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1 | KOANGA INSTITUTE FOREST GARDEN DATABASE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Name | Latin Name | Forest Layer | Shade/Sun | Max Mature Size (m) | Soil Type | Cold/Heat Tolerance | Coppicing | Nitrogen Fixing | Fruiting | Dynamic Accumulator | Tree Fertility Demands | Seed Germination | Where To Get It | Special Function | ||||||||||||
3 | Wattles | Acacia spp. | canopy | Sun | 10.5 | Well Drained Soil | Heat Tolerant | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | Scarify | Onsite or online | Good bee plant, nitrogen fixer, propogated by seed. | |||||||||||||
4 | Sycamore | Acer pseudoplatanus | canopy | Sun, light shade | 30 | any | Cold Tolerant | Yes | No | No | No | Low- Fast Growing | Appletons | Sugary Sap for Syrup. Excellent Shelterbelt and Pioneer Plant. Alleopathic. Pollinated by bees. | |||||||||||||
5 | Norway maple | Acer platinoides | depends | sun, light shade | 3-5m | free draining | cold tolerant | yes | no | no | yes | low | A[ppletons | maple leaves are great mineral accumulators, either back on the ground or in compost and also bacterial encourages rather than fungal as most leaves are, so good for vegetablegarden compost, | |||||||||||||
6 | Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | canopy | Sun, Shade | 20 | Most, Well Drained | Cold Tolerant | N/A | Yes (BUT ALLEOPAHIC) | No | Ca, K | Moderate | Appletons | HUGE amount of uses, high quality timber, Sap for maple syrup, leaves are preservative, Large amount of Medicinal Uses from leaves and bark. | |||||||||||||
7 | Hardy Kiwifruit | Actinidia aguta | vine | Full Sun, light Shade | 20 | Most, Well Drained. Tolerates Acid and moderately alkaline soils. Prefers sheltered sites. | Cold Tolerant (up to -34C) | No | No | Yes-fruit | No | Moderate? (Moderate Water Demand) | www.tradewindsfruit.com- Online or NZ nurseries. | Great Small fruit, extremely high in vitamin C. | |||||||||||||
8 | Lady’s Mantle | Alchemilla mollis | Groundcover | Sun, Light shade | 0.3 | Well Drained Moist Soil, Most Soil Types | Cold Tolerant | No | No | No | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | http://www.fragrantgarden.co.nz | Edible Leaves for Teas, Great Medicinal Plant for Woman’s health-During Menstruation, Pregnancy, and for Women all together. | |||||||||||||
9 | Andean Evergreen Alder | Alnus acuminata | canopy | Sun | 25 | Wet | Cold Tolerant | Yes | Yes | No | No | 60 days stratification | Tolerates Waterlogging, Nitrogen Fixer. | ||||||||||||||
10 | Italian Alder | Alnus cordata | canopy | Sun | 15 | Either | Drought Tolerant | No | Yes | No | No | 60 days stratification | Appletons | Very Fast, Nitrogen Fixer, tolerates drier soil Tolerates waterlogging. | |||||||||||||
11 | Common alder | Alnus glutinosa | canopy | Sun | 25 | Heavy, damp soil. Loamy, clay, heavy clay | Cold Tolerant | Yes | Yes | No | No | Low | 60 days stratification | Appletons or online | Nitrogen Fixer, Firewood Coppicer. Medicinal Uses for Leaves and Bark. Very Fast growing (1m per year). Good Pioneer Species. Coppices. | ||||||||||||
12 | Turkish Black Alder | Alnus glutinosa barbata | canopy | Sun | 25 | Wet, dry tolerant. | Heat Tolerant | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | 60 days stratification | Timber and Firewood Uses. Vigorous Nursery Plant | ||||||||||||||
13 | Cut Leaf Black Alder | Alnus glutinosa laciniata | low tree | Sun | 10 | Wet | N/A | N/A | Yes | No | No | Moderate? | 60 days stratification | Appletons? | Useful in Wet sites where small tree is needed. | ||||||||||||
14 | Red Alder | Alnus rubra | canopy | Sun | 25 | Moist- tolerates clay | Cold Tolerant | No | Yes | Yes-Catkins | No | Low | 60 days stratification | Appletons | Fast growing, edible uses for Catkins and bark, medicinal uses from Bark, great windbreak or hedge. | ||||||||||||
15 | Sitka Alder | Alnus Viridis | low tree | Full Sun, light Shade | 4 | Heavy, damp soil. Loamy, clay, heavy clay | Extreme Cold Tolerant (-45.6) | Yes | Yes | Edible-Catkins | No | Moderate (High Water Demand) | 60 days stratification | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or NZ Nurseries | Nitrogen Fixer, Earth Stabilizer, Pioneer Species, Good Firewood Tree. | ||||||||||||
