Trees
PAGE 1 10 PER PAGE aka Kauri NZ's iconic native conifer. Slow growing but well worth the wait for the tree to mature into its stately form. When juvenile the foliage tends to have copper bronze tones but as the tree ages green is the more dominant colour. One to plant for your grand children! Est.10yr.growth. Agathis Australis - Kauri Current Stock Height: 80/100 cm ? Container: 4l ? $34.99 Agathis Australis - Kauri Current Stock Height: 110/130 cm ? Container: pb8 ? $49.99 This plant will soon be in stock and can be pre-purchased now. aka Titoki or New Zealand Oak Outstanding NZ native that forms a handsome spreading tree. Large, glossy, light green dissected foliage. Sprays of rusty red woolly flowers appear in summer followed by scarlet berries with jet black seeds. Will grow in quite exposed conditions but protect from harsh frost. Evergreen.
Alectryon Excelsus - Titoki Current Stock Height: 90/110 cm ? Container: 4l ? $29.99 Alectryon Excelsus - Titoki Current Stock Height: 150/180 cm ? Container: 6l ? $49.99 This plant will soon be in stock and can be pre-purchased now. Alectryon Excelsus - Titoki Current Stock Height: 200/250 cm ? Container: 8.5l ? $79.99 aka Kahikatea or White Pine This NZ native can reach over 60m when fully mature but that takes quite some time, our height is for 10 year growth. Juvenile trees have fine drooping bronze 'needles' which eventually change to a green, more a flattened leaf. Produces berries which are loved by birds. Evergreen.
Dacrycarpus Dacrydioides(Kahikatea) Current Stock Height: 65/75 cm ? Container: 1.5l ? $14.99 This plant will soon be in stock and can be pre-purchased now. aka Brown Punga Native. This is the most common tree fern found in forests throughout New Zealand. It is a medium sized tree fern., fastest growing and tolerates a wide range of conditions. The fronds are harsh to touch and are dark green above and paler on the underside. Water well. Evergreen. Dicksonia Squarrosa - Brown Ponga Current Stock Height: 25/35 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $34.99 aka Ake Ake Ake Ake. A no fuss evergreen foliage shrub that can be used for hedging or background planting. The slightly wavy leaves are shaded purple and bronze and will have better colour if not over-fed or pampered. Will grow just about anywhere except full shade. Evergreen.
Dodonea Purpurea Current Stock Height: 60/70 cm ? Container: 0.5l ? $9.99 aka Ake Ake Native. Ake Ake. A useful background or foliage shrub that can be used for screening or hedging. The light green leaves have wavy margins. Fast growing, hardy and adaptable. Tolerates some clipping and will grow just about anywhere but full shade. Evergreen.
Dodonaea Viscosa Current Stock Height: 60/70 cm ? Container: .5l ? WAS $9.99 aka Kawaka Kawaka, New Zealand cedar. Slow growing N.Z native. Handsome, symmetrical, pyramidal tree with bright-green, scale-like leaves. Superb as a neat-growing screen, for breaking up dark greenery, or for lining driveways. Evergreen tree that grows at a moderate rate to reach 3m in 10 years. Libocedrus Plumosa Current Stock Height: 30/40 ? Container: 1.5l ? $26.99 aka Kawakawa Native. AKA Kawakawa, small tree to at least 5 m tall with erect stems. The leaves are deep green in colour if growing in the forest, but may be yellowish-green in more open situations. Kawakawa is a traditional medicinal plant of the Māori Macropiper Excelsum Expected Stock Height: 20/25 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Macropiper Excelsum Expected Stock Height: 20/25 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of July, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
aka Pohutukawa Native. An unusual Rata - Pohutukawa cross discovered on Great Barrier Island. Nice dark green foliage and scarlet red flowers in summer. Fairly compact habit. Plant in the sun in well drained soil and protect from harsh frost. Evergreen.
Metrosideros Mistral Expected Stock Height: 50/60 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Metrosideros Mistral Expected Stock Height: 50/75 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of July, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
aka Silver Beech An evergreen NZ native with distinctive small green leaves. The margins are finely and bluntly serrated. Young Spring growth is pale green against the silvery whittish trunk. A nice specimen to have amoungst a woodland garden. Will take sandy, loamy and heavy clay soils as long as well drained. Nothofagus Menziesii Current Stock Height: 90/100 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $34.99 aka Black Beech An evergreen NZ native that is extremely decorative with its glossy, dark green leaves that colour in Winter. A great forest tree in lowland dry areas with a dark sooty trunk. As it matures it develops into a slender tree. Wind hardier than other native beechs. Nothofagus Solandri Current Stock Height: 90/110 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $34.99 aka Coastal Kowhai Native. Commonly known as Coastal Kowhai which immediately gives you a clue to this plants natural habitat i.e. coastal forests. Dark green foliage and bright yellow, fragrant flowers from late winter to spring. Will grow in sun or part shade. Semi-evergreen.
Sophora Chathamica Current Stock Height: 80/100 cm ? Container: 4l ? $29.99 aka Rangitikei Kowhai Native. Rangitikei Kowhai has an attractive weeping habit with grey/green foliage on long pendulous branches. Colours well with a profusion of yellow flowers in late Spring. Highly attractive to our native birds. Prefers full sun to semi shade, well drained, moist soil. Stunning in a container. Hardy. Evergreen. Sophora Godleyi Current Stock Height: 150/160 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $29.99 aka Kowhai Native A smallish shrub with narrow wiry stems growing in a zigzag fashion, bearing pretty leaves with tiny leaflets. Golden orange pea flowers are produced late in the season. Best in full sun, lean soil and not much fertilizer. Evergreen
Sophora Little Baby Expected Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? New stock expected End of August, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
aka Kowhai The floral emblem of NZ and loved by Tuis and gardeners alike. The native name Kowhai means yellow and represents the pendulous racemes of nectar filled yellow flowers that appear in spring. Dainty small fern like foliage. Easy to grow in a sunny position. Semi - evergreen.
Sophora Microphylla Current Stock Height: 50/60 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $29.99 aka Chilean Kowhai Chilean Kowhai. A very close relation of our native Kowhai this gorgeous tree from Chile is a multi-award winner. The dark green glossy fern like foliage is decorated with fat waxy bells of golden yellow in spring. The flowers are full of nectar that birds love. Evergreen. PVR 2453.
Sophora Sun King Current Stock Height: 70/80 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $34.99 Stock of this item is very low.
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 2.5m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 7m x 4m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 7m x 4m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 7m x 0.2m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 1m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 1m
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Mature Size (HxW): 3m x 0m
The name kawakawa comes from the Māori language, where it refers to the bitter taste of the leaves, from kawa or bitter. Kawa Kawa is traditional medicinal plant of the Māori
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 5m x 3m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 4m x 3m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 5m x 3m
5 year growth 3m
Mature growth 20m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 5m x 3m
This form of Kowhai should be evergreen but occasionally when the weather is extreme it may drop some foliage.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 4m
Habit: Weeping
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 5m x 3m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 1.5m x 1m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 8m x 3m
Plant your 'Sun King' in a sunny well drained spot and if possible protect from really harsh frost. This lovely tree will bring a graceful look to any planting scheme. Perhaps proof that NZ was once part of Gondwanaland.
PVR: 2453
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 3m
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