Trees & Shrubs
Acacia dealbata (PLUG grown)
Silver wattle Ht 20-30m
Medium tree / Evergreen / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Timber / Firewood / Erosion control / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly columnar, evergreen. Vigorous growth, cream flowers in spring. Bluey grey foliage. Promising for timber production, Valuable firewood. Regrowth from suckers and seed. SPRING DISPATCH.
Acacia melanoxylon (PLUG grown)
Blackwood Ht 20-30m
Medium tree / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive flowers or catkins / Timber / Firewood / Erosion control / Container Grown / Forestry species / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
S.E. Australia & Tasmania. Broadly columnar, evergreen. Cream flowers in spring. Best growth in moist gullies and with side shade. Frost damage in cold valley bottoms. Dark brown timber for cabinets and turnery.
Acer buergerianum
Trident maple Ht 10-15m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - red / Shelter / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
* 2026 SOLD OUT - FORWARD ORDER FOR 2027 * Japan and E. China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Good autumn display of yellow to red leaves. Bark peels in scaly plates leaving a dappled trunk. Tolerant of drought and exposure. Street tree in Japan, well worth growing.
Acer campestre
Field maple Ht 10-20m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Shelter / Tolerates limestone soils / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
* 2026 SOLD OUT - FORWARD ORDER FOR 2027 * Europe and S.W. Asia. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Yellow, sometimes flushed with red autumn colour. A tough maple for exposed sites. Clips well as a hedge.
Acer capillipes
Red snake bark maple Ht 10-20m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
* 2026 SOLD OUT - FORWARD ORDER FOR 2027 * Japan. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Bark green and grey with vertical white stripes. Branches ascend at a narrow angle from a short bole. Leaves red in autumn on red stalks.
Acer cappadocicum ssp. sinicum
Chinese Cappadocian maple Ht 5-10m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attracts bees / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Himalayas and SW China. Dense round crown, deciduous. Lobes of leaves long pointed, turning yellow, orange and red in autumn. Yellow flowers in spring. Drought tolerant and still rare in NZ. Hardy to -10C.
Acer caudatifolium
Kawakami maple Ht 5-6m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - yellow
* 2026 SOLD OUT - FORWARD ORDER FOR 2027 * Mountains of Taiwan. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Densely branched with green twigs and branches, with a few stripes. Leaves broad with 5 long points.
Acer davidii
David's maple Ht 10-15m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
* 2026 SOLD OUT - FORWARD ORDER FOR 2027 * China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. A snake bark maple with vertical white stripes on green bark. Good autumn colour of red and orange in late May.
Acer griseum
Paper bark maple Ht 10-15m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Central China. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Well known for reddish to cinnamon brown peeling papery bark. Autumn colour is dull red.
Acer henryi
Henry's maple Ht 4-6m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Central China. Broadly columnar, deciduous. New leaves pinkish with leaflets. Beautiful autumn colour. Female clone with attractive bunches of empty seeds. Cutting grown, Rare in N.Z.
Acer japonicum
Full Moon maple Ht 2-3m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive flowers or catkins / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
* 2026 SOLD OUT - FORWARD ORDER FOR 2027 * Northern Japan in mountain forests. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Purple-red flowers before the leaves. Orange-red autumn colours, leaves larger than A. palmatum.
Acer palmatum (green)
Japanese maple (green) Ht 10-15m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, deciduous. In autumn the colours change to orange and red, a magnificent sight. Shelter from strong winds, but remarkably drought tolerant.