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Coprosma robusta A fast-growing shelter, hedging and nurse plant. Competes well with gorse. Laden with bright orange fruit/seeds January-July. Great for attracting birds. Shade tolerant. Suits low-frost sites. Evergreen. Height when mature 5 meters T28 Cells - 28 plants per tray

Leptospermum scoparium/ Tea Tree Fast-growing tree with small scented leaves and single white flowers. Attractive to bees, being the nectar source for the highly valued Manuka honey. Fantastic nurse crop for native revegetation. Thrives on moist sites. Susceptible to scale, sooty mould. Evergree

Austroderia toetoe A fast-growing, coarse, green, large tussock. Top choice for single row farm shelterbelts. Grows on a wide range of sites but best in wet soils. Attractive creamy flower plumes in January. Hardy. Evergreen. Height when mature 2meters T28 Cells - 28 plants per tray

Festuca actae A small tussock from Banks Peninsula with fine silvery-blue foliage. The erect flowering stems reach 75cm. Great for mass planting in dry exposed sites. Evergreen. Hardy. Grows to 0.4m 28 plants per tray

Phormium Tenax/Harakeke A large common flax forming robust clumps of broad, green leaves. Great material for weaving and fibre. Tolerant of a wide range of sites including swampy and coastal. Excellent low shelter and erosion control. Seeds from January-March and nectar from December-January ar

Cordyline australis An iconic New Zealand tree. Attractive en-masse, in mixed plantings or as a specimen. Multi-trunked with tufts of green foliage and sweetly-scented flowers. Grows just about anywhere except the coldest regions of NZ. Fruit attracts birds from January-April. Produces nectar fo

Dodonaea viscosa - Green Attractive, fast-growing small tree with green foliage. Ornamental papery flower clusters in summer. Tolerates salt winds and dry conditions. Makes a great trimmed hedge. Prefers well-drained soils away from heavy frosts when young. Evergreen. Height when mature 7mete