Eastern North America. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Attractive tall shrub. Bronzey new leaves, masses of small white flowers, small red fruits for the birds in November and December. Yellow to red autumn colours. Very hardy.

NZ native. Robust, erect, broad silvery leaves drooping at the tip. Orange fruits in the centre of the clump. Occurs on wet peaty soils, but will grow in drier conditions.

A wide spreading, tall, deciduous shrub. Vigorous growth, leaves & white flowers in spring, eaten by native pigeons. Foliage can be cut for grazing stock in droughts. fixes nitrogen. Can be killed by severe frosts. Topped.

Large evergreen shrub with pairs of large, thin, wavy, yellow-green leaves mottled with dark green or purple. Flowering in autumn, green and white, followed by stalked orange and red fruits Common understorey of moist forest from the coast to 1000m . North & South Island, south to Lake Ianthe in the west and Marlborough Sounds in the east.