Trees: NZ Large Grade & Specimen Varieties
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Large evergreen shrub or small tree dark glossy green oval leaves. Dull white hawthorn scented flowers in slender racemes late spring/summer followed by fruits. Moist to dry conditions but will not tolerate wet feet. Excellent for hedges or Topiary or can be allowed to grow as a screen Height x Width 5 x 4 Height Range Medium 5-10m Growth Rate Moderate Plant Type Tree Shape Conical Country of Origin Western Europe, France, Spain Portugal, Morocco Similar to Consider Camellias, Laurus Nobilis, Michelia Figo, Syzygium resilience, Pittosporums, Corokia, Griselinia, Ficus, Ilex largo, Olea El Greco, Eugenia Ventinatii - Leaf
Leaf Colour Dark Green - Flower
Flower Colour White Fragrant? Yes - Uses
Specimen Yes Accent Yes Hedging Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Forms a beautiful artistic small flat-topped tree with wide-spread tiered horizontal branches. Large snow white single and semi-double flowers in spring. Height x Width 6 x 5 Height Range Medium 5-10m Growth Rate Moderate Plant Type Tree Shape Round Country of Origin Japan Similar to Consider Other Flowering Cherries, Crabapples - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Yellow and Orange - Flower
Flower Colour White Fragrant? No - Uses
Specimen Yes Good Shade Tree? Yes Accent Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Weeping Standard Graceful pendent branches decked in small blush pink snowy white single blooms. Suits warm temperate areas. Early to mid season. Height x Width 1.5 x 1.5 Height Range Small 1-5m Growth Rate Slow Plant Type Tree Shape Spreading Country of Origin Japan Similar to Consider Other Flowering cherries, Crab Apples, - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Golden - Flower
Flower Colour White Fragrant? No - Uses
Specimen Yes Accent Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
Description Yedoensis type: A new cultivar that has a vigorous, upright growth habit with a central leader. Masses of shell pink, single flowers are produced late winter. A firm favorite with tuis because of the nectar that these flowers produce! Excellent alternative to Felix Jury or Campanulata superba Height x Width 7 x 4 Height Range Medium 5-10m Growth Rate Moderate Plant Type Tree Shape Conical Country of Origin New Zealand Similar to Consider Awanui, Kanzan, or other flowering cherries Leaf Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Golden Flower Flower Colour Pink Fragrant? No Uses Specimen Yes Good Shade Tree? Yes Accent Yes Bird Feeding Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Hybrid Yoshino Cherry. The most popular Cherry Tree we sell! Excellent form with horizontal branches making an excellent shade tree. Produces great masses of pale shell pink large single blossoms in spring. The perfect specimen shade or street tree. Height x Width 5 x 5 Height Range Medium 5-10m Growth Rate Fast Plant Type Tree Shape Vase Country of Origin Japan Similar to Consider Other Flowering Cherries, Crabapples - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Yellow Orange - Flower
Flower Colour Pink Fragrant? No - Uses
Specimen Yes Good Shade Tree? Yes Accent Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Unusual and distinct cultivar. Compact neat and bushy habit. Glossy fresh green leaves with lighter ribs. Can be used as a low broad hedge or as a specimen shrub, screen, or tub plant. A good wind shelter for more delicate plants in mixed shrub beds. Height x Width 3 x 2 Height Range Small 1-5m Growth Rate Slow Plant Type Shrub Shape Round Country of Origin New Zealand Similar to Consider Pseudopanax Lessonii, P. Laetus, Griselinia Broadway Mint, Griselinia Lucida, Planchonella costata, Ilex Largo - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green - Flower
Flower Colour Very small Fragrant? No - Uses
Screening Yes Hedging Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Similar in form to P. crassifolium. Pale grey brown leaves have distinctive saw-like hooked teeth in juvenile stage. Does not like wet but will tolerate quite dry open windy areas. Evergreen. Endemic to NZ Height x Width 5 x 1 Height Range Small 1-5m Growth Rate Slow Plant Type Tree Shape Upright Country of Origin New Zealand Similar to Consider Pseudopanax crassifolium, Pseudopanax sabre - Leaf
Leaf Colour Brown - Flower
Flower Colour Insignificant - Uses
