Flowering Trees

  • Sophora tetraptera - NZ Kowhai
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    • Description
    An open arching evergreen native trees which is slightly larger growing than Sophora microphylla. Dark green pinnate leaves are also larger at 8-16cm and does not have the tangled juvenile growth. Golden yellow flowers in spring in 4-10 flowered racemes commence earlier than microphylla. A more open airy habit. A spectacular sight when in full bloom during spring. Attracts Tui and other nectar loving birds. Grows to apx 7 x 4m
    Height x Width 7 x 4
    Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Spreading
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Sophora Microphylla, Chathamica
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Yellow
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Feature Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
    Small Garden Yes
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    A compact green form of Karo with shiny green leaves on the surface but still the felted underneath. Flowers dark crimson to purple with yellow anthers. Prefers full sun in free draining soil but will also tolerate dry soil once established. Windy conditions and coastal exposure Ok. Trims well into a hedge.
    Height x Width: 6 x 4m
    Height Range: Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate: Moderate - Fast
    Plant Type: Tree
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: New Zealand
    Similar to Consider: Other Pittosporums, Griselinias, Syzygium resilience, Griselinia Broadway Mint Ilex largo, Ficus tuffi, Metrisideros Springfire
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Flower Colour: Purple - small
    Flower Fragrant? Yes
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Tolerates Wind and Coastal
    Uses: Screening, Hedging, Bird Feeding
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    Evergreen shrub with bushy compact habit and dark green foliage. Masses of carmine buds opening to pink-tinged white flowers in winter. Following flowering, small blue-black berries are produced. These are a good source of food for birds and add ornamental interest to the shrub. Prefers a moist well drained soil in full sun to light shade Wind hardy. Excellent for mass planting or hedging. Trim to keep in shape. Grows to apx 2.0 x 1.5m
    Height x Width: 2.0 x 1.5m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Shrub
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: England
    Similar to Consider: Syzygium resilience, Radermachera Everlasting Beauty, Prunus lusitanica, Laurus Nobilis, Griselinia Ardmore Emerald
    Leaf Colour: Dark Green
    Flower Colour: White
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Prefers sheltered
    Uses: Hedging, Bird Feeding, Small Garden
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    A quick growing small ornamental tree with dark green smooth leaflets. Masses of flowers in large loose, fragrant panicles in spring almost covering the entire tree. Requires shelter in exposed areas. Easily clipped to shape. Evergreen, but can be semi-deciduous in colder areas. Dry tolerant. Very Hardy
    Height x Width 7 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Asia
    Similar to Consider Radermacheria, Alectryon Excelsa, Myrsine Salicina,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Screening  Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    Graceful evergreen with slender branches and fresh light green leaves, semi-glossy, veined and sharply toothed. From late summer through to autumn it conceals its foliage with masses of beautiful, starry, snow-white flowers. Makes an ideal small garden tree. NZ Native
    Height x Width 5 x 3
    Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Planchonella costata, Alectryon Excelsa, Myrsine salicina,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Good Shade Tree? Small Garden Yes Yes
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    A vigorous, upright flowering tree with an open form, adorned with striking green foliage. In spring and early summer, it displays rich, creamy yellow blooms with a delightful fragrance, inviting bees, butterflies, and nectar-loving birds into the garden. Easily maintained with trimming to preserve a compact shape for the smaller garden.
    Height x Width 10 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Upright
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Hoheria Populena,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Yellow
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Feature Yes
    Small Garden Yes
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    An outstanding tree with narrow oval deep bronze-purple glossy leaves. Greenish-yellow flowers. An excellent hedge or shelter tree but left to grow will form a spreading shade tree. Will withstand windy coastal conditions wet or dry soils.
    Height x Width 5 x 4
    Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Spreading
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea ericioides
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green, Bronze Red
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
    Screening Yes
    Hedging Yes
       Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    A smaller growing tree with huge, handsome, tropical looking deep green shining leaves up to 50cm long and 20cm wide. White-green inconspicuous flowers are produced from August to April and shiny black fruits are carried year round. Great for coastal gardens as it is both wind and salt tolerant. Well suited as a stand alone tree or as a filler in the back of a garden.