16 | Saskatoon | Amelanchier anifolia | shrub | Full Sun, light Shade | 4 | Any Soil that is not dry or waterlogged. Prefers Moist, Well Drained. | Extreme Cold and Frost Tolerant | No | No | Edible Berries | No | Moderate (Moderate Water Demand) | 120 days stratification | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or NZ Nurseries | Windbreak and Earth Stabilizer. Excellent nutritious berries with a long list of culinary and medicinal uses. Animal Forage. Bee Forage. | ||||||||||||
17 | Hog Peanut | Amphicarpaea bracteata | vine | shade | 1.5 | Moist Humus Rich soil. | Cold Tolerant (down to -17.8) | No | Yes | Edible seed | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Scarify | Online- N/A | Nutritious Seed Pods, yields are rather low. Roots treat diarrhorea. Rattlesnake bite salve, salve for swellings. | ||||||||||||
18 | Groundnut | Apios americana | Herbaceous | Full Sun, Light Shade | 1.2 | light soil, prefers well drained sandy soil. Tolerates acid. | Extreme Cold Tolerant (-40C) | No | Yes | Yes-tubers | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Not Dormant | Online or NZ Nurseries | Delicious tubers (taste like sweet potato). Can be used in flour. High protein, can yield a signifigant amount of edible tubers in its lifetime. Latex compounds. | ||||||||||||
19 | Strawberry Tree (Irish) | Arbutus unedo | low tree | Sun, light Shade | 6 | Acid-Neutral Soil | Heat Tolerant | No | No | Yes-berries | No | Moderate | Not Dormant | Online | Edible Fruits (sour when raw) Bee and Animal Forage. | ||||||||||||
20 | Horseradish | Armoracia rusticana | groundcover | Full Sun, light Shade | 0.7 | Wet-does well in wet spots. | Cold Tolerant (down to -28.9C) | No | No | Edible Roots, leaves | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Onsite or online | Strong flavored young leaves for salad. Roots can be sliced and cooked and made into a mustard like condiment. Fungicide, prevents brown rot in apples. Prevents potato worm. Plethora of medicinal uses, controls bacterial infections, stomach problems, it is a stimulant. Many other medicinal uses. Excessive quantities can be poisonous. Tolerant of neglect once established. | |||||||||||||
21 | Chokeberries/Aronia Berries | Aronia arbutifolia | shrub | Full Sun, Light Shade | 3 | Most Soils, prefers moist, peaty soil. | Cold Tolerant (down to -25C) | No | No | Edible Berries | No | N/A | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | Edible berries, tolerates atmospheric pollution, tolerates wind. | |||||||||||||
22 | Paw Paw (American) | Asima triloba | low tree | Sun | 6 | Acid-Neutral Soil, Moist, well Drained Soil | More Heat, Cold Tolerant | No | No | Large Fruit | No | Heavy | Online | Pollinated by flies, sun loving and large fruiting. Fruit keeps for very long, and has amazing nutritional propertioes. | |||||||||||||
23 | Paw Paw | asimina triloba | low tree | Sun | 4.5 | Loamy, Well Drained Soil | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | Heavy | Online | Great Fruit, Potentially poisonous seeds. Several Medicinal uses for seeds, bark, and leaves. Seeds are insecticide. | |||||||||||||
24 | Asparagus | Asparagus officinalus | herbaceous | Full Sun, light Shade | 1.5 | Most soils, prefers Well Drained Sandy Loam, prefers alkaline soil. | Cold Tolerant (down to -34.4C) | No | No | Yes-Vegetable | No | Moderate? (Moderate Water Demand) | Onsite or NZ nurseries | Edible shoots, cooked. Repels nematoads. Ancient medicinal plant with many uses. | |||||||||||||
25 | Liquorice Milk-Vetch | Astragalus Glycyfyllos | herbaceous | Full Sun | 0.5 | Well Drained | No | Yes | Scarify | Medicinal herb, Used as Tea, Good ground cover | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Barberries | Berberis angulosa | shrub | Full Sun, light Shade | 1 | Most Soil types, prefers warm, moist loam. | Cold Tolerant (down to -23.3) | No | No | Edible Berries | No | N/A (Moderate Water Demand) | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | Large, edible berries. Yellow dye from root. Shown to treat infections and tumors. | |||||||||||||
