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Metrosideros umbellata Southern Rata Southern Christmas Tree - Profusion of brilliant red flowers occur Nov-Dec. Beautiful glossy foliage. Slow growing, preferring cooler, wetter conditions. Can suffer if exposed to hard frosts in early years.		Quantity
Muehlenbeckia complexa Sprawling shrub that grows into a tangled mass of brown, wiry stems with small round leaves. Vigorous and tough plant, good for covering banks, for coastal situations or used as a climber.		Quantity
Myoporum laetum Ngaio Attractive rounded tree common to coastal areas. Small white flowers with purple markings occur in summer. Quick growing, hardy but frost tender. All parts poisonous, especially to livestock.		Quantity
Myrsine australis Mapou or Red Matipo Handsome foliage plant with reddish coloured stems and wavy edged leathery pale green leaves. Useful as a hedge if clipped. Clusters of dark berries attracting native birds. Hardy to wind and cold.		Quantity
Myrsine divaricata Weeping Matipo Unusual striking form makes it excellent as a contrast plant or specimen in the garden. Divaricating plant with small, leathery leaves. Very hardy and grows in most conditions.		Quantity
Nothofagus fusca Red Beech or Tawhairaunui The most handsome of native beeches, larger leaves with sharply toothed edges. Male flowers often brilliant red carrying huge quantities of pollen. Mature trees briefly deciduous. Prefers shelter from wind in early years. Great specimen tree.		Quantity
Nothofagus menziesii Silver Beech or Tawhai Distinguished by silvery bark and dark green oval leaves with toothed edges. Spreading dome shaped tree in the open. Grows in poorer soils.		Quantity
Nothofagus s var cliffortioides Mountain Beech or Tawhairaunui Smaller of the beech trees with graceful spreading branches and small oval leaves. Very hardy and relatively fast growing. Flowers are small and inconspicuous. Suitable for a garden with limited space. Will grow in free draining stony soils.		Quantity
Olearia arborescens Common Tree Daisy Most common and beautiful of the Olearia species. Dark green leaves, shiny above, pale beneath; profusion of small white daisies carried from mid-spring to early summer. Hardy, but prefers well drained site.		Quantity
Olearia avicenniaefolia Mangrove Leaved Akeake Autumn flowering tree daisy with leaves soft white, or fawn underside. Very hardy and will tolerate dry conditions. Profusion of sweetly scented flowers spring and summer.		Quantity
Olearia dartonii Linear grey foliage, fast growing, originally a coastal shrub, great shelter pioneer species. Very hardy.		Quantity
Olearia hectori Unusual and distinct species of Olearia with erect habit, furrowed bark and pale green leaves. Completely deciduous and pale green flowers appear on leafless branches in spring. Extremely hard, tolerant of dry exposed sites.		Quantity
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