Appletons category id

44

Prumnopitys taxifolia (POT grown)

Matai Ht 25m

Broadly columnar, evergreen. Juvenile divaricating form with scattered thin brown leaves. Adult form develops above with yew-like foliage. Bark falls off in rounded patches. Moist fertile sites. Highly prized hard stable timber. Kereru eat the fruit.

Picture name: 
PRUTAX
Species id: 
7915
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • NZ native
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates shade
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Timber
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Brachyglottis compacta (POT grown)

Castlepoint daisy Ht 1m

Bushy grey-green stout branched compact shrub. Leaves leathery 2-4cm long, dark green, white beneath, margins upcurved, wavy. Flowers daisy-like furry with yellow radiating petals in single or small clusters Jan & Feb. Naturally uncommon. Growing on limestone cliffs around Castlepoint, Wairarapa. Withstands strong, drying and salt laden winds, an attractive shrub.

Picture name: 
CALFLO
Species id: 
7912
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Shrub
  • NZ native
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates exposed sites
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attracts bees
  • Container Grown
  • Tolerates limestone soils
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $8.45
    $4.10
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Fagus sylvatica (PLUG grown)

European beech Ht 30-40m

Broadly spreading, deciduous. Grown for timber in Europe and widely used for hedging. Clips well. Light green in spring, golden copper in autumn and brown leaves retained all winter. Apply a heavy dressing of lime on clay soils. HEDGE spacing 40-60cm

Picture name: 
FAGSYL
Species id: 
7880
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates shade
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive autumn colours - orange
  • Attractive autumn colours - brown
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Edible fruits and seeds
  • Timber
  • Shelter
  • Container Grown
  • Hedging
  • Tolerates limestone soils
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Fraxinus nigra (PLUG grown)

Black ash Ht 12-18m

Eastern Canada & NE USA, growing in swampy soils, cold tolerant. Autumn colours yellow or purple, leaves falling early. Threatened in the wild by the introduced Asian emerald ash borer. Timber is used for basket making and musical instruments. Rare in NZ.

Picture name: 
FRAAME
Species id: 
7861
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Medium tree
  • Deciduous
  • Tolerates wet sites
  • Attractive autumn colours - yellow
  • Attractive autumn colours - purple
  • Timber
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 40-60cm

    $6.20
    $3.80
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Prumnopitys andina (POT grown)

Chilean plum yew Ht 10-20m

South & Central Chile in Andean valleys with 2000 to 3000mm rainfall and hot dry summers. Well drained volcanic soils. Dense broadly columnar evergreen crowns with yew-like foliage, female trees produce delicious edible green grape-like fruits ripening to yellow. Related to matai, kereru love them.

Picture name: 
PRUTAX
Species id: 
7852
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
Yes
Categories: 
  • Small Tree
  • Evergreen
  • Intolerant to clay soils
  • Tolerates shade
  • Attractive to birds
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Edible fruits and seeds
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Abies vejarii (PLUG grown)

Vejar silver fir Ht 30-40m

Tamaulipa Province, Mexico, only found on 500 hectares. Narrowly conical, evergreen. Blueish green needles. Vigorous growth, two specimens are the tallest trees in our 35-year-old collection. Large volume timber production. Good near Fairlie

Picture name: 
ABIGRA
Species id: 
7815
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
Yes
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates shade
  • Attractive berries fruits or cone
  • Timber
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $5.00
    $3.35
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Eucalyptus sphaerocarpa (PLUG grown)

Blackdown stringybark Ht 35-45m

Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. Tall evergreen forest tree from Blackdown Tableland at 1000m altitude west of Rockhampton. See NZ Farm Forestry article on this very ground durable species. Dean Satchell says it is growing in the north of the South Island. Suggest a warm well drained site. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.

Picture name: 
EUCNIT
Species id: 
7809
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Evergreen
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attracts bees
  • Timber
  • Container Grown
  • Forestry species
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $4.60
    $2.95
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Pennantia corymbosa (PLUG grown)

Kaikomako Ht 6-8m

Small evergreen tree of lowland forest margins. Juvenile foliage looks like the webbed feet of a duck. At 2 metres the leaves take on a different colour, size and shape. Clusters of black fruits ripen February/March attractive to birds, especially the bellbird.

Picture name: 
PARPER
Species id: 
6779
Group natives: 
Yes
Group trees and shrubs: 
No
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Small Tree
  • Evergreen
  • Attractive to birds
  • Container Grown
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $5.20
    $3.55
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Eucalyptus muelleriana (PLUG grown)

Yellow stringybark Ht 35-50m

Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. Native to coastal areas of southern NSW & S.E. Victoria. Good drought and exposure tolerance, 700-1200mm rainfall, vigorous epicormics after fire and coppices. Low frost tolerance, use north facing slopes and not water logged soils. Timber is tough, straight grained splits well, develops heartwood early & saws well. Durable for above ground exterior uses and flooring. Does not shed bark. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.

Picture name: 
EUCNIT
Species id: 
6755
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Attractive flowers or catkins
  • Attracts bees
  • Timber
  • Firewood
  • Container Grown
  • Forestry species
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $4.60
    $2.95
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

Eucalyptus globoidea (PLUG grown)

White stringybark Ht 30-40m

Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. S.E.Australia. Tall rough barked ground durable with proven good sawing and drying properties. Very hard heavy, attractive timber. Grows well on hill country where temperatures do not go below -5C. Rainfall 800-2500mm, coppices, resprouts epicormics after fire. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.

Picture name: 
EUCNIT
Species id: 
6753
Group natives: 
No
Group trees and shrubs: 
Yes
Group conifers: 
No
Categories: 
  • Large tree
  • Evergreen
  • Tolerates dry sites
  • Timber
  • Firewood
  • Container Grown
  • Forestry species
  • 5-20cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 20-40cm

    $4.60
    $2.95
  • 40-60cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 60-90cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 90-120cm

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • 1.2-1.5m

    $0.00
    $0.00
  • Rootstock

    $0.00
    $0.00

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