27 | Chinese Dogwood | C. kousa | shrub | Full Sun, Light Shade | 10 | Moist Soils, prefers well drained loamy soils. | Cold Tolerant (down to -28.9C) | No | No | Edible-berries | K, P, Ca, | Moderate (Moderate Water Demand) | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | ||||||||||||||
28 | Chinese Hawthorne | C. pinnatifida major | low tree | Sun, light shade | 7.5 | Moist soil, most soil types | Heat/ Drought Tolerant | No | No | Yes-berries | No | Moderate (High Water Demand) | Edible Berries, can be stored and preserved. Tough wood for tools. Lots of Medicinal uses. Heart Tonics, blood pressure, dyspepsia, diahhrea, menstration. Tolerates wind, pollution, and drought. | ||||||||||||||
29 | Siberian Pea Tree | Caragana Arborensces | low tree | Sun | 6 | Well Drained Soil | Cold/Heat Tolerance | No | Yes | Peas | No | Low | Scarify | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | Excellent bee plant and chicken forage, edible seeds and useful in windbreaks. | ||||||||||||
30 | New Zealand Broom | Carmichaelia | shrub | Full Sun, light Shade | 3 | Most soils, dry soil tolerant. | Cold/Heat Tolerance | No | Yes? | NO | No | N/A | Scarify | http://www.southernwoods.co.nz | Native, Nitrogen Fixer? Pioneer Species, Tolerates harsh sites. | ||||||||||||
31 | European hornbeam | Carpinus betulus | canopy | Shade | 15 | Moderate Moisture | Cold Tolerant | Yes | No | No | No | Moderate | Appletons | Very hard timber, used for turnery. Medicinal use from leaves to treat wounds and other remedies. | |||||||||||||
32 | European hornbeam (advanced hedging) | Carpinus betulus | canopy | Shade | 22 | Moderate Moisture | Cold Tolerant | Yes | No | No | No | Moderate | Appletons | Hedging keeps brown leaves through winter, and screening effect is maintained. Same properties as aboive. | |||||||||||||
33 | Pecan | Carya illinoensis | canopy | Sun | 40 | Wet, | More Heat, less cold tolerant | N/A | N/A | Yes-Nuts | Ca, K | High in the first 3 years, needs frequent watering early on | Appletons | Requires alot of early care, protection against cold, moist soil, and needs to be planted AS SOON as it arrives from the nursery/ | |||||||||||||
34 | Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | canopy | Sun | 30 | Moist | Cold Tolerant | Yes | N/A | Yes-Edible Seeds | Ca, K, P | Moderate | Appletons | Excellent Timber and Charcoal, Seeds are delicious and can be used in wide varieties of cooking and can be stored for long periods of time, sap can be made into syrup. Some medical uses. | |||||||||||||
35 | White Sapote | Casimiroa edulis | low tree | Sun | 6 | Well Drained Acid-Neutral Soil | Heat Tolerant | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | High in the first 3 years, needs frequent watering early on. Heavy Feeder | Online | Great Fruit, Anti-cancer properties. Needs sun and moisture. Native to Northern Mexico (Desert) | |||||||||||||
36 | Chestnuts | Castanea spp. | canopy | Sun | 20 | Well Drained Acid-Neutral Soil | Heat Tolerant | Yes | No | Yes-Nuts | No | Heavy-extra Nitrogen and Potassium | Appletons | Edible Nuts, Firewood, Medicinal Uses, Animal Forage. | |||||||||||||
37 | Northern Catalpa | Catalpa Speciosa | canopy | Sun | 30 | Moist | Avoid Late Frost Sites | N/A | No | No | No | Moderate- fast growing | Appletons | Timber- Sapwood posts, poles, fences, furniture.Tolerates pollution | |||||||||||||
38 | Carob | Ceratonia Siliqua | canopy | Full Sun | 9 | Well drained | Heat Tolerant | No | No | Yes | Scarify | Edible Fruit- seed are animal food, and the pods can be eaten dry, juiced, mashed, made into honney and more | |||||||||||||||
39 | Flowering Quince | Chaenomeles speciosa | Groundcover | Sun, Shade | 3 | Deep, moist, well drained soil, clay tolerant. | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | Moderate (Moderate Water Demand) | 90 days stratification | Online or Around NZ | Edible Fruit- Good when cooked, Hedge, fruit is analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, astringent and digestive. Bee Forage. | ||||||||||||
40 | Tagasaste | Chamaecytisus palmensis | low tree | Full Sun, light Shade | 4 | Sandy, Well Drained Soil | Heat Tolerant | No | No | No | No | N/A | Scarify | Onsite or around NZ | Animal Fodder (protein and fibre) | ||||||||||||
