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Probably Acer capilles. 2 April 2006. Bought from the Maple Glen nursery. Acer circinatum x palmatum, 18 Nov 2005. Much healtheir than either parent on this property. Colours well in sheltered spots (one near studio on 14 May 2006 below).
Acer ginnala, 9 April 2006. Slow to establish.
Acer davidii? Grown from seed collected from a tree outside of Queenstown PO.
Acer hyracanum, 18 March 2006.
Acer platanoides colouring beautifully, 2 April 2006.
Acer macrophyllum 1 April 2006 above & 29 Oct 2005 at right. Needs good shelter ... some years away.
Acer pseudoplatanus - one of 4 grafted with scion wood from a tree in Dolomore Park (near Gore) that colours bright orange. The trees here have so far only managed a good yellow with a flush of orange. Acacia melanoxylon are close behind. Sycamores are confined to areas where their prolific self seeding shouldn't be a problem ... the gorse block and this gully which is destined to be filled with & surrounded by large dense foliaged trees (like Nothofagus fusca, N. procera, Quercus ellipsoidalis, Acer saccharum, A. platanoides, A. rubrum, & Douglas fir).
Acer platanoides, May 2005. Most Norway maples on this property have been grown from seed sourced in Gore. Variable in colour, this one is the best.
Sycamore at left showing fine orange Spring foliage, 22 Oct 2005.
The Dolomore Park sycamore with good orange autumn colour.
24 April 2006. More red showing in this grafted sycamore this year.
Acer rubrum "Autumn Glory", April 2004.
Acer rubrum, grown from imported seed, with Pseudotsuga menziesii behind. 20 March 2006.
Acer rubrum - one of the "selected" trees acquired from Appleton's Nursery a couple of years ago. Nearly all colour this well. 14 April 2005.
Acer rubrum "Autumn Glory" near cabin, May 2005.
Left: Acer rubrum "Autumn Glory" glowing on a dull day, 1 May 2006.
Left: Acer rubrum seedling from Appleton's Nursery, 27 May 2006. Another "Selected" specimen.
2 Nov 2005: the only Acer rubrum seedling (FW Schumacher Co) that thrives close to water.
Acer rubrum "Autumn Glory" below front gate, May 2005.
Below: Acer rubrum "Autumn Glory" in Spring foliage, 20 Nov 2005.
Acer rubrum "Autumn Glory" flowers, 14 Sept 2005
Acer rubrum in a mid western gully, 2 April 2006.
Acer saccharum (poss ssp nigrum), 2004. This one suffered some dieback after a particularly cool and wet summer.
Acer saccharum in the nursery 18 March 2006.
Acer sikkimensis, 29 Oct 2005.
Acer saccharum in gorse gully, 22 Oct 2005.
Acer truncatum, May 2005.
Acer saccharum in a relatively sheltered gully, 18 April 2006 above and May 2005 at right. This is the famous N.American sugar maple. In July 2005 TV1 news reported that a grower near Nelson has successfully tapped these trees for quality syrup after 20yrs, so it should eventually be possible here too, but as the trees are slower growing in this climate they may have to be at least 30yrs old.
Acer saccharinum, 28 Feb 2006. Only a few of the original 25 have grown satisfactorily - wind and soil issues, I guess. The largest are growing on the site of a land slip above a pond - perhaps they are enjoying "wet feet"?
Acer saccharum, 18 April 2005. Near cabin, sheltered by Hebe salicifolia. Blotchy red, yellow & green colour.
Left: Aesculus x carnea in lower garden near highway, medlar flowering behind. 28 Nov 2007.
Acer saccharum in gully above nursery - good shelter from W & SW winds. A few leaves remain on Acer rubrum in the upper right corner. Carex secta borders the pond. 18 April 2005.
26 Sept 2005.
14 Sept 2005.
Amelanchier lamarkii or A. arborea.These were grown from seed bought in the early 1990's from the FW Schumacher Seed Co. in the USA. The 2 species have become mixed up on this property, but they all look the same, and they also appear indistinguishable from Amelanchier canadensis. Whatever the botanical truth, it's a beautiful small tree for flowers, foliage and edible berries.
April 2004.
Amelanchier ovalis, 2 October 2005. Bought from Appleton's Nursery.
