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aka Golden Totara

Native. A handsome specimen tree for sun or part shade. The stiff narrow leaves are a beautiful golden shade and complement the reddish brown bark. Slow growing, hardy and tolerant of all conditions except wet 'feet'. Height given is 10 year estimate. Evergreen.

Totara were a valuable timer source in early NZ. Maori also used large specimens to craft their war canoes. The peeling bark was used for roofing material and for fashioning food baskets.

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aka Peppercorn Tree

An excellent choice for large parks or play areas, in courtyards or along long broad driveways. The trunk will become gnarled and fabulously interesting with age. The foliage is bright green and comprised of many narrow leaflets. The flowers are insignificant but the papery pink to red berries are wonderfully ornamental in autumn and winter. Evergreen

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aka Japanese Umbrella Pine

Slow growing when young. Treat as a dwarf for the first 10 years. It then grows faster. Great for all gardens as when it gets older it is quite narrow for its height. It makes a fine tub plant as it is able to withstand long periods of dry conditions.

aka English Yew

This enduring tree features fine, dark green, glossy leaves and has a slow growth rate. Its ability to be clipped and shaped easily makes it an excellent choice for formal plantings, topiary designs and hedging. Evergreen.

All parts of this plant are poisonous including the red berries.

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aka Irish Yew

Large, bushy, upright evergreen shrub, columnar when young. As the plant ages it becomes broader, with erect shoots bearing radially arranged, dark green leaves.

The Latin 'fastigiata' literally means erect branches growing close together; columnar;upright.

aka Japanese plum Yew

An upright Japanese Plum Yew that is a strong, vertical, slow grower not unlike the Irish Yew. New growth is bright green and very attractive and evergreen. Likes full sun and does well in the shade as well. Ideal uses would be a formal garden or a shade loving backdrop or as a specimen in a pot.

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aka Thuja

A slow growing, neat and tidy little conifer that grows naturally into an upright oval. The sprays of flat foliage are a soft yellow shade in spring-summer turning to a rich green in autumn-winter. Highly ornamental. Plant in sun or part shade in deep soil, protect from strong wind. Evergreen.

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Blue Cone Arborvitae has a strong central leader and a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. An attractive small tree with soft blue-green foliage, upright conical habit of growth, an excellent plant for form and colour in the landscape. Slow growing. Plant in well-drained soil. Evergreen

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aka Thuja Orientalis Danica

A dwarf bush of dense, compact, globular habit. Foliage held vertically in erect, flattened sprays. Evergreen

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aka Thuja O Ericoides

This is a plant of fixed juvenile foliage. The colour is a soft, dull green in summer and a medium purplish brown in winter. Has been very popular for many years. The shape is almost a round ball.