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
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
Hedycarya arborea (PLUG grown)
Pigeonwood / Porokaiwhiri
Pigeonwood is a small native tree that thrives in lowland forests of both North and South Islands. A great small evergreen tree that produces bright red berries that are eaten by the Kereru.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Prunus lusitanica (OG grown)
Portuguese laurel Ht 8-12m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Dark green shiny leaves 6-12cm long. Twigs red. Small white flowers on 25cm spreading racemes. Red to black cherries in Feb/Mar. Good screening tree and popular hedging plant. Cold hardy, tolerates lime.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: Handle promptly on arrival DO NOT let the roots dry out. If potting, press the potting medium firmly around each plant. Water after potting and regularly for 10 days. especially during dry windy weather. Put under shadecloth if possible. If planting in the open, really firm the soil around each plant using your heel, then water fairly
regularly until established. HEDGE spacing 60-90cm
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Shelter
- Hedging
Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis' (POT grown)
Upright Eastern Cedar Ht 8m
An upright Thuja that has been used in landscaping for a long time. Very tidy narrowly conical habit.Foliage turns a bronzey colour in cold winters. Planting spacing for dense hedge 50-75cm
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
Cedrus atlantica glauca (POT grown)
Blue Atlas cedar Ht 30-40m
Nth African Atlas Mountains. Narrowly conical, aging to broadly conical, evergreen. Foliage silvery blue-grey, very attractive. Seed raised plants, Drought and exposure tolerant.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Tolerates limestone soils
Tsuga heterophylla (PLUG grown)
Western hemlock Ht 30-40m
Western N. America. Conical, evergreen. Make a graceful specimen tree. Will tolerate shade, prefers regular rainfall. Component of Douglas fir forest. Suited to uneven aged selection forestry. Will clip to an attractive hedge.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Shelter
- Container Grown
- Hedging
Quercus x dysophylla (PLUG grown)
A hybrid Mexican oak (Q. crassifolia x crassipes) Ht 15-20m
Growing in Eastwoodhill Arboretum and selected for good form. Evergreen in NZ and both parents (crassifolia & crassipes) show promise for timber production, so well worth a trial. For botanical details see Oaks of the World website.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Timber
- Container Grown
Quercus rysophylla (PLUG grown)
Loquat leaf oak Ht 20-25m
N.E. Mexico in Sierra Madre Oriental. Upright fast growing broadly crowned evergreen. Hardy in the UK and drought tolerant. Striking spring foliage, leathery corrugated reddish-purple leaves against the older glossy green foliage, summer flushes similar. Recommended.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Container Grown
Quercus suber (POT grown)
Evergreen cork oak Ht 15-25m
S. Europe, N. Africa. Broadly spreading, evergreen. Very thick corky bark. Tolerates hot dry sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Attractive to birds
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Quercus rugosa (PLUG grown)
Netleaf oak
Mexico. Broadly spreading, evergreen. A white oak with largish rough hooded leaf with a few coarse marginal teeth, reddish when young and turning yellow before falling in spring.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Evergreen
- Container Grown
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