Native – Pioneer Nursery

Corokia cheesemanii

Nicola — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:33:30 +0000

Corokia cheesemanii is a hardy native shrub that has a bushy habit. It produces small starry, yellow flowers, followed by small red berries. Easily trimmed. It is best if planted in full sun or part shade. Very hardy and can handle strong winds, coastal conditions, and dry soils once established.

Lomandra Tanika

Nicola — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:35:24 +0000

Improved dark green, compact, fine leaf form of the popular Lomandra longifolia. Tanika has an attractive yellow flower head in early spring.

Corokia Geentys Green

Nicola — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 02:12:03 +0000

Good hedging plant. Bright green foliage with silver undersides. Requires adequate drainage.

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Nicola — Sat, 16 May 2020 23:41:23 +0000

Our tallest native tree. Grows best in moist or swampy sites. Slower growing than most other natives. The trunk is often buttressed. The bark of young trees is a smooth gray, then as the tree matures and gets old the bark begins to flake and fall off.

Hoheria populnea

Nicola — Sat, 16 May 2020 23:31:27 +0000

Lacebark. Good shelter/screening tree. Starry white flowers summer and autumn. Fast-growing.

Hoheria sextylosa

Nicola — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:04:31 +0000

Graceful tree with slender branches forming an erect columnar shape with weeping branches. Dainty pointy green leaves are heavily serrated. Large clusters of starry fragrant white flowers almost obscure the branches in late summer to autumn. Tolerates poor dry soils

Griselinia littoralis ‘Alpine’

Nicola — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:53:18 +0000

‘Alpine’ has a nice compact habit and high tolerance to just about any conditions including coastal. With smaller, lighter coloured leaves than the parent plant littoralis, Alpine makes a great hedge.

Fuscospora fusca (Syn. Nothofagus fusca)

Nicola — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:00:07 +0000

Handsome, pyramidal specimen and timber tree. Young trees have bright-red foliage during winter. Rapid early growth. Strong durable red timber. Clips well to a tall formal hedge. Suits a cool, moist, sheltered site with deep, well-drained soil. The small bronzy leaves are highly regarded for floral work. Prefers inland areas and dislikes salt winds. Evergreen. Hardy. Approx 30m at maturity.

Available Sept/Oct

Vitex lucens

Nicola — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:18:07 +0000

Puriri. Large spreading tree. Pink flowers almost year-round provide nectar for bellbirds and tuis. Protect from frosts.

Sophora microphylla

Nicola — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:11:33 +0000

A common kowhai tree with bunches of drooping yellow flowers (May-) August-October Juveniles with zig-zagging branches. In the North Island, especially the northern half this is a species of mainly riparian forest. South of about Hamilton it can be found in a diverse range of habitats from coastal cliff faces and associated wetlands to inland grey scrub communities. Scarce to absent over large parts of the eastern North Island from about East Cape south to the northern Wairarapa.