Alectryon Excelsus - Titoki

Outstanding NZ native that forms a handsome spreading tree. Large, glossy, light green dissected foliage. Sprays of rusty red woolly flowers appear in summer followed by scarlet berries with jet black seeds. Will grow in quite exposed conditions but protect from harsh frost. Evergreen.

Habit: Upright
Height: 7mx4m

Sophora Chathamica Milligold

Native. A beautiful Kowhai that has a compact habit with graceful pendulous branches of dark green foliage dripping with yellow flowers in spring. Plant in a sunny sheltered spot in nice well drained soil. I'm sure you already know the Tuis just love the nectar of the flowers. Evergreen.

This form of Kowhai should be evergreen but occasionally when the weather is extreme it may drop some foliage.

Habit: Pendulous
Height: 2.5m x 2m

Sophora Microphylla

The floral emblem of NZ and loved by Tuis and gardeners alike. The native name Kowhai means yellow and represents the pendulous racemes of nectar filled yellow flowers that appear in spring. Dainty small fern like foliage. Easy to grow in a sunny position. Semi - evergreen.

Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m

Sophora microphylla Sun King

Chilean Kowhai. A very close relation of our native Kowhai this gorgeous tree from Chile is a multi-award winner. The dark green glossy fern like foliage is decorated with fat waxy bells of golden yellow in spring. The flowers are full of nectar that birds love. Evergreen. PVR 2453.

Plant your 'Sun King' in a sunny well drained spot and if possible protect from really harsh frost. This lovely tree will bring a graceful look to any planting scheme. Perhaps proof that NZ was once part of Gondwanaland.

Habit: Upright
Height: 3m x 3m