Catalogue

Green leaves up to 1.2 m long. Wetland plant.

Green. Graceful, arching foliage ranging from shiny green to bronze and brownish shades. Grows to about 50cm tall. Seed heads ideal for dried-flower arrangements. Good contrast species for mixed plantings.

Mop shaped tussock to 30cm tall and 1m wide. Red brown or light green leaves. Fast growing, effective groundcover.

Erect, russet tussock to 50cm with graceful, arching seed heads Jan-March. The fine leaf tips are blonde and curled, adding to the plant's distinctive appearance. Good filler or groundcover.

Broad, stiffly arching, green leaves up to 2m long are overlaid with a silvery sheen and often have reddish ribs.

Tall, spear-like leaves with metallic tones and strong architectural form make this New Zealand's most striking astelia. Grows to about 1m tall and can spread to form a clump nearly twice as wide.

var. Matapouri Bay. Most adaptable and appealing perennial plant with strap-like leaves up to 60cm. Graceful, arching 1m flower stems bear panicles of white starry flowers from early to mid summer. Great for mass plantings or groundcover under trees.

Quick growing, graceful, small tree to 8m. Deciduous, toothed, ovate leaves and showy panicles of pink, crimped-petalled flowers in spring. Deep red berries on females.

Very graceful tussock form grass up to 1m in height. A profusion of arching, feathery flower plumes buries plants under a rosy hued cloud.

Evergreen conifer. Well furnished, wind resistant shelter tree producing light, strong, durable timber.

Umbrella tree. A large fast growing deciduous tree with lilac blue flowers in spring.

Grows to 20m. Hardy, deciduous tree with maple-like leaves and brilliant autumn foliage.

The sweet bay or laurel tree. Useful as a hedge or as a trained specimen. Aromatic, shiny leaves have culinary uses.

Medium sized tree. Spectacular when covered with large bunches of mauve, pea-like flowers.

Large tree with handsome, fern-like leaves. A blaze of rich, golden orange blossoms are produced in early summer.

var. stricta. Pencil slim cypress with fine needle-like foliage. Withstands dry and cold conditions.

Amberley Seed Orchard. Purchasers must pay a royalty to support cypress breeding. See Cypresses tab under Species.

"Gwavas - Amberley Seed Orchard. Purchasers must pay a royalty to support the Cypress Breeding Programme. See Cypresses tab under Species.

Grey foliage. Excellent for coastal situations and very hardy.

Attractive conifer having pyramidal form with feathery foliage. Good timber and shelter tree.

Small, fast growing tree. Ideal nurse tree for natives. Excellent bird and bee fodder.

A shelter and timber tree with attractive pyramidal form.

Indian cedar. Suited both as a specimen tree as well as shelter belts.

Majestic evergreen tree with broad conical form. May reach 15-30m or more.

Upright growing, tall tree grows well on river banks to prevent erosion. Conifer like appearance. Horticultural shelter.

Ideal specimen tree with distinctive columnar form and dense fan like sprays of leaves.

Medium shrub. Masses of crimson red flowers in spring.

Deciduous hardy tree with white bark and golden leaves in the autumn. Very graceful.

Cream flowers in autumn and winter. Grows to 10m high and withstands salt laden winds. Attracts birds. Evergreen.

Hardy, deciduous, fast growing tree with graceful, slightly pendulous branches. Narrow pyramidal form. Leaves dark green above and greyish beneath. Red buds burst into 10 to 15cm catkins in the spring.