Phormium cookianum ssp. hookeri (POT grown)
Wharariki or Coastal flax Ht 1.5-2m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Broad arching green blades, with erect stalked flower heads in spring. The flowers attract birds. The seed pods are long, open twisted & pendulous. Grows on coastal cliffs and hills. Adaptable to many sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Phormium cookianum 'Emerald Gem' (POT grown)
Dwarf mountain flax Ht .8m
A compact, upright flax with narrow emerald-green leaves forming a small bushy clump. Much smaller than P. cookianum, so better for use in a home garden. Ideal for border group plantings or in containers. Grows well in most well drained positions. Evergreen. Hardy.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Phormium cookianum ssp. cookianum (POT grown)
Wharariki or Mountain flax Ht 0.6m
Stiffly erect, evergreen leaves with a dark brown stripe on the edge. Very hardy, naturally growing in subalpine areas. Flowers attract birds and bees Suitable for small gardens and low cover on exposed sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Grass - Strap like leaves
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Container Grown
Quercus 'Tutira Mix' (PLUG grown)
3 timber species collection Ht 30m
4 adjacent plots of Quercus affinis, crispipilis & laurina in
the Guthrie Smith Arboretum at Tutira (HB) have produced
vigorous straight trunked evergreen trees. Recently thinned
to develop the crowns and add diameter to the logs. Worthy
of wider planting.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Container Grown
Quercus afares (PLUG grown)
Algerian oak Ht 20-30m
Vigorous, broadly spreading, semi-evergreen in mild climates. Leaves similar in shape to Quercus cerris. Tolerates dry windy conditions. Deer, sheep, goats, ducks and pheasants eat most oak acorns.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Container Grown
- Tolerates pumice soils
Quercus petraea
Sessile oak Ht 25-35m
Europe to Asia Minor. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Central leader through the crown. Acorns grouped, nearly sessile. Important timber tree in Europe. Rare in N.Z.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
Picea jezoensis ssp hondoensis
Japanese spruce Ht 25-35m
Central Honshu, a tall conical evergreen tree, similar to Picea abies from Europe. Branchlets and mature cones are a dark reddish brown. Collected from Central Otago, where it thrives.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
Eucalyptus fastigata (PLUG grown)
Brown barrel Ht 40-60m
Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. New South Wales tablelands to E. Victoria. Tall forest evergreen tree. stringybark over whole trunk. Stable timber prized for decorative flooring. Potential for large volume carbon credits. Recovers well from fire. Healthy over most of NZ. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
Sophora molloyi 'Dragon's Gold' (POT grown)
Kowhai - Winter flowering Ht 1.5m
A clone selected by Blue Mountain Nurseries originating from Stephens Island in Cook Strait, home of the tuatara and produced by cuttings. A dense sprawling evergreen shrub flowering in July, attracting tuis and bellbirds. Tolerates cold, drought and coastal gales.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Shrub
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Container Grown
Eucalyptus globoidea (PLUG grown)
White stringybark Ht 30-40m
Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. S.E.Australia. Tall rough barked ground durable with proven good sawing and
drying properties. Very hard heavy, attractive timber. Grows well on hill country where temperatures do not go below -5C. Rainfall 800-2500mm, coppices, resprouts epicormics after fire. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Firewood
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
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