Amelanchier alnifolia, 25 Oct 2005. Yellow autumn foliage.
Asimina triloba in the greenhouse, autumn 2004. Needs summer heat, so won't grow outside the greenhouse here.
Betula lenta. 14 April 2005.
Betula papyrifera. Some colour well in autumn. Some get rust.
Betula ermanii "Grayswood Hill", near the art studio, 14 April 2005.
Betula populifolia, 1 April 2006. Colours well and early, slower growing than European birches.
Betula lutea, 20 March 2006.
Betula platyphylla v japonica.14 May 2006.
Betula platyphylla, 18 April 2006 (above) and 28 May 2006 at right (showing some orange and red tints).
Carpinus caroliniana, 16 April 2006. Variable colour - some more yellow, some more red.
Carpinus japonica in nursery block, 24 April 2006
Carya ovata. Intolerant of wind and painfully slow growing. 18 March 2006.
Betula sp, 11 Sept 2005. These ones were self seeded specimens sourced from Queenstown.
14 April 2005. The first specimen of Celtis occidentalis to display good yellow autumn colour. This tree was planted around 1997 - its growth has been damaged nearly every year by late Spring frosts.
Castanea sativa "1002" or "1005" 26 Feb 2006. Nuts form but so far haven't matured.
Cladrastus lutea adjacent to the nursery block, 22 March 2006. Most of my smaller specimens have died - victims of Spring frost & poss soil grubs
Cornus mas, 20 March 2006.
Cornus "Eddie's White Wonder", 9 April 2006.
Corylus avellana "Whiteheart", 2 April 2006. The best nut producer here.
Cornus kousa chinensis "Improved", 14 May 2006. Grown from FW Schumacher Co seed,
Cotinus "Grace". The best form of this genus I've found to date.
Cotoneaster frigida, 13 March 2006. This was moved to Dunedin in 2007 & later to Lawrence.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum, 2 Nov 2005. Nice Spring foliage, but no autumn colour here so far ... maybe when it's sheltered.
Crataemespilus grandiflora. 8 Nov 2005.
Euonymus yedoensis below the cabin. 17 April 2005.
Eucryphia glutinosa, 19 Feb 2006 above & 22 May 2006 at right. A consistently outstanding specimen of Euonymus yedoensis in lower garden. 14 April 2005.
Fagus grandifolia, 15 April 2006. Two have been badly damaged by root eating grubs. Grown from seed bought from the FW Schumacher Seed Co. This one is in the lower section of the property, a second one is located in the upper gorse gully



Left: Fagus sylvatica "Purpurea", part of an avenue planting. 21 Nov 2007.
Right: Fagus moseniaca, 24 April 2006. This may be one of the rarest trees in NZ. Grown from seed bought from FW Schumacher Seed Company in the USA.
Ficus "Archipal" in the cabin garden, 28 Feb 2006. The fence is intended to be clad with translucent fibreglass to create some warm shelter. Top cover would also be necessary for fruiting. Planted 1997.
Fagus orientalis 8 Nov 2005, grown from imported seed
Forsythia sp, 10 Sept 2005.
Fothergilla gardenii. Great colour, very slow growing.
Fraxinus americana, my favourite ash. 7 Nov 2005 at left, 18 March 2006 above. It can't cope with wind or late Spring frosts, so growth here has been slow.
Fraxinus excelsior "Aurea" in the nursery bed. These trees are growing well and colouring well on the middle slope of a gully but is performing poorly in some other spots. Issues of wind exposure and drainage I guess.
Fraxinus ornus, 13 Nov 2005. Some trees in the nursery bed are producing good autumn colour (18 March 2006 at right)
Fraxinus latifolia in foreground, 18 April 2006. Some colour a reasonable yellow, others poor.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica. 8 Nov 2005. Good yellow autumn foliage in more continental climates, but few colour even reasonably here. Nice Spring green, and it grows well.
Fuchsia excorticata 21 Feb 2006 at right & 23 May 2006 at left with some autumn colour. Sensitive to late Spring frosts - several young seedlings have been lost to these events. The first tree to wilt in a dry spell. Best performers on this property are under old Douglas Firs and high up a south facing gully. This one in the nursery block has been protected by surrounding shrubs.