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    To many people one tree fern looks just the same as any other and we are often asked for a "ponga" and the requester expresses...
     
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Cyathea dealbata - Silver fern
Cyathea dealbata - Silver fern

Cyathea dealbata is probably the most well-known of the NZ Tree Ferns due to it’s status as New Zealand’s...
Cyathea medullaris (Mamaku. Black tree fern)
Cyathea medullaris (Mamaku. Black tree fern)

New Zealand native tree fern. Will grow to 20 metres tall in ideal conditions and fronds will get to 5 metres in length. Do...
Cyathea smithii
Cyathea smithii

Cyathea smithii needs reasonable shelter from wind and can be prone to drying out … but is worth the effort in a...
Cyathea tomentosissima
Cyathea tomentosissima

Comes from Hiighlands of New Guinea - has lacy, coppery-brown fronds. Prefers sun rather than shade and is tolerant to...
Dacrydium cupressinum
Dacrydium cupressinum

NZ Native and evegreen. Wood is deep red in colour and is strong and quite durable, used in housing and furniture...
Davallia mariesii - Rabbits foot fern
Davallia mariesii - Rabbits foot fern

Best grown in a hanging pot so it displays to maximum effect the long grey-brown furry rhizomes it puts on. Is cold hardy...
Dicksonia antarctica

This is a native of Australia and seldom found or grown in New Zealand (sorry we don't have any at the present time but we...
Dicksonia fibrosa - Wheki ponga
Dicksonia fibrosa - Wheki ponga

Dicksonia fibrosa is a slow growing, very hardy tree fern which will reach up to 6m in height (although over many decades!)....
Dicksonia squarrosa - Brown tree fern or Ponga
Dicksonia squarrosa - Brown tree fern or Ponga

Dicksonia squarrosa is a hardy New Zealand native tree fern and grows a tall, slender, brown trunk up to approx 6m high. The...
Diospyros kaki - Persimmon fuyu
Diospyros kaki - Persimmon fuyu

Japanese variety and non astringent. Fruit ripens in Autumn but for landscaping this tree has advantage of being very...
Doodia australis (Syn. Doodia media) - Common Rasp fern
Doodia australis (Syn. Doodia media) - Common Rasp fern

Doodia australis sprouts bright pink new fronds, which gradually turn light green and eventually a dark green. The contrast...
Doodia squarrosa
Doodia squarrosa

New Zealand Native. Attractive fern with a finer foliage than many other ferns. Likes a shaded position. Older fronds will...
Dryopteris carthusiana
Dryopteris carthusiana

A vigorous deciduous fern from Europe, North Amaerica and Asia. Triangular shaped dark green lacy fronds which grow 35-100...
Dryopteris erythrosora - Japanese Buckler fern
Dryopteris erythrosora - Japanese Buckler fern

Rosette shaped like a lot of Dryopteris species with a coppery coloured new fronds. Can tolerate a wide range of conditions...
Dryopteris seiboldii
Dryopteris seiboldii

A unusual Asian fern in that leaves are very tough and leathery to touch. Light green to a mid green fronds, very slow...
Feijoa
Feijoa

Feijoa - we have these in pb40 bags at approx 1.2 metres tall and varieties we stock are Apollo, Kakapo, Unique and...
Fraxinus griffithii

Glossy green leaves and grey bark. White fowers in Spring to Autumn. Likes dry sunny position and free draining soil. Prune...
Grapefruit Cutlers Red
Grapefruit Cutlers Red

Cutlers Red is a deep red skinned grapefruit that ripens July/August. Its quite an ornamental tree so plant in sunny open...
Grapefruit Golden Special

Golden Special is a large juicy fruited grapefruit, relatively seedless with fine grained flesh. Its easy peel and quite a...
Gymnocarpium oyamense
Gymnocarpium oyamense

Oak Fern - Exotic. Hardy fern that forms a clump of attractive delicate green oak shaped fronds. Good as a ground...
Kaffir Lime or Makrud Lime
Kaffir Lime or Makrud Lime

Kaffir Lime (also known as Makrud Lime) is grown for both its leaf and the fruit. The word Kaffir is a German word...
Kowhai

Kowhaii (refer to Sophora in this product list for the varieties) are New Zealand native trees known for their yellow...
Lastreopsis glabella

Quite a hardy fern and easy to grow. Fronds are deep green and fern gives a lacey look. The stipes are dark brown and quite...
Lastreopsis hispida - Hairy Fern

A creeping ground fern found throughout New Zeraland. Has five angled finely divided fronds. Called the hairy fern because...
Lastreopsis microsora
Lastreopsis microsora

Fronds will grow to 90 cm over time and the creeping rhizome does form adjoining colonies of microsora's. Not invasive...
Lemonade Lemon

Lemonade Lemon is a quick growing lemon that bears fruit July to August and fruit is a pale yellow in colour. Very nice...
Leptolepia novae zealandiae

Lace fern. NZ Native. Stuuning fine lace fern and a very good ground cover that will clump up over time. Plant in a cooler...
Leptopteris hymenophlloides - Crepe fern
Leptopteris hymenophlloides - Crepe fern

Filmy fronds and old species will get a woody trunk up to a metre high. Quite delicate ferns and need moisture and high...
Limes

We grow 3 varieties of Limes - Kaffir, Bearss and Tahitian - refer to the individual species for further information in this...
Magnolia grandiflora Saint Mary

This is a small compact Magnolia with the bright green leaves and the under belly of russet brown. The tree produces very...