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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.

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aka Japanese Pagoda Tree

The 'Japanese Pagoda' is a stunning weeping tree with branches that cascade to the ground. The deep green oval leaflets turn soft yellow in autumn. In summer creamy white pea like flowers appear in large clusters on mature trees. A special feature tree for the garden or a container. Deciduous.

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aka Silver Whitebeam or Rowan

Silver Whitebeam. A beautiful deciduous tree with bold leathery leaves that are covered in dense creamy-white woolly 'hairs' during spring-summer. The leaves mature to grey-green eventually turning gold prior to leaf fall. Small cream flowers in spring are followed by orange-red berries. Est.10yr.growth.

Sorbus do best in areas that have cold winters. They like a sunny spot to grow in and deep soil that does not completely dry out in summer.

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aka Swamp Cypress

Something just a little different - a deciduous conifer and unlike its other family members happy to grow in swampy wet areas. Attractive soft ferny green foliage in spring, in autumn this turns a warm rusty brown before falling. Fibrous red brown bark and a nice sturdy trunk complete the picture.

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aka Swamp Cypress

Swamp Cypress - Weeping. A unique deciduous conifer that has attractive green ferny foliage that turns golden brown before leaf fall. Interesting fibrous bark and 'knobbly knees' that grow from the roots. This form has pendulous side branches giving the tree a naturally graceful habit.

Taxodium 'McLaren' Falls will grow happily in moist to wet soil but will also tolerate growing in normal garden soil as long as it does not completely dry out in summer. Named for where it was discovered - McLaren Falls in the Kaimai Ranges.

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aka Small-leaved Lime

Large tree with a nice rounded head. Heart shaped leathery leaves, glossy dark green above and pale green beneath. Summer flowers ivory coloured and sweetly scented. A very popular avenue tree in Europe. If you've got the space then this is the tree to adequately fill it! Deciduous.

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aka Broad Leaf Lime

Very large noble tree widely planted in England and Europe. Superb pleached or used in avenue plantings. Will make a fine specimen tree, wherever space permits. Hardy and will grow in all types of soils and situations. Fragrant flowers in summer followed by berries. Deciduous. Est.10yr.growth.

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aka Smooth Variegated Elm

A truly beautiful specimen tree with graceful open pyramidal habit. Foliage densely mottled creamy white giving it an overall silvery effect. Hardy and easy to grow. Looks great as an accent plant amongst other green trees or as a single lawn specimen. Deciduous.

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aka Weeping Elm

Weeping Elm. A very special weeping tree with graceful pendulous branches clothed in deep green leaves with 'toothed' edges. The tree matures into a dome headed shape with the branches draping to the ground. Looks good all year round even when bare. Hardy and easy to grow. Deciduous.

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aka Weeping Elm

Weeping Elm. A very special weeping tree with graceful pendulous branches clothed in deep green leaves with 'toothed' edges. The tree matures into a dome headed shape with the branches draping to the ground. Looks good all year round even when bare. Hardy and easy to grow. Deciduous.

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aka Horizontal Elm

Horizontal Elm. A unique tree with a rigid, horizontal branch structure that makes it ideal as a stand alone specimen or as the perfect shade tree with plenty of head room beneath. Fresh green leaves with 'toothed' edges. Hardy, tolerant and easy to grow but oh so special. Deciduous.

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aka Horizontal Elm

Horizontal Elm. A unique tree with a rigid, horizontal branch structure that makes it ideal as a stand alone specimen or as the perfect shade tree with plenty of head room beneath. Fresh green leaves with 'toothed' edges. Hardy, tolerant and easy to grow but oh so special. Deciduous.

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aka Upright Elm

Vigorous hybrid Elm with striking upright growth habit. Bronze new leaves mature deep green, then yellow in autumn. Resistant to Dutch Elm disease. Coastal and drought hardy.

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aka Golden Elm

Golden Elm. Handsome stately tree with golden corrugated and serrated foliage. Superb associated with trees of copper, bronze, purple or rich green foliage. Magnificent shade, specimen or avenue tree. Hardy and will thrive in most soils and situations. Deciduous.

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aka Wych Elm, Scotch Elm, Golden Elm

Golden Elm. An impressive specimen or shade tree with eye catching golden foliage. Well behaved and hardy this tree eventually forms a large broad tree with a rounded crown. Tolerant of pollution and recovers well from trimming. Plant in the sun. Deciduous.

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aka Wych Elm Scotch Elm Golden Elm

Golden Elm. An impressive specimen or shade tree with eye catching golden foliage. Well behaved and hardy this tree eventually forms a large broad tree with a rounded crown. Tolerant of pollution and recovers well from trimming. Plant in the sun. Deciduous.

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aka Wych Elm Scotch Elm Golden Elm

Golden Elm. An impressive specimen or shade tree with eye catching golden foliage. Well behaved and hardy this tree eventually forms a large broad tree with a rounded crown. Tolerant of pollution and recovers well from trimming. Plant in the sun. Deciduous.

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aka Little Leaf Chinese Elm

A rare and unusual Elm that has dainty, small, leathery dark green leaves. The tree is slow growing and as it matures the bark becomes mottled and patterned. Likes the sun and fertile moist soil. Hardy - semi-evergreen in milder climates, otherwise deciduous. Resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.

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aka Little Leaf Chinese Elm

A rare and unusual Elm that has dainty, variegated white and green foliage. The tree is slow growing and as it matures the bark becomes mottled and patterned. Likes the sun and fertile moist soil. Hardy - semi-evergreen in milder climates, otherwise deciduous. Resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.