41 | Good King Henry | Chenopodium bonus-henricus | Herbaceous | Full Sun, Shade | 0.6 | Any Soil (Prefers Fertile Soil) | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-leaves | Yes | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Not Dormant | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or NZ Nurseries | Edible Young Leaves, Tolerates Neglect, The herb is emollient, laxative and vermifuge. | ||||||||||||
42 | Chicory | Cichorium intybus | Herbaceous | Full Sun, light Shade | 1 | Any Soil (Prefers Fertile Soil) | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-leaves | Ca, K | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Onsite or around NZ | Leaves good in salads. Mineral Accumulator. | |||||||||||||
43 | Citrus-Lemon | citrus limon | canopy | Full Sun | 3 | Moderately Heavy Loam, Free draining soil with compost. Prefers acid soil. | Heat Tolerant, Cold Intolerant (-6.7C) | No | No | Yes-fruit | No | Heavy-Moderate Water Demand | Onsite or around NZ | Resilient, Nutritious, High Yielding Fruit with HUGE amount of nutritional, culinary, household and medicinal uses. Oils, Soaps, Cleansers, Insect repellant etc. Good veined wood when polished. | |||||||||||||
44 | Citrus-Mandarin | citrus reticulata | low tree | Full Sun | 4.5 | Moderately Heavy Loam, Free draining soil with compost. Prefers acid soil. | Heat Tolerant, Cold Intolerant (-6.7C) | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | Heavy (moderate water demand) | Onsite or around NZ | High Yielding, Highly Nutritious, and multi-functional fruit. Needs a sunny, warm position, does not tolerant cold. Prefers mulch and compost. Does not like water-logged soil. Numerous Medicinal and Functional uses from fruit rinds and leaves. (Soap, Fragrance, Cleaning Products) | |||||||||||||
45 | Citrus- Sweet Orange | citrus sinensis | canopy | Full Sun | 9 | Moderately Heavy Loam, Free draining soil with compost. Prefers acid soil. | Heat Tolerant, Cold Intolerant (-6.7C) | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | Heavy-Moderate Water Demand | Onsite or around NZ | High Yielding, Highly Nutritious, and multi-functional fruit. Needs a sunny, warm position, does not tolerant cold. Prefers mulch and compost. Does not like water-logged soil. Numerous Medicinal and Functional uses from fruit rinds and leaves. (Soap, Fragrance, Cleaning Products) | |||||||||||||
46 | Siberian Purslane | Claytonia Sibirica | Groundcover | Full Sun, full shade | 0.3 | Very wet soils, 5.6-6.5 pH | minus 9 to 35 degrees celsius | No | No | Yes- edible leaves | Very wet soiles | Not Dormant | edible leaves | ||||||||||||||
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48 | Himilayan Strawberry Tree | Cornis Capitata | low tree | Sun | 6 | Most, Well Drained | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-berries | N/A | Moderate | Appletons or online | Edible Fruits, great animal and bird forage, Bee forage. | |||||||||||||
49 | Siberian Dog Wood | Cornus alba Sibirica | low tree/shrub | Sun, light shade | 2.50 | most conditions | Cold Tolerant | Yes | No | Yes berries | Yes | Low | Appletons | red bark, excellent copppicing shrub for weaving, red leaves iun Autumn | |||||||||||||
50 | Creeping Dogwood | Cornus canadensis | Groundcover | Sun, light shade | 1 | Damp, Sandy, or Clay Soil | Extreme Cold and Frost Tolerant | No | No | Yes-berries | Ca | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | 120 days stratification | Berries high in pectin- Anti Radiation. Good for jams and puddings. Good Medicinal Uses- Eyewash, analgesic, cathartic. Anti inflammatory, treats aches, pains and kidney and lung ailments. | |||||||||||||
51 | Benthams Cornel | Cornus Capitata | low tree | Sun, light Shade | 9 | 6.6 - 7.5 pH | Cold Tolerant | Yes Berries | 180 days stratification | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Cornelian Cherry | Cornus mas | low tree | Full Sun, Light Shade | 5 | Most Soils with at least moderate fertility, prefers moist soil | Cold Tolerant (to -28C) | No | No | Edible berries | No | Moderate (Moderate Water Demand) | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or NZ Nurseries | Great fruit, dense Wood used for tools and machinery, Medicinal uses for berries (bowel health) | |||||||||||||
