Picea jezoensis (Plug grown)
Yezo spruce
A tall conifer from Hokkaido northwards to Siberia, a cold climate species not suited to the mild parts of NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Container Grown
Morus alba (POT grown)
White mulberry Ht 5-8m
China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Light green leaves brighten up a brown drought-hit landscape. Fruits, small white turning red, edible but bland, loved by birds. Tolerates dry conditions. Silkworms are raised on the leaves in China.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Container Grown
Pinus thunbergii (PLUG grown)
Japanese black pine Ht 20-30m
Broadly conical, evergreen. Rigid dark green needles in 2's, 10cm long. Egg shaped cone 7cm long. A coastal tree tolerating salt winds and poor sandy soils. Performing well as shelter on high exposed cold sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Cedrus deodara (PLUG grown)
Himalayan cedar (2 yr old) Ht 25-35m
Broadly conical, evergreen. Drought and exposure tolerant. Popular dry country shelter tree. Mulch to smother grass for best results. Can be damaged by some herbicides. Branch ends droop. Valuable aromatic timber, heartwood with resin. 2 years old
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
- Hedging
- Tolerates limestone soils
Picea pungens glauca 'Baby Blue' (POT grown)
Colorado blue spruce Ht 5-20m
West USA. Seed orchard produced seed from selected blue-grey clones. Even coloured 3 year old seedlings with good leader dominance.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Christmas Trees
Cotinus coggygria (PLUG grown)
European smoke bush Ht 2.5-4m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Fawn coloured, plume-like inflorescences 15-20cm long in profusion in December/January turning smokey grey. Good autumn colours of yellow to red.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Cotinus coggygria purpurea (POT) 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
- Container Grown
Acer cappadocicum
Cappadocian maple Ht 15-20m
Turkey to N.Iran. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Green
throughout the spring and summer, turning a rich butter yellow
in autumn. Drought tolerant and worth growing.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Populus 'Rotorangi' NZ 5027
Rotorangi hybrid poplar Ht 30m
P. deltoides x ciliata. Straight trunk, narrow branch angle, carries full canopy to later in the autumn, even in higher rainfall rust prone regions. Soil conservation in dry windy Eastern regions including coastal. Smaller tree could be good for a shelterbelt. Wood density 358kg/m3.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Firewood
- Erosion control
- Shelter
Populus alba var. subintegerrima PN 190
Algerian white poplar Ht 30m
1 tall straight tree at Hackfalls, producing suckers readily eaten by sheep. Group established in Pig Valley arboretum. Grow from root cuttings or suckers.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
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