Small trees
New Zealand native small trees are great for any specimen plant in your garden. They also can be used to create screening hedges for privacy and protection from wind.
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Caldcluvia rosifolia
Ackama rosifolia (Makamaka)
Makamaka is a small tree producing profusion of creamy flowers in spring. Excellent in tubs or pots. Enjoys sun or shade and best in moist rich soils. For best growing protect from heavy frosts. This tree flowers in it’s first year in the North Island only from Kaitaia to just north of Wellsford.
Natural habitat is lowland forest, forest margins and streamsides.
Size 4mX2m
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Carpodetus serratus
Small tree with marbled foliage. Small white flowers abundant early summer. Hardy & quick. Good in damp & shade. Suitable as specimen. North, South & Stewart Islands. Common in moist broadleaf forest from sea level to 1000m and along streamsides and forest margins. 5m
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Cordyline australis
Cabbage tree, cabbage-palm or tī kōuka
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Dodonaea viscosa
Small hardy tree. Useful for shelter, erosion control & as a nurse tree. Quick growth & excellent on coast. Common in coastal and lowland districts throughout North & South Islands from North Cape to Banks peninsular & on west coast to Greymouth. Also Chathams. 4mX2M
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Dodonaea viscosa purpurea
Small hardy tree good in coastal conditions. Use for shelter, erosion control, & as nurse tree. Attractive in flower. Original plant came from Marlborough but would grow in same places as Dodonea viscosca. 4mX2M
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Entelea arborescens
Small quick growing tree. Attractive white flowers followed by chestnut like seed heads. Frost tender.Good indoors. Three Kings, North & South Islands in North West Nelson area.Coastal to lowland forest or shrubland. Usually in open sites such as around recent slips, tree falls, cliff faces, boulder slopes, sand dunes or on the margins of streams,[…]
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Fuchsia excorticata
kōtukutuku
Tree fuchsiaFuchsia exortica is a semi-deciduous fast growing tree with wide spreading growth. It has stunning red flowers and edible fruits sought by birds. Plant in a damp sheltered site as the natural habitat is lowland and lower mountain forests in north, south & Stewart Islands. Common on forest margins and second growth areas.
Grows 6MX6M
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Griselinia ‘Alpine Form’
Slower- growing form with pale stems and leaves. Excellent hedging plant. 3m Form of Griselinia littoralis 3m
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Griselinia ‘Broadway Mint’
Versatile tree good for background & shelter Quick growth. Tolerates coastal conditions & hardy inland. Selection of Griselinia littoralis 9M
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Griselinia ‘Twilight’
The same bright green leathery leaves but the stems are a dark brown. Selection of Griselinia littoralis 6M +
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Griselinia littoralis
Versatile tree good for background & shelter Mod. quick growth. Tolerates coastal conditions & hardy inland. Can be pruned Common in lowland to mountain forests & alpine scrub in the North Island from the Bay of Islands south & all through the South & Stewart Islands. 9M
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Griselinia lucida
Akapuka
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Hedycarya arborea
Pigeonwood
porokaiwhiriPigeonwood is a small tree particularly useful to bring the birds. Orange berries are eaten by native kereru (pigeon). Discovered in the Three Kings Islands and the North and South Islands however in the South island it is uncommon in the east, south of Kaikoura. This tree is wide ranging in the west reaching northern Fiordland.
A common forest tree of coastal and lowland forest, extending into mountain regions.Grows up to 5mX3M
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Hoheria populnea
Fine flowering tree. White flowers in early autumn. Quick growing.Useful for screening. Hardy. North Island only from North Cape south to the northern Waikato and Coromandel.Coastal to montane usually in Kauri forest but also in successional forest associated with kauri. Also common in pohutukawa dominated coastal forest. 5MX2M
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Leptospermum scoparium
Single white flower in profusion in late winter early spring. Selected for good flowering habit. Handy and versitile Coastal to low alpine throughout New Zealand 4mX1.5m
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Melicope ternata
Small tree with bright green foliage. Best in warmer climates & sheltered coastal sites. Attractive black seeds. North & South Islands from North Cape to Marlborough. Generally found near the coast. 5m
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Melicytus ramiflorus
Mahoe.Spreading small tree useful for revegetation & animal fodder. Attractive purple berries. Quick growing. Mod. hardy Abundant small tree of coastal, lowland, and lower montane forests throughout New Zealand. 5mX3m
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Meryta sinclairii
Round headed small tree with large tropical looking leaves. Leaves larger in rich soil. Good in tubs. Frost tender. Three Kings Island where it is the dominant vegetation. .Coastal forest, grassland and scrub. 5m
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Metrosideros ‘Kawa Copper’
Pohutukawa
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Metrosideros umbellata ‘Moonlight’
A small tree or shrub that grows up to 15 meters tall. It has narrow pointed leaves that are variegated yellow to green. This southern rata is found in high rainfall, lowland to sub-alpine areas. A very slow growing plant allows for an excellent specimen tree. Flowers are bright red but can take some years[…]
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Myoporum laetum
Quick growing small tree very suitable for providing shelter and shade on coastal sites. Grows inland if protected from frost when young. Three Kings, North and South Islands. Coastal to lowland forest, sometimes well inland Often uncommon over large parts of its range. 5MX4M
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Olearia paniculata
Small tree, fragrant flowers in autumn. Good shelter & hedge plant.Hardy & tolerant of coastal conditions Coastal lowland to lower mountain scrublands of North Island from East Cape south & South Islands to Greymouth & Oamaru. 4mX2m
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Phyllocladus alpinus
Small tree making a fine garden specimen. Narrow pyramidal shape. Slow growing & hardy. Prefers moist soils. Mostly alpine to sub alpine from the Northern Coromandel in the North Island through the South Island. 3mX2m
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Pittosporum `Wrinkle Blue’
Has attractive medium sized silvery blue wavy edged foliage. Tidy plant habit and good vigour. Hardy. 4mx2m
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Pittosporum ‘Mountain Green’
Foliage shrub with very rounded bright green leaves. Forms a dense shrub. Average garden conditions. 4mX2m
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Pittosporum ‘Stephens Island’
Hardy small tree which tolerates wind & coastal conditions. Ideal for screening or shelter. Pittosporum crassifolium from Stephens Island. Coastl 2MX1M
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Pittosporum ‘Tandarra Gold’
Attractive foliage shrub with excellent shape and foliage colour. Best in good soils. Trims well. Good in tub. 4mX3m
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Pittosporum colensoi
A fast growing tree very similar to Pittosporum tenuifolium. The small flowers are reddish-purple and fragrant. North- from BOP south, South-west coast, Stewart Island. Localised & usually on margins of lowland to montane forests. 6mX4m
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Pittosporum cornifolium
A very attractive shrub which grows well in coastal conditions. It forms a dense bush and has masses of yellow to red fragrant flowers in spring. Lowland to lower montane forests and on rocks throughout the North Island & in Marlborough sounds. Usually as an epiphyte. 1.5m
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Pittosporum crassifolium
Hardy & quick growing tree. Good for shelter on the coast or inland. Dark red flowers. Coastal areas and off shore islands to East Coast. Naturalised in many other areas.Favours steep slopes, cliff faces, rock stacks. dominant on offshore islands, and on occasion can be a significant component of dune forest. Often an urban weed[…]
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