53 | Dogwood | Cornus sanguinea. | shrub | Full Sun, Light Shade | 3 | Most Soils, Dislike Cold Wind. | Cold Tolerant (to -28.5C) | No | No | Inedible Berries | K, P, Ca, | Moderate (Moderate Water Demand) | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or NZ Nurseries | Mineral Accumulator. Great Material Uses (Wood for tools and handles, dye, great firewood, soap making, young stems for basketry. | |||||||||||||
54 | Hazels (nuts) | Corylus spp. | low tree | Sun, Shade | 6 | Well drained soil | Heat Tolerant | Yes (Only occasionally, otherwise nuts wont grow) | No | Yes-Nuts | No | Heavy (moderate water demand) | Appletons, or on site | Provides Hazelnuts and coppiced timber, can grow as a tree or hedge. | |||||||||||||
55 | Hazels (poles) | Corylus spp. | low tree | Sun, Shade | 8 | Well drained soil | Heat Tolerant | Yes | No | No if coppicied | No | Undemanding | Appletons, or on site | Firewood Coppicer | |||||||||||||
56 | Western Mayhaw | Crataegus opaca | low tree | Sun, light shade | 9 | Most, prefers Wet or Moist Soil | Cold/ Drought Tolerant | No | No | Yes-berries | No | Moderate, high water demand | Online | Hedge, Edible Berries, Medicinal Uses (Heart and Hyptertension) Wood for tool handles. Takes 5-8 years to fruit | |||||||||||||
57 | Jones Hawthorne | Cratageous jonesiae | low tree | Sun, Shade tolerant | 3- 6m | Any | Cold Tolerant | Yes | No | Yes, berries | No | Low | Appletons | Paerticularly large sweet red berries, with yellow juicy flesh | |||||||||||||
58 | Chinese Haw | Cratageous pinnatifida | medium height tree | Sun, shade tolerant | 3-6m | Any | Cold tolerant | Yes | No | Yes, edible red fruits eaten widely in China | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Hawthorne | Crataegus spp. | low tree | Sun, Shade | 6 | Any | Cold Tolerant/ Drought Tolerant | No | No | Yes-berries | No | Moderate (High Water Demand) | Edible Berries, Tough Wood for tools, Medicinal Uses. | ||||||||||||||
60 | Quince | cydonia ablonga | canopy | Full Sun, light shade | 8 | Light, Weill Drained Soil, Moist Soil Types. Does not tolerate dry or waterlogged soil | Cold Tolerant | No | NO | Yes-Fruit | No | Heavy (moderate water demand) | Onsite or NZ nurseries | Great Cooking Fruit with a HUGE amount of culinary and medicinal uses. Laxative, Anti-inflammatory, pectin, tannin, seeds are demulcant. | |||||||||||||
61 | Cardoon | Cynara cardunculus | Herbaceous | Full Sun | 2 | light, warm soil. Tolerates most soil types, but prefers rich soil. | Cold Tolerant (down to -23.3) | No | No | Edible leaf ribs | NO | Moderate? (Moderate Water Demand) | www.italianseedspronto.co.nz Online or NZ Nurseries | Globe Artichoke substitute with many culinary uses. There is many medicinal uses to Cardoon as well: The leaves are anticholesterolemic, antirheumatic, cholagogue, digestive, diuretic, hypoglycaemic and lithontripic [12][13][14]. They are used internally in the treatment of chronic liver and gall bladder diseases, jaundice, hepatitis, arteriosclerosis and the early stages of late-onset diabetes [ | |||||||||||||
62 | Globe Artichoke | Cynara cardunculus Scolymus Group | Herbaceous | Full Sun | 1.5 | Light warmth, Moist soil. Tolerates most soil types. | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-Edible Buds | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or NZ Nurseries | Edible Buds-Require cooking. Medicinal uses for liver and gallbladder and digestion. | |||||||||||||
63 | Japanese Persimmon | Diospyros kaki | canopy | Full Sun, light Shade | 12 | Well Drained Moist Soil, Most Soil Types. Prefers Loam | Heal Tolerant, prefers warm | No | No | Yes-fruit | No | Heavy (moderate water demand) | Appletons or NZ nursery | Great Fruit with numerous culinary and medical uses. Wood makes great, high quality timber. Bee Forage. | |||||||||||||
64 | Date Plum | Diospyros lotus | canopy | Full Sun | 10 | Any | Heat Tolerant | No | No | Yes-fruit | No | Moderate | 30 days stratification | Appletons | Needs male and female varieties for fruiting. | ||||||||||||
