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Trees that work as hard as you do

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trees by purpose

Not sure what to plant? This quick guide groups our trees by purpose,so you can easily find what works for your soil, climate, and long-term plans.Trees listed in each category link to an in-depth species description.
Soil enriching & super hardy
Species that thrive in poor soils, clay, wet areas, strong winds or coastal exposure — and actively improve soil health over time.
(Clay-tolerant, coastal-tolerant, wet-tolerant, and nitrogen-fixers)
  • Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
  • Italian Alder (Alnus cordata)
  • Tagasaste (Tree Lucerne)
  • Swamp Gum (Eucalyptus ovata)
  • Liquidambar styraciflua
  • Pittosporum tenuifolium
  • Coprosma grandifolia
  • Akeake (Dodonaea viscosa)
Shelter, shade, and screening
Fast-growing trees for wind protection, privacy screens and shade, helping create calmer, more productive spaces on exposed properties.
(Fast growth, privacy, wind reduction, boundary planting)
  • Black Alder
  • Italian Alder
  • Tagasaste
  • Swamp Gum (Eucalyptus ovata)
  • Pittosporum tenuifolium
  • Akeake
  • Coprosma grandifolia
  • Bronze Flax (excellent low shelter + mass planting)
  • Hazelnut (deciduous but great seasonal shelter + coppicing)
food forest & medicinal
Useful, multi-purpose species for food forests, herbal medicine, nutrient cycling and long-term abundance around the home.
(Edible, useful, support-species, pollinator-friendly, herbal uses)
  • Hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
  • Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
  • Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
  • Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia) (medicinal + winter colour)
  • Tagasaste (top-tier nitrogen fixer for food forests)
  • Black Alder *(support species)
  • Italian Alder (support species)
  • Liquidambar (excellent leaf litter for soil building
craft, construction & firewood
Hard-working species ideal for coppicing, firewood, timber, stakes, weaving, hedgerows and long-term regenerative wood production.
(Coppicing, weaving, stakes, poles, timber, ongoing wood supply)
  • Hazelnut (stakes, weaving, coppicing)
  • Tagasaste (coppicing firewood)
  • Black Alder (hard, burnable, coppices very well)
  • Italian Alder (light construction, stakes, coppicing)
  • Kanuka (Excellent firewood, stakes)
  • Swamp Gum (Eucalyptus ovata) (fast firewood)
  • Liquidambar (dense timber + firewood)
  • Bronze Flax (weaving)
nz natives

Need Help Choosing Trees?

Hardy natives for year-round foliage, erosion control, fast-establishing windbreaks, privacy screening and low-maintenance mass plantings.
Foodscapes can help, whether it's general advice or creating a planting plan specifically for your requirements
(Hardy natives for wind, erosion, shelter, screening)
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  • Pittosporum tenuifolium
  • Coprosma grandifolia
  • Akeake (Dodonaea viscosa)
  • Bronze Flax (Phormium cookianum ‘Bronze’)
  • Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides)
  • Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis)
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Foodscapes nursery list

Click on each species for an in-depth species description
Akeake (purple) - Dodonaea viscosa purpurea Bay Laurel - Laurus nobilis Black Alder - Alnus glutinosa Bronze / mountain flax - Phormium cookianum purpureum Cabbage Tree / tī kōuka - Cordyline australis Comfrey (Russian) - Symphytum x uplandicum
Italian Alder - Alnus cordata
Hazelnut (European) / Common Hazel - Corylus avellana Kānono - Coprosma grandifolia Kānuka - Kunzea ericoides Kōhuhu / Black Matipō - Pittosporum tenufolium Liquidambar styraciflua
Persimmon (Chinese) - Diospyros kaki
Rowan / Moutain Ash - Sorbus Aucuparia
Sugar Maple - Acer saccharum
Swamp Gum - Eucalyptus ovata Tagasaste / Tree Lucerne - Chamaecytisus proliferus Witch Hazel - Corylus avellana
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