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PAGE 1 2 3 ALL 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
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
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