65 | American Persimmon | Diospyros Virginana | canopy | Full Sun | 15 | Light, Sandy, Well Drained Soil | Cold/Heat Tolerance | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | Heavy | 90 days stratification | Appletons or NZ nursery | Large yielding fruit tree. | ||||||||||||
66 | Goumi | Elaeagnus Multiflora | shrub | Sun, light shade | 8 | Any | Cold Tolerant | yes | Yes | Yes-berries | No | Low | 60 days stratification | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | Drought Tolerant, perennial. Bee forage, excellent companion plant. WINDBREAK. | ||||||||||||
67 | Autumn Olive | Elaeagnus umbellata | low tree | Sun, Shade | 5 | Moist | Cold/Heat Tolerance | Yes | Yes | Yes-fruits | No | Low | 90 days stratification, start warm | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | Edible Fruits, great Nitrogen Fixer, Bee Forage. | ||||||||||||
68 | Oleaster | Eleagnus angustifoliar | low tree | Full Sun, light Shade | 7 | Most soil types, Dry Soil Tolerant | Cold/Heat Tolerance, Drought Tolerance | Yes | Yes | Yes-Catkins | No | Moderate (Moderate Water Demand) | Online | Nitrogen Fixer, tolerates part shade, Drought Tolerant and Fruiting, potentially invasive. | |||||||||||||
69 | Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus spp. | canopy | Sun | 4 | Moist, well drained, tolerated dry soil | Heat Tolerant, | Yes | No | No | No | Moderate in first years | On Site, near Kotare Road | Firewood Coppicing. Medicinal Oil. ALLEOPATHIC. | |||||||||||||
70 | Beech | Fagus sylvatica | canopy | Full Sun, Shade | 30 | Light or Medium well drained soil. | Cold Tolerant (up to -28C) | Yes | No | No | K, Ca | Edible leaves, seeds can be ground into a flour. Roasted seed is coffee substitite. Excellent wood for fuel and charcoal. Hard, heavy, strong, durable wood. Various medicinal uses. | |||||||||||||||
71 | Fig | Ficus carica | canopy | Sun | 6 | Well Drained Soil | Heat Tolerant | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | undemanding | onsite or online | Year round edible fruit, needs summer pruning. Requires Sunny spots. | |||||||||||||
72 | Meadow Sweet | Filipendula umaria | Groundcover | Sun, shade | 1.2 | Humus rich moist soil. Does well in heavy clay, dislikes acid or dry soils. | Extreme Cold Tolerant (-45.6) | No | No | Edible Roots, leaves | Yes | Low (High Water Demand) | http://www.fragrantgarden.co.nz | Edible leaves and roots with culinary uses. Dyes and Perfumes. Ancient and extensive medicinal uses. Used as anti-inflammatory that protects and soothes intestines, a natural form of aspirin. | |||||||||||||
73 | Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare | Herbaceous | Full Sun | 1.5 | Most Soil Types, tolerates dry, sandy soil. | Cold/ Drought Tolerant | No | No | Yes-leaves | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Onsite or around NZ | Edible, great plant for salads and flavorings. Medicinal uses, great tea. | |||||||||||||
74 | Strawberry | Fragaria spp | Herbaceous | Sun, light shade | 0.5 | Well drained, Sandy or Loamy soil | Heat Tolerant, | No | No | Yes-berries | Fe | Medium? | 60 days stratification | Onsite | Delicious Fruit with multiple culinary uses. | ||||||||||||
75 | European Ash | Fraxinus excelsior | Canopy | sun, shade | 35 | Wet, dry tolerant. | Cold/Heat Tolerance | Firewood | No | No | No | Low | Appletons | Timber- handles and joinery. Firewood Coppicer. | |||||||||||||
76 | Salal/Shallon | Gaultheria shallon | shrub | light Sun, Shade | 1.2 | Moist (but not boggy) rich humus soil. Dry Shade. | Cold Tolerant (down to -28.9C) | No | No | Edible Berries | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | 60 days stratification | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | Pleasant, edible berries, raw or cooked. Dyes from different parts of the plant. Leaves have medicinal uses (cut and burn treatments, stomach tonic for diahrea) Leaves can be used to dry the mouth. | ||||||||||||
77 | Liquorice | Glycyrrhiza enchinata | herbaceous | Full Sun, light Shade | 1.2 | Deep, Well Cultivated Moist Soil, prefers Alkaline Soils. Tolerates sandy soil. | Heat Tolerant (Cold Tolerant down to -12.2C) | No | Yes | No | No | Low | Scarify | Around NZ or NZ nursieries. | Nitrogen Fixer. Numerous Culinary uses (Sweeteners, Teas, Dried Root for Toothbrushes). Foaming agent for bear. Fibre can be used for small-scale insulation. Ancient, and extremely useful medicinal herb with many uses. | ||||||||||||
