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aka White Fir

An attractive evergreen tree, pyramidal in shape, holding a dense, formal shape, even with age. Blue/grey foliage. Tolerates drought. Great as a Christmas tree. Hardy. The needles exude a lemon scent when crushed and are bluish green with blunt tips.

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aka Flinders Range Wattle,Willow-leaf Wattle

An Australian Wattle Tree with dense foliage, blue-green, linear leaves. From Autumn to Spring it bears a mass of bright yellow flowers. Thrives in a sunny, open position and can be used as a low windbreak or screen. Prune after flowering to maintain compact shape. Evergreen.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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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.

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aka Bull Banksia

A large shrub to small tree bearing large greenish-yellow cone shaped flowers attractive to nectar eating birds. Prune after flowering to maintain size and shape. Flowering occurs from spring through to mid summer. The flowers are followed by very large fruiting cones. Evergreen.

Adaptable to most conditions including coastal and is frost hardy.

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aka Blue Atlas Cedar

Handsome specimen tree with gently curving ascending branches clothed in rich grey blue needles that have a touch of frosting. Plant where the distinctive pyramidal shape can be shown to its best i.e. give this tree some space. Happiest in a well drained sunny position. Evergreen.

aka Golden Deodara

A stunning, pyramidal shape conifer with attractive golden yellow new growth that when mature becomes a golden green shade on long arching branches. An excellent specimen tree. Leave space for it to grow to its full potential. Drought tolerant once established. Evergreen.

Just as stunning as Cedrus Deodara.

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Tidy, compact, juvenile foliage is held on upward pointing branches making a neat and attractive bush of blue green foliage. Outstanding colour and form. Prefers a well drained position. Evergreen.

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A slow growing, pyramidal conifer with vivid blue grey foliage that shows its best colours in winter but the colour is impressive at other times of the year too. Great contrast among low growing foliage plants. Evergreen

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Considered the finest blue form with an erect narrow and symmetrical growth habit. It will fit in any garden with distinction. These are surely one of the most popular, and widely planted evergreens in horticultural practice.Tolerant of any conditions.

A slow-growing, narrow columnar, evergreen conifer making a large shrub of compact habit. Foliage is a rich green/gold all year round. Wonderful contrast plant, great in rockeries or combined with maples. Prefers moist well drained soil that is slightly acid. Evergreen

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Gold Splash is an attractive varietated conifer. It has blue green foliage that is richly splashed with golden yellow. The foliage colour intensifies over spring and summer. Excellent rockerie garden choice. Evergreen

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This is an advantageous conifer in that it has quick but dense growth in a beautiful columnar habit. Makes great hedge both cut or natural. Intense blue leaves look great contrasted against other conifers, maples or azaleas for a splash of colour. Evergreen

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A dense globular, small bush of slow growth. Foliage sea-green in short densely packed, often vertically arranged sprays. Evergreen

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A vigorous, informal, compact pyramidal bush with bright golden, fan-like foliage sprays. Evergreen

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aka Chamaecyparis

A useful little Conifer with fresh green layers of foliage a neat domed shape habit. Useful for adding structure and will fit into the smallest of gardens. Plant in the sun, in well drained, deep acid soil for best results. Tough as. Evergreen.

Just so you know the 'Nana' part of this plant name means Dwarf in Latin i.e. it is not a plant only suitable for Nanas!

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aka Dwarf Golden Hinoki Cypress

A useful little Conifer with fresh golden layers of foliage a neat domed shape habit. Useful for adding structure and will fit into the smallest of gardens. Plant in the sun, in well drained, deep acid soil for best results. Tough as. Evergreen.

Just so you know the 'Nana' part of this plant name means Dwarf in Latin i.e. it is not a plant only suitable for Nanas!

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An architecturally attractive Conifer that provides a stylish column of blue grey foliage. Excellent for accent planting & combines well with most other garden shades. The colour will be more intense when the temperatures are cool. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Hardy & evergreen.

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A dwarf, slow growing bush with a rounded habit. Foliage is dark bluish-green with silvery-white tips. Evergreen.

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Medium to large conical tree with spreading branches. Flattened spraysof greyish-green foliage, is creamy-white when young. Evergreen

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Bookleaf sprays of rich yellow foliage best seen with light shining through it. Bronzing in winter. Broad pyramidal tree. Evergreen.

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aka Kaka beak

This pink native Kaka Beak is a fast growing semi-evergreen shrub with fern-like leaves that decorate the arching branches. In spring and summer suspended clusters of 'Kaka Beak' shaped flowers in lovely rose-pink appear. The nectar filled blooms are loved by birds. Protect from harsh frost.

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aka Japanese Cedar

Japanese Cedar. A fast growing and robust Conifer that is useful for screens and shelter belts and highly valued in the Orient as a timber tree. Forms a stately pyramidal tree if left untrimmed with curved needle foliage in green and bronze tones. Evergreen.

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aka Japanese Cedar

Exceptionally vigorous and hardy, tolerant of wind even salt laden, quick growing and a classic pyramidal shape. Short curved needles of evergreen foliage and a straight trunk with reddish bark. A very useful Conifer.

