Tawapou - Coastal Natives

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Welcome to Tawapou Coastal Natives

Located on Northland's iconic Tutukaka Coast just before Matapouri Bay, Tawapou welcomes the public throughout the year. It's well worth the drive!

Featured Plants

Sophora chathamica → Kowhai

Beautiful coastal tree growing 10-15 m tall, with one or more trunks. Branches spreading to upright with moderate to dense and overlapping leaflets. Primarily a species of coastal forest, often on cliff faces or banks overlooking estuarine rivers or inlets. Occasionally found in swamp forest. Distinguished from all other Kowhai species by the absence of a divaricating/filiramulate juvenile stage.

Alectryon excelsus → Titoki

Attractive tree found lowland forest North Cape to Banks Peninsula.

Vitex lucens → Puriri

One of our large forest trees found from Mahia Peninsula and Taranaki northwards. Clusters of red fruit appealing to wood pigeon follow pinkish red flowers.

Pseudopanax laetus → Found in the North Island from Coromandel to Taranaki

Very similar to P.arboreus with larger leaves. Berries are borne in spring and are attractive to birds.

Notice Board

BIG SPRING SALE COMING UP - UP TO 50% OFF

Tuesday 21st Sept - Saturday 25th Sept

Open Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 3pm (closed Sun, Mon)

Level 2 - Now open. Please sign in and wear a mask.

Coffee and ice creams in the garden during opening hours :)

Order online and collect available daily except Monday.

Please email: retail@tawapou.co.nz


Stay with us at Matapouri Glamping (right next to the nursery) https://www.matapouriglamping....

See Guy's sculptures at Tawapou https://www.tawapou.co.nz/abou...

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Email Us

Retail enquiries: Ph 027 3443975 Email: retail@tawapou.co.nz

Sandra: Ph 027 3443971 Email: tawapou@tawapou.co.nz