Pseudotsuga menziesii (PLUG grown)
Douglas fir Ht 35-40 m
N.W.Nth America. Mix of Sth Oregon and N. Californian origins from selected parents in the 1959 provenance trials in the Amberley seed orchards. PLUG grown
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Container Grown
Sequoia sempervirens 1/0
Californian redwood Ht 35-45m
Narrowly conical evergreen. Prefers deep soil in sheltered sites, will grow to upper slopes mixed with Douglas fir. Doing well on P. radiata cutover. Use one year seedlings only on sites with minimal frost, good weed control essential.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Timber
- Forestry species
Eucalyptus saligna (PLUG grown)
Sydney blue gum Ht 30-55m
Symphyomyrtus, more prone to insect attack, palatable to possums Grows from Batemans Bay NSW, to Central Queensland within 120km of the coast. Excellent growth and form, produces a lignotuber. Best planted on warm sheltered fairly fertile deep moist soils. Plant 1600 per ha. and thin down to 500 selecting biggest straight trees. Timber heavy, fairly hard, coarse, even texture, easy to work, rich red moderately durable heartwood, for flooring & furniture. Flowers Dec to March. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
Pinus muricata Trinidad Head Blue
Bishop pine
Humboldt County, Nth California coast, a 2 needle pine with blue-green foliage, very prickly cones that remain closed on the tree until fire or strong heat causes them to open. Withstands salt laden winds, drought and healthier than P. radiata in Westland's wet climate. Timber marketed with radiata pine.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Shelter
- Forestry species
- Tolerates pumice soils
Alnus jorullensis x acuminata
Hybrid Mexican alder Ht 25-30m
Origin Mexico in the mountains. Seed collected from evergreen A. jorrullensis we supplied 40 years ago and now pollinated with nearby deciduos A. acuminata, producing vigorous deciduous hybrids. Grows in moist and drier sites suitable for quick tall shelterbelts, land stabilisation and carbon sequesting.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Erosion control
Cupressus lusitanica (POT grown)
Mexican cypress Ht 30-40m
Mexican Highlands. Broadly conical, evergreen, Canker resistant, light branching, freedom from fluting, timber paler compared with C. macrocarpa. Little density variation with age. Not suited to coastal areas. Shelter spacing 2m, clipped hedge or shelter 1.5m. Not suitable where pregnant cows graze.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Abies bornmuelleriana (PLUG grown)
Bithynian fir Ht 35-40m
Ulu Mountains, Northern Turkey, south of the Black Sea. Tall evergreen timber tree growing well in Wakefield & in Stockholm, Sweden. Great Christmas tree, needles curving upwards revealing the silvery undersides of scented needles.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates shade
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- 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
Eucalyptus regnans (PLUG grown)
Mountain ash Ht 50m
Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests..Tallest hardwood tree, native to mountain ranges of Southern Victoria and Tasmania. Grows on fertile soils with regular rainfall. Higher altitude origins tolerate snow and frost. Valuable pale timber for interior building, marketed as Tasmanian oak. Flowers in summer. More detail in MPI booklet 'Growing Alternative Exotic Forest Species'. Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Container Grown
- Forestry species
Eucalyptus obliqua (PLUG grown)
Messmate stringy bark Ht 30-60m
Monocalypt, generally free of insect pests. Coast and lower ranges of Victoria, NSW, and most of Tasmania, in wet to fairly dry forest on fertile soils. Tolerates frost to -10C and altitude to 1200m. Can grow to 89m, tall staight tree with rough fibrous bark, pale moderately hard and strong timber that saws and seasons well. Suitable for interior construction and flooring sold as Tasmanian oak. Forms a lignotuber, sprouts epicormic shoots after fire Recommend planting in early Spring after chance of frosts.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Attracts bees
- Timber
- Container Grown
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