Browsing items filed under: Requires Shelter × Free Draining/Volcanic × Agathis australis Kauri Forest giant. Distribution throughout Northland to Bay of Plenty Alectryon excelsus Titoki Attractive tree found lowland forest North Cape to Banks Peninsula. Beilschmiedia tarairi Tarairi Large forest tree most common to the northern half of North island. Blechnum discolour Crown fern. Piupiu. Found throughout NZ usually in drier forests Caldicluvia rosifolia Makamaka Northland tree, attractive spreading garden specimen. Corokia buddleioides Korokio Found naturally in the northern part of the North Island, prefers more sheltered site. Cyathea medularis Mamaku, black ponga Tallest of the tree ferns Dacrydium cupressinum Rimu, red pine. Our most distinctive canopy tree found throughout NZ. Dicksonia squarrosa Wheki One of our faster growing tree ferns which will tolerate some sun when planted in autumn or winter. Dodonea viscosa 'Purpurea' Purple ake ake Knightia excelsa Rewarewa, New Zealand honeysuckle. Found throughout North Island and Marlborough Sounds. Attractive bottle-bush like rusty red flowers. Libertia grandiflora NZ Iris- found lowland and forests in North Island and Nelson area of South Island. Tufted plant with narrow flax-like leaves. Delicate white flowers followed by large berries. libocedrus plumosa Kawaka Libocedrus plumosa is a species of conifer endemic to New Zealand. It is an excellent specimen plant preferring the warmer regions of the north island. Librocedrus bidwillii Pahutea Slow growing maintaining slender shape for many years. Librocredus plumosa Kawaka Found mainly in the North Island and parts of Nelson. Excellent specimen tree. Macropiper excelsum Recently had name change to Piper excelsum subsp. Kawakawa, peper tree. Found in abundance throughout the North Island. Attractive orange candle-like berries make quite a feature. Macropiper excelsum var. psittacorum Poor Knights Island Kawakawa, Recently renamed as Piper excelsum Sub sp. peltatum Similar to mainland form with slightly larger leaves not damaged so much by insects. Macropiper melchior Three Kings Island Kawakawa. Recently renamed as Piper melchoir. Very strong thick leaves with exaggerated leaf veining. Metrosideros fulgens Found naturally from Northland to Westland. Climber or shrub with orange/red flowers late summer to winter. Prefers good soil in cool area when young. Pennantia baylisiana Three Kings Kaikomako Attractive tropical looking specimen tree from the Three Kings « 1 2 »