    Height x Width 5 x 3
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Griselinia Lucida, Pseudopanax laetus
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Insignificant
    • Uses
    Feature Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Metrosideros excelsa pohutukawa
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    • Description
    A selected cultivar which has a more upright habit. Distinctive darker green leaves. Flowers are striking red. Metrosideros flourish in coastal environments and are remarkably resilient, enduring poor soil conditions, excess moisture, and drought. They can withstand harsh elements such as salt-laden winds and arid landscapes. Additionally, they tolerate clay and wet soils, though thrive best in moist, well-drained earth. Grows apx. 7 x 5m but easily trimmed.
    Height x Width 7 x 5
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Pyramidical
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Other Metrosideros,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Red
    Fragrant? No
    Tolerates Dry Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Screening / Shelter Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    The giant of New Zealand Pohutukawa! A large growing spreading tree. Olive green leaves and bright crimson flowers usually from Dec. Colours ranging from scarlet to deep crimson. Metrosideros flourish in coastal environments and are remarkably resilient, enduring poor soil conditions, excess moisture, and drought. They can withstand harsh elements such as salt-laden winds and arid landscapes. Additionally, they tolerate clay and wet soils, though thrive best in moist, well-drained earth.
    Height x Width 15 x 8
    Height Range Tall 10+
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Other Metrosideros
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Red
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Screening / Shelter Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Metrosideros Mistral
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    • Description
    Discovered on the Coromandel, Mistral is a natural hybrid of excelsa and robusta. It’s a tidy, smaller growing tree that’s more compact and upright with deep fresh green new foliage darkening with age. Dark scarlet flowers late spring. As they’re easily clipped to shape they’re useful as a screen, kept lower as a hedge or as a specimen in a smaller garden.  Metrosideros flourish in coastal environments and are remarkably resilient, enduring poor soil conditions, excess moisture, and drought. They can withstand harsh elements such as salt-laden winds and arid landscapes. Additionally, they tolerate clay and wet soils, though thrive best in moist, well-drained earth. Grows to Apx 5 x 3.
    Height x Width 5 x 3
    Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Other Metrosideros
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Deep scarlet Red
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Screening / Shelter Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    Small to medium sized tree with large leathery fresh green leaves ageing to deep green. Strongly scented creamy white flowers are produced in mass over a long succession during spring and summer. Grows in full sun or part shade in rich moisture retentive free-draining soil. An excellent specimen tree or shelter screen. Grows apx. 4 x 2m
    Height x Width 4 x 2
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin New Zealand
    Similar to Consider Michelia Gracipies, Magnolia DD Blanchard, Magnolia Little Gem. Magnolia Kay Pariss
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Feature Yes
    Screening  Yes
     Small Garden Yes
      Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Radermachera sinica - Canton lace or China Doll
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    A fast growing, open spreading small evergreen tree. Emerald green bipinnate leaves to apx 50cm and long white trumpet shaped flowers in summer. Easily pruned to shape to maintain height or used as a privacy screen. Likes a frost-free situation in full sun or part shade. Keep moist during dry periods. Grows to apx 8 x 5m
    Height x Width 8 x 5
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Spreading
    Country of Origin Southern China
    Similar to Consider Alectryon Excelsa,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour White
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Screening / Shelter Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Tristaniopsis laurina - Kanooka Water Gum
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    A medium sized rounded compact tree with dark glossy green leaves and small fragrant flowers in clusters during summer. Can be pruned to maintain shape. Tolerates clay soil but avoid overly wet or dry soils. Prefers moist well drained soils in full sun. Ideal for street planting, lawn specimens and as a shade tree in a smaller garden. Grows to apx 7 x 4m
    Height x Width 7 x 4
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape Round
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Myrsine Salicina, Callistemons,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Yellow
    Fragrant? Yes
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Small Garden Yes
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Callistemon Red Cluster - Bottlebrush
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    A vigorous large shrub, with short, narrow, stiff new leaves emerging a silvery-pink turning to mid- green. Masses of red bottlebrush flowers with gold anthers appear in spring and autumn providing nectar for bees and birds. Tolerant of a range of harsh conditions including poor dry soils once established, clay soil, but avoid wet or poorly drained soils, coastal and windy conditions. Trim after flowering to encourage bushiness. Easily trimmed for hedging.