78 | Snowbell Tree | Halesia Carolina | low tree | Sun, Shade | 4 | Moist | N/A | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | Moderate | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | Produces edible fruits and flowers, good bee plant, low maintenance. | |||||||||||||
79 | Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | herbaceous | Full Sun, Light Shade | 2.4 | Prefers fertile humus, tolerates sandy, clay or loam | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-tubers | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or NZ Nurseries | Edible Tubers, aperient, aphrodisiac, cholagogue, diuretic, spermatogenetic, stomachic, and tonic, Jerusalem artichoke is a folk remedy for diabetes and rheumatism | |||||||||||||
80 | Day Lillies | Hemerocallis spp. | Herbaceous | Sun, Light shade | 1.2 | Most Soil Types | N/A | No | No | No | No | Low- Medium Water Requirement. | summergarden.co.nz | Edible Leaves, mildly hallucinogenic, medicinal properties, antidote for arsenic poisoning, gorgeous flower. | |||||||||||||
81 | Sea Buckthorn | Hippophae rhammnoides | low tree | Sun, Shade | 2-Jun | Well Drained Soil | Cold Tolerant | No | Yes | Yes-berries | No | Low-grows vigorously | 90 days stratification | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | High Vitamin edible berries, bee forage, good hedge. WINDBREAK, SHELTERBELT | ||||||||||||
82 | Himalayan Sea Buckthorn | Hippophae salicifolia | canopy | Full Sun | 15 | Moist Soil, sandy loamy or clay. Intolerant of dry soil | Heat Tolerant | No | Yes | Yes-Fruit | No | (high water demand) | 120 days stratification | Incredibly healthy fruit. Pioneer species, tolerant of wind, fast growing, prefers to be near water. Soil Stabilizer, tough and hard wood, medicinal uses. Firewood. | |||||||||||||
83 | Oriental Raisin Tree | Hovenia Dulcis | canopy | Light Shade | 9 | 6.6 - 7.8 pH Neutral to slitly alklined moist sandy or loamy soils | Heat and Cold Tolerant, drought tolerant | Scarify | Dried edible berries | ||||||||||||||||||
84 | Walnut | Juglans spp. | Canopy | Full Sun | 20 | Deep Well Drained loam, prefers alkaline soil | Cold Tolerant (down to -28.9C) | No | No | Yes-Nuts | K, P | Heavy (Moderate water demand) | Onsite | Various culinary uses for walnuts. Can be ground, storied, dried, preserved. Material uses: dyes, high quality timber. Insect repellant, tooth cleaner. Huge range of medicinal uses too long to list. | |||||||||||||
85 | Everlasting Pea | Lathryus latifolius | vine | Full Sun, light Shade | 2.4 | Neutral-Acid Soil | Drought Tolerant | No | Yes | No-Inedible Peas | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | http://www.edenbrothers.com | Potentially Invasive, Nitrogen Fixing climber. Pea Pods can be poisonous if ingested raw. Very Tough. Can be invasive. Bee Forage. | |||||||||||||
86 | Bush Clover | Lespedeza bicolor | Shrub | Sun, light shade | 3 | Moist, well drained, tolerated dry soil. Sandy or loamy. | Heat Tolerant, | No | Yes | Yes-Edible Seeds, Stems and Leaves | No | Low | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk | Used for Windbreak, and Earth Stabilizing. Also used for Oil from seeds (lubricant) and basketry. Edible cooked seeds, stems, leaves. Leaves are tea substitute. Chicken Forage. | |||||||||||||
87 | Tree Lupin | Lupinus arboreus | Shrub | Sun | 2 | Well Drained Acid-Neutral Soil | Cold/ Drought Tolerant | Chop and Drop Mulch | Yes | Yes-Edible Seeds (SOAKED) | P | Low | Scarify | Online or Around NZ | Great Pioneer Plant, Soil Builder, Nitrogen Fixer. Bee Forage. Symbiotic nitrogen-nodule relationship. Wind Tolerant. | ||||||||||||
88 | Goji Berry | Lycium barbarum | Shrub | Full Sun, light Shade | 3 | Most Soils, prefers well drained, rich humus. | Cold Tolerant (down to -15C) | No | No | Yes-berries | No | (Moderate Water Demand) | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or Around NZ | Earth Stabilizer, Hedge, Tolerates Wind and Maritime Exposure. Excellent, nutritious edible ripe berries. Large amount of medicinal uses for berries. (Cholesterol, Impotent, Haemorrhage, Tuberculosis, Fever, Tonics) | |||||||||||||