Accent Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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A fast growing much-branched, rich deep green foliaged shrub, with three or five thick, leathery leaflets to each stem. Windy sites Ok. Good for coastal planting. Trims well for a hedgerow or wind break. Does not like wet feet. NZ Native. ALSO: Pseudopanax Lessonii Purpurea with Black Purple leaves Height x Width 4 x 2.5 Height Range Small 1-5m Growth Rate Moderate Plant Type Shrub Shape Round Country of Origin New Zealand Similar to Consider P. Cyril Watson, P. Laetus, Griselinia Broadway Mint, Griselinia Lucida, Planchonella costata, Ilex Largo - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green - Flower
Flower Insignificant - Uses
Screening / Shelter Yes Hedging Yes Bird Feeding Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Pyramidal growing tree with glossy green leaves over summer turning striking red in autumn. Profusion of white flowers in early spring. A more upright habit. Tolerant of poor drainage. Apx 7 x 4m ALSO AVAILABLE: Bradford is similar. Kea is a smaller grower Height x Width 7 x 4 Height Range Medium 5-10m Growth Rate Fast Plant Type Tree Shape Round Country of Origin China Similar to Consider Liquidambars, Acer rubrum types, Quercus coccinea or rubra, Amelanchier Canadensis, Nyssa Sylvatica - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Red - Flower
Flower Colour White Fragrant? No - Uses
Specimen Yes Good Shade Tree? Yes Accent Yes Bird Feeding Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Brilliant autumn colours. Forms a stately specimen with wide spreading crown and high light and open branching pattern. Bark has a reddish brown look in winter. Deciduous. Height x Width 15 x 7 Range Tall 10+ Growth Rate Fast Plant Type Tree Shape Conical Country of Origin North America Similar to Consider Liquidambars, Acer rubrum types, Quercus rubra, Pyrus spp. Amelanchier Canadensis, Nyssa Sylvatica - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Red - Flower
Flower Insignificant - Uses
Specimen Yes Good Shade Tree? Yes Accent Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Lower branches tend to droop almost to the ground. Brownish grey bark and glossy green leaves turn brilliant scarlet yellow red bronze in autumn. Good specimen tree with a pyramidal growth habit. Or keep the top trimmed out to create an umbrella shade tree. Will tolerate moist to wet acidic soil conditions. Height x Width 8 x 6 Height Range Medium 5-10m Growth Rate Fast Plant Type Tree Shape Pyramidical Country of Origin North America Similar to Consider Liquidambars, Acer rubrum types, Quercus coccinea or rubra, Pyrus spp. Amelanchier Canadensis, Nyssa Sylvatica - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Red, Orange - Flower
Flower Colour Insignificant - Uses
Specimen Yes Good Shade Tree? Yes Accent Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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A large, long-lived deciduous tree which develops a broad head of rugged branches when growing in the open. Heavy acorn production in late summer-early autumn. Short, attractive fissured bark. Valuable timber tree of which the heartwood is much in demand for interior and furniture work. It is native to most of Europe Height 15 x 9 Range Tall 10+ Growth Rate Moderate Plant Type Tree Shape Round Country of Origin Europe Similar to Consider Q Coccinea, Q Robur fastigiata, Platanus acerifolia - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Yellow and Golden - Flower
Flower Colour Insignificant - Uses
Specimen Yes Good Shade Tree? Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Narrow and erect form of the English Oak. Becomes more pyramidal as the tree matures. Excellent for street and narrow planting areas. Tolerates clay soils. Hardy Height Width 8 x 3 Range Medium 5-10m Growth Rate Moderate Plant Type Tree Shape Narrow Country of Origin Europe Similar to Consider Betula var. Cupressus totem, Liriodendron tulipifera fastigiata, Olea El Greco, Knightia Excelsa, Acer Bowall, Poplar crow’s nest, Carpinus betulus fastigiata - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green Deciduous Leaf Colour Golden - Flower
Flower Insignificant - Uses
Specimen Yes Accent Yes Screening / Shelter Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control. -
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Forms a small tree with erect stems bearing bipinnate leaves to 50cm with dark green leaflets. Deep yellow bell shaped flowers in summer. Grows in full sun or part shade. Keep moist during dry periods. Easily pruned to shape. Can be kept as a pleached hedge. Height x Width 8 x 5 Height Range Medium 5-10m Growth Rate Fast Plant Type Tree Shape Spreading Country of Origin Southern China Similar to Consider Alectryon Excelsa, - Leaf
Leaf Colour Green - Flower
Flower Colour White Fragrant? Yes - Uses
Specimen Yes Good Shade Tree? Yes Screening / Shelter Yes Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