    Height x Width 3 x 2
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Moderate
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Kings Park Special, Salignus (Yellow) Citrinus Violetii (Violet)
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Red
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Screening Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Yes
    Small Garden Yes
     
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
  • Callistemon Kings Park Special - bottlebrush
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    A vigorous small tree with long, narrow green leaves with slightly pendulous branches. Masses of red bottlebrush flowers with gold anthers appear in spring and autumn providing nectar for bees and birds. Tolerant of a range of harsh conditions including poor dry soils once established, clay soil, but avoid wet or poorly drained soils, coastal and windy conditions.
    Height x Width 3 x 2
    Height Range Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Shrub
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin Australia
    Similar to Consider Callistimon Red Clusters, Griselinia Ardmore Emerald, Prunus lusitanica, Syzygium resilience, Totara Black Bridge, Camellias, Laurus nobilis
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Red
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Screening  Yes
    Hedging Yes
    Bird Feeding Small Garden Yes Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    A compact, multi branched shrub or small tree with lime green leaves turning golden in autumn. Soft fluffy buds open to flowers slightly larger than normal stellata and has more numerous long petals (sometimes to 36). They are also less floppy, resulting in a waterlily-like appearance (hence the cultivar name). Long lasting from apx late July. Ideal for the smaller garden.
    Height x Width: 3 x 2m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Slow
    Plant Type: Shrub
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Deciduous
    Country of Origin: Japan
    Similar to Consider: Magnolia Little Gem, Magnolia stellata , Malus Jack Humm
    Leaf Colour: Lime Green
    Flower Colour: White
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Climate Conditions: Prefers sheltered
    Uses: Small Garden,
  • jacaranda
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    A stunning, fast-growing tree with delicate, feathery foliage. In early summer, it becomes a breathtaking spectacle as soft purple blooms blanket its canopy. With an open, irregular crown and branches stretching in every direction, it adds a point of interest to any landscape. A sub-tropical tree native to south-central South America. Evergreen in warm areas.
    Height x Width 7 x 5
    Height Range Medium 5-10m
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Round
    Country of Origin South America
    Similar to Consider Albizia, Gleditsia,
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Copper Brown
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Purple
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
    Accent Yes
     
    Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    Makes rapid growth. Large unusual lyre-shaped leaves cut square at the apex turn butter yellow in Autumn. Clean trunk and spreading branches. Fragrant tulip like flowers appear late spring greenish yellow with an orange band at base. Tolerates clay soil but avoid overly wet soils. Grows to apx 10 x 6m in 10 yrs, can attain 30 x 15m at maturity
    Height x Width 10 x 6 10 yrs
    Range Tall 10+
    Growth Rate Fast
    Plant Type Tree
    Shape / Habit Pyramidical
    Country of Origin North America
    Similar to Consider Liriodendron Fastigiata, Platanus acerifolia, Liquidambars, Acer rubrums
    • Leaf
    Leaf Colour Green
    Deciduous Leaf Colour Yellow
    • Flower
    Flower Colour Green-Yellow
    Fragrant? No
    • Uses
    Specimen Yes
    Good Shade Tree? Yes
     
     Note: Growth, height and grade information are given in good faith but are subject to natural variables beyond our control.
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    Rich red, formal, double blooms and glossy green foliage with red tips on new growth. Japonica camellias make an excellent hedge but are also useful as a stand alone small tree in the garden. Plant in full sun or dappled shade in well drained acidic soil. Prune after flowering to encourage bushy growth. Can also be allowed to grow on to form a larger screen.
    Height x Width: 3.0 x 2.5m
    Height Range: Small 1-5m
    Growth Rate: Moderate
    Plant Type: Shrub
    Shape / Habit: Round
    Deciduous / Evergreen: Evergreen
    Country of Origin: California USA (Parentage China)
    Similar to Consider: Viburnum Eve Price Griselinia Ardmore Emerald Prunus lusitanica Syzygium resilience Totara Black Bridge Other Camellias Olive El Greco
    Leaf Colour: Green
    Flower Colour: Red
    Soil Conditions: Moist well drained
    Soil Conditions: Tolerates Shade
    Uses: Hedging, Small Garden
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