89 | Maakia amurensis | Maakia amurensis | canopy | Sun, Shade tolerant | 40697.00 | Prefers well drained loamy soil, sandy-clay tolerant. Tolerant of high water table. | Cold Tolerant- Frost Tolerant | Yes | Yes | No | N | Low | Appletonbs | Ground durable posts, super hardy in all extreme soil conditiosn including high water tables | |||||||||||||
90 | Apple | Malus domestica | canopy | Full Sun, Light Shade | 9 | Moist, Well drained soil, loamy or clay. | Cold Tolerant- Frost Tolerant | No | No | Yes-fruit | K | Heavy (moderate water demand) | onsite or online | Great Fruit, Medicinal Properties, Wood used for tools, great firewood. Bird Forage. | |||||||||||||
91 | Japanese Bush Crab Aple | Malus sieboldii | low tree | Full Sun | 40603.00 | Moist, Well drained soil, loamy or clay. | Cold Tolerant- Frost Tolerant | No | No | Yes, berries | N | Moderate | Appletons | Great pollinator for apples, edible fruit, bees love flowers, fruit good in vinegar and cider | |||||||||||||
92 | Crab Apple | Malus sylvestris | low tree | Sun, light shade | 10 | Well drained Loamy Soil, but can grow in sandy or clay | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | Medium | Online | Edible Fruits, Good Windbreak Hedge, Animal and Bee Forage | |||||||||||||
93 | Mallows | Malva spp. | Herbaceous | Full Sun, light Shade | 0.45 | Most Soils, prefers moist, well drained soil. | Cold Tolerant (down to -28.9C) | No | No | Yes-leaves | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Onsite or NZ nurseries | Edible leaves, great raw, in salads or thickening agent. Dyes from plant and seeds. Fibre for materials. Relieves insect bites. Plethora of medicinal uses.Antiphlogistic, astringent, demulcent, expectorant, laxative, salve. | |||||||||||||
94 | Oregon Grape | Mahonia spp. | shrub | Full sun, light shade | 1.2 | 6.1 - 7.8 pH% | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Edible berries | drought tolerant | 120 days stratification | Medicinal herbs used for bone and joint problems, edible berries | ||||||||||||||
95 | Tree Medic | Medicago Arborea | shrub | Full Sun | 1.5 | 6.6 - 8.5 pH | Heat Tolerant | No | Yes | No | drought tolerant | 60 days stratification | Nitrogen Fixer | ||||||||||||||
96 | Lemon Balm | Melissa officinalis | Herbaceous | Full Sun, Light Shade | 0.7 | Well Drained Soil | Cold Tolerant | No | No | Yes-leaves | No | Low (Moderate Water Demand) | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or NZ Nurseries | Edible Leaves, great flavoring. Oil is insect repellant. Great medicinal plant with LOTS of uses. Calming and great smelling. Bee Plant. | |||||||||||||
97 | Apple Mint | Mentha x villosa alopercuroides | Herbaceous | Sun, Shade | 0.6 | Moist, Most Soil Types | Cold Tolerant | No | No | No | No | Very Low | Online-Agroforestry.co.uk or Around NZ | Great Culinary and Medicinal Herb, Smell of Mint keeps mice and rats away! Anti-septic medicine. Too much mint can cause abortions in pregnant women. | |||||||||||||
98 | Medlar | Mespilus germanica | low tree | Full Sun, Light Shade | 6 | Well Drained Soil, Sandy, Loamy or Clay | Cold Tolerant (down to -23.3) | No | No | Yes-Fruit | No | Heavy (Moderate water demand) | Appletons or NZ Nursery | Great Fruit when Ripe. Wood is hard and flexible. Fruit can be a laxative, leaves are astringent, and seed is lithontripic. | |||||||||||||
99 | Black Mulberry | Morus nigra | canopy | Sun, Shade | 10 | Any | Cold/Heat Tolerance | No | No | Yes-berries | No | Heavy | 120 days stratification | Onsite or online | Used for high quality wood (boats, cooperage, fencing). Several Edible and Medicinal uses for fruit and leaves. Can be made into cloth Leaves and berries excellent chicken food | ||||||||||||
100 | Mulberries | Morus spp. | canopy | Sun, Shade | 10 | Any | Cold/Heat Tolerance | No | No | Yes-berries | No | Heavy | 120 days stratification | Onsite or online | Used for high quality wood (boats, cooperage, fencing). Several Edible and Medicinal uses for fruit and leaves. Can be made into cloth. |