Morus alba
White mulberry Ht 5-8m
China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Light green leaves brighten up a brown drought-hit landscape. Fruits, small white turning red, edible but bland, loved by birds. Tolerates dry conditions. Silkworms are raised on the leaves in China.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
Melicytus ramiflorus (PLUG grown)
Mahoe or whiteywood Ht 6-10m
NZ native. Broadly spreading, evergreen. Lanceolate leaves, tiny flowers on the branches followed by small violet-blue
berries. Bark is grey-white. Tolerates shade and dryness.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Leptospermum scoparium (PLUG grown)
Manuka Ht 3-4m
Narrowly conical when young, evergreen. White flowers in profusion from Dec. worked by bees. Tolerates exposed, wet and infertile sites. Useful nurse shrub for native revegetation projects.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
- Firewood
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Hovenia dulcis (PLUG grown)
Raisin tree Ht 6-10m
Himalayas, China and planted in Japan. Broadly conical,deciduous. Withstands -9 degrees C after first year. Heads of greenish small flowers in January. The flower stalks become thickened and edible as the seeds ripen. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Container Grown
Halesia tetraptera var. monticola
Mountain silverbell tree Ht 20-25m
S E USA. Broadly conical, deciduous. Larger tree and larger flowers & fruits than H. carolina. Rare in NZ, but worthy of wider use.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Fraxinus griffithii (POT grown)
Himalayan evergreen flowering ash Ht 6m
China to the Phillipines. Broadly conical, evergreen. White
flowers in long terminal panicles. Frost tender at least when
young, suited to mild areas.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Evergreen
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Container Grown
Dodonaea viscosa (PLUG grown)
Akeake - green Ht 3-6m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Tough shelter shrub for exposed and coastal conditions but is too frost tender for inland South Island areas. Wood is hard and black, streaked with white.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Dodonaea viscosa purpurea (PLUG grown)
Akeake - purple Ht 3-6m
Broadly spreading, evergreen. Purple to bronze foliage with red winged fruits in Jan/Feb. Tough shelter shrub for exposed and coastal conditions. Too frost tender for inland South Island areas.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Small Tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Container Grown
Davidia involucrata
Ghost tree Ht 10-20m
W.China. Dominant central leader and spreading crown, deciduous. Renowned for its floral display, looking like white handkerchiefs fluttering in breeze. Suited to mild climates.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Corylus colurna
Turkish tree hazel Ht 15-25m
Broadly conical, deciduous. Very symmetrical form with corky corrugations on the bark. Very edible nut enclosed in a deeply lobed husk. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Tolerates limestone soils
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