A selected form introduced and registered to Cedar Lodge of Taranaki.

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aka Butterknife tree

A multi stemmed large shrub or small tree with beautiful lustrous deep green pinnate leaves and wine red branches. Large fragrant white panicles of flowers resembling candles are borne through summer. Ideal for the smaller garden. Evergreen

A dense, drought-resistant cypress with broadly conical habit. Lovely silvery grey green foliage. Suitable for hedges and wind breaks. Does not tolerate salt winds or wet feet. Good tolerance to shade and cypress canker. Plant at 1.5m centres for shelter. Evergreen. Hardy.

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A bright yellow spreading cypress, capable of spreading more than 2m in 10 years. Can build up in height with age. To maintain a low profile, it is essential to remove any upward growths. Evergreen

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aka Mediterranean Cypress

The term gracilis means graceful and slender which describes this narrow upright Conifer perfectly. Neat and tidy blue-green foliage that grows in a perfect column tapering to a narrow point. Likes a sunny open position in nice deeply worked soil. Evergreen.

A great Conifer for adding a touch of formality to the garden or accentuating a feature. Combines well with most other colours.

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aka Cypress

A conifer that is known for its slender, columnar, upright growth habit that can bring a formal look to any garden when planted in a row. Dark green foliage holds tight as it grows tall. Stunning as a specimen or as pillars along a driveway, will catch everyone`s eye. Likes full sun. Evergreen.

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aka Cypress

This slow-growing slender and narrow conifer with golden foliage is the ideal plant for colour contrast or for making an exclamation mark in planting schemes. Prefers a sunny open position in deep well worked soil. Hardy and easy to grow. Est.10yr.growth. Evergreen.

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aka Italian Cypress Aka Pencil Pine

A useful, upright, slender conifer that can be used to create vertical accents in planting schemes or containers. Dark green thread-like foliage that forms a column and tapers to a point. Must have good drainage and likes deeply worked soil and a sunny spot. Initially slow growing. Evergreen.

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aka Gum

A very versatile small tree with fabulous foliage. Very prunable for ease of maintenance making it great for a small section or garden. Also great in patio pots or as a house plant. Evergreen

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aka Flowering Gum

Flowering Gum. Handsome, single trunk, round headed tree with stringy reddish-brown bark. Glossy leaves with a red rib that are a deep grey-green. In summer spectacular flowers are displayed well above the foliage. Likes the sun and protection from frost especially when young.

The flower colour can range from brightest red, orange, pink on seedling grown trees. No matter what the colour this is a very showy tree.

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A highly ornamental compact tree. Its most striking feature is the display of bright red flower buds that reveal clusters of yellow stamens from Summer to Autumn followed by red fruit. The foliage is dark green and the bark is smooth and grey feeling off in long ribbons during Summer. Evergreen.

Wind tolerant Australian plant.

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Rosea is a popular tree for its abundance of large mainly red flowers that cover the tree in late winter and early spring. Rosea develops an open spreading crown, once the tree is established. It is quite drought and lime tolerant and moderately salt tolerant and also adapts really well to wetter climates. Evergreen

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aka Silver leaf Mountain Gum

A beautiful mountain gum that develops into a tall shrub or small tree. With silvery-grey leaves they are rounded and carry cream flowers in clusters through Summer. It has a smooth bark that is fragrant along with its fragrant leaves. This will make a stunning specimen in any garden. Evergreen.

Responds well to to hard pruning to maintain for shape and size. Drought tolerant.

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A slowing-growing, dwarf, evergreen, coniferous shrub, great in a pot or rockery. It has a compact, dense mounding habit. Its blue-grey needle-like foliage is attractive all year. Evergreen and Hardy.

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An evergreen, ground cover conifer with silver-blue foliage that will widely spread. The foliage retains it colour all year long. Lovely planted around boulders or in a rock garden where its branches can be trained to unique forms. Will tolerate sandy soil and rocky gravel gardens. Hardy.

A reliable plant for extreme conditions. Plant on slopes for coverage or erosion control, along retaining walls and curbs where the creeping foliage will cover year-round.

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aka Trailing Juniper

This groundcover with smoky blue-green foliage looks great year-round. Thrives in hot, dry locations where other plants might fail. Slow growing, low maintenance, disease free and very easy to grow.Cold weather gives the foliage a plum colored cast. Evergreen

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aka Juniperus conferta

It forms a wonderful cover and it has a fresh green colour which is reminiscent of lawn. The foliage is very prickly, a common characteristic of many junipers. Most are pretty tolerant with soils, but they dislike a wet environment. Many will take quite alkaline conditions too.It is also often grown as bonsai.

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I am not sure why this Juniper is depressed but give it a nice home in your garden and I am sure it will cheer up! Low growing and spreading this hardy shrub has fresh yellow spring and summer foliage that has nice bronze tones in winter. Good for year round colour and texture. Easy to grow, Evergreen.

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aka Juniper

I am not sure why this Juniper is depressed but give it a nice home in your garden and I am sure it will cheer up! Low growing and spreading this hardy shrub has fresh green spring and summer foliage that has nice bronze tones in winter. Good for year round colour and texture. Easy to grow, evergreen.

