Catalogue - Tawapou

	Myrsine australis Mapou, matipo. Found forests margins throughout New Zealand. Small tree with attractive red stems, grows approx 3m high and is very hardy.
	Nestiges apetala Coastal maire. Found Whangarei Heads, Bay of Islands and northern offshore islands. Spreading often twisted branches, small olive-like fruit. Very hardy and ideal for coastal areas.
	Phyllocladus trichomanoides Tanekaha, Celery pine. Found from the North Cape south to northern Marlborough and Nelson districts in the South Island, in lowland forest up to 800 m above sea level.
	Pisonia brunoniana Parapara, bird-catcher tree. Found on Three Kings and upper North Island. Large glossy green leave, grows up to 3m high.
	Pittosporum obcordatum Rare plant in the wild. Can be found both islands. Grows into a small columnar tree of about 4m high with interlacing branches.
	Pittosporum roimata Found throughout North Island and much of the South Island An epiphyte often found growing on large trees. Attractive yellow flowers.
	Plagianthus regius Ribbonwood Juvenile tangled foliage matures to beautiful tree
	Podocarpus totara One of our mightiest forest trees. Totara has also been an important timber tree. Totara is suitable as a specimen tree or hedging. Very adaptable to many different situations.
	Podocarpus totara 'Matapouri Blue' Blue Totara Totara with beautiful blue grey foliage.
	Pouteria costata or Planchonella Tawapou Attractive tree growing 4-5m high producing large berries enjoyed by wood pigeon. Ideal for coastal sites.
	Pseudopanax arboreus Fivefinger. A common tree of lowland forests throughout New Zealand. Purple berries attractive to birds.
	Pseudopanax crassifolius Lancewood, horoeka Found throughout the country, with a very distinctive juvenile form prodivding a dramatic feature.
	Pseudopanax ferox Toothed lancewood Found throughout New Zealand, very similar to P.crassifolius although a lot slower growing. Juvenile stage has strongly toothed leaf margins.
	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.
	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.
	Streblus banksii Coastal milk tree Found from Mangonui to Marlborough. Attractive coastal tree growing up to 12m high with light green oval leaves.
	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.
	Weinmannia silvicola Towai Distribution is from Mangonui to the Bay of Plenty. Towai is not as tall growing as kamahi, it has different foliage but flowers are similar.