera 1/1 & 2/0
Tulip tree (2 yrs old) Ht 30-40m
American yellow poplar. E USA. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Tulip-like flowers of green and pale orange. Golden yellow autumn leaves. Major timber tree in USA. Wood is light, soft, easily worked, light yellow or brown with many uses. 2 YEAR OLD TRANSPLANTS.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Timber
Cotinus coggygria purpurea (OG grown)
Purple smoke bush Ht 2.5-4m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Plume-like purplish tinged flower heads in profusion. Vibrant dark purple foliage. turning red in autumn.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive autumn colours - purple
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
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
Eucalyptus bosistoana (PLUG grown)
Coast Grey Box Ht 30 - 40m
Symphyomurtus more prone to insect attack. Naturally durable heavy timber, originates in mixed coastal forest of Southern NSW and S.E. Victoria on fertlie free draining soils.Tolerates seasonal flooding and light frost to -6C. Rainfall 600-2500mm, Altitude 0-500m, will coppice, and resprout epicormic growth after fire, forms a lignotuber. Not suited to dry, or exposed coastal sites. Potential for organic vineyard posts, fencing, decking and heavy construction.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
Sophora molloyi 'Winter Cheer' (PLUG grown)
Kowhai 'Winter Cheer' Ht 3m
Seedlings from a selected bushy plant flowering from
mid March through to early September, a mass of
honey bees in June. A good screening plant.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Myoporum laetum (PLUG grown)
Ngaio Ht 5-7m
Excellent dense fast-growing shelter and revegetation tree, suitable for a wide variety of positions, including exposed coastal sites. Trims well. Avoided by rabbits, however poisonous to stock. Attractive to bees and wood pigeons. Evergreen. Avoid heavy frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Vitex lucens (PLUG grown)
Puriri Ht 10-20m
Endemic evergreen tree with spreading crown, pale flaky
bark over knobbly trunk. Pink bell-shaped flowers, loved
by tui and bellbirds, then red fruits loved by kereru. Suited
to warm coastal districts, not frost hardy. We need to dispatch in Autumn.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Container Grown
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