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aka Juniper Gold Coast

A low, spreading juniper with a layered habit and flattened top. The fine, feathery, foliage is bright gold, even throughout winter when grown in an open position. The graceful spreading branches with drooping tips make excellent ground cover and provides good foliage colour. Evergreen.

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aka Juniper

Juniper. An attractive architectural conifer with a natural, narrow, conical shape. The needle like foliage is blue-green in tone but highlighted with golden yellow tones in spring and autumn. Hardy and easy to grow in a sunny spot. Evergreen. Est.10yr.growth.

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aka Hollywood Juniper/Cloud tree

A fascinating and fabulous, designer conifer that is used extensively as a feature landscaping or container plant. The branches are graceful, arching and held at unusual angles giving a most interesting architectural affect. Bright green needle like foliage. Easy to grow. Evergreen.

This Conifer is commonly known as the 'Hollywood' Juniper - definitely a star in any planting scheme.

aka Fishtail juniper

Evergreen juniper with light blue foliage. This strong growing bushy form was found in cultivation in China. Its' striking rich silvery blue foliage makes it a standout in any garden spot. In winter the color is even more intense.

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aka Creeping Juniper

A robust, spreading ground-cover that will tolerate just about any conditions including coastal Cushions of mounding grey-green foliage quickly form a foliage mat. Looks good in rock gardens or on the edge of walls etc. Prefers the sun. Evergreen.

aka Pencil Cedar

Commonly known as the 'Pencil Cedar' this North American Conifer grows into a slender tall column. The attractive branches of blue-grey foliage taper to narrow terminal point making this plant very useful for creating strong vertical accents. Hardy and easy to grow. Evergreen.

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aka Juniper

This delightful little Conifer is a great plant for adding structure and form to your garden or landscape. The dark green needles of foliage grow to form an upright columnar pyramid shape. Plant in the sun in a well drained position. Generally tolerant and hardy. Evergreen.

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aka Carpet Juniper

The Carpet Juniper is tough, hardy, tolerant, easy care and evergreen. The ideal landscaping plant for rockeries or walls with its flat spreading habit. The soft closely knit foliage is an attractive pale green. Use to add texture and interest in those spots where nothing else will grow.

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aka Juniper

A neat little evergreen conifer that forms a compact upright vase shaped bush. Blue/grey coloured foliage held in large plume-like sprays. Slow growing. Plant in full sun to part shade in well drained soil.

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Conifer. A low spreading graceful fountain like habit. Fine golden foliage. Bright lime yellow new growth. Striking in spring. Evergreen. Very hardy. Once established with dense foliage it is ideal for suppressing weeds. Can be used for Bonsai.

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aka Bay Tree

Bay Tree. Tuscan Tower is an excellent form of Bay tree with lush dark green shiny foliage. Tuscan Tower will be great for the garden, pot & container work, not to forget use in the herb garden. Hardy large shrub. PVR applies.

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These giant silver proteas are beautiful trees with light-reflecting, silky, silver leaves. An erect ornamental tree, with a stout trunk and thick grey bark. They are at their most silver in hot, dry weather, when the hairs on the leaves lie flat to protect the leaves from drying out.

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.

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aka Southern Magnolia

A very handsome evergreen specimen tree with dark green glossy leaves that have a brown under-felt. The flowers are magnificent: Cupped, creamy, fragrant and large. They appear in late summer. Easy to grow and quite hardy. Matures to a pyramidal shape, worthy of the space to grow unhindered.

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Bred by in NZ by Mark Jury. A beautiful, easy to grow Michelia with dainty spring flowers which are delightfully fragrant and coloured an unusual lilac pink. The dark green foliage always looks good and is disease resistant. Happy in the sun or part shade.

I put 6 of these in my front garden a year ago and they have done remarkably well and seem quite robust. I intend to trim them up to make a standard shape but they do equally well left as a bush or used as a hedge.

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Bred in NZ by Mark Jury this beautiful small tree is easy to grow in sun or part shade. Pure cream flowers with a wonderful fresh fragrance appear for a long period during spring. Bright green fresh foliage looks good all year round. Can be clipped too if you wish to use for hedging.

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Bred in NZ by Mark Jury this beautiful small tree is easy to grow in sun or part shade. Pure white, fragrant flowers open from velvet brown buds in winter. Fresh foliage looks good all year round. Prefers acid soil.

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aka Magnolia

Grandiflora. An attractive large tree with an upright dense habit. Leaves are highly polished and richly felted with bronze on the undersides. Flowers are large creamy white, globe shaped and fragrant. Great for using in floral art work.

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aka Laurel Magnolia

An evergreen Magnolia selected for its compact growth and hardiness and flower size. Its powerfully fragrant waxy cream flowers are produced from summer to autumn. A special specimen tree. Looks magnificent as a single specimen or plant in a row for attractive privacy.

Ideal small shade tree.

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aka Laurel Magnolia

Grandiflora. This tree is definitely in my top 10! Always looks good, tolerates just about any conditions. Glossy green leaves accented with a bronze under felt, large creamy white blooms that are softly fragrant. Wonderful as a single specimen or as an avenue planting.