nzseeds.co.nz
Useful Links - New Zealand Tree Seeds
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Excellent ground cover or rock garden plant. Striking fern-like purple leaves unlike most other Acaena species the seedheads don't bear barbs or spines. One of the best-known of the carex species used extensively in landscaping. The densely tufted foliage is green below with bright orange on the upper half, giving an overall golden appearance. Grows to 50cm with longer drooping flower stems. Carex testacea Prairie Fire. New Zealand Seed Merchants. Flower Seed Vegetable Seed Herb Seed NZ Native Seed.
radarhill.org.nz
Weeds
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Mahinepua Radar Hill Landcare Group. Weeds in our area. Below you can find details and pictures of some of the worst weeds that occur in our area. More detailed information about weeds is also available from the following websites. Touchwood Books, in conjunction with Weedbusters have published. 8220;The Weed Control Handbook. How to Identify and Manage Invasive Plants in New Zealand”. At $30.00 this should be a mine of useful information. Weedbusters.org.nz - Plant Me Instead Guides. You can also get To...
ecologist.co.nz
Links | Natural Solutions
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National Wetland Trust of New Zealand. New Zealand Ecological Society. New Zealand Ornithological Society. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society. Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Ministry for the Environment. Western Bay of Plenty District Council. 2016 Natural Solutions – Marine and Terrestrial Ecologists Ltd.
meaningoftrees.com
Edible | The Meaning of Trees
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The Meaning of Trees. The history, use and significance of New Zealand’s native flora. Totara – Podocarpus totara. Totara is a forest giant, with a massive woody trunk that holds aloft thousands of sharp needle-like leaves. It is covered in thick, stringy bark and can live for over 1000 years. It earned the respect of Maori, who referred to it as Rakau Rangatira. Chiefly tree and its timber was prized above all others. Today, it is common to see Totara dotted amongst farms and paddocks, as the prickly le...
oratianatives.co.nz
Oratia Native Plant Nursery
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What should I plant? Raquo; Cart Contents. Plants hand grown in biodegradable 9cm pots. Information sheet about each species. Raquo; Click here for details. August 2012 - a new direction for Oratia. The greenies are clearing native trees! Planting in confined spaces. Nomenclature - naming plants. Plant grades and bag sizes. The why and what of wetland plants. Making the most of our website. Terms and conditions of website use. General terms of trade. Trade account application forms. Drop us an email.
otataralandcare.org.nz
Find Out More • Otatara Landcare Group
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Website Sponsor Biodiversity Advice Fund. Native Birds and Animals. Native Birds and Animals. Use these links to find out more information about New Zealand’s plants and animals. Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society. Southland Ecological Restoration Network. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2016 Web design by Cerulean. Website Sponsor Biodiversity Advice Fund.
meaningoftrees.com
Karaka – Corynocarpus laevigatus | The Meaning of Trees
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The Meaning of Trees. The history, use and significance of New Zealand’s native flora. Karaka – Corynocarpus laevigatus. The most striking feature of the Karaka tree are it’s large orange berries; and the word Karaka. Despite the dangers, with proper treatment the kernel is edible and was an important food source for Maori. In fact, William Colenso. Outside of its natural range, Karaka has often become a weed aggressively colonising an area and shading out the competition. As part of a re-forestation...
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Coriaria | The Meaning of Trees
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The Meaning of Trees. The history, use and significance of New Zealand’s native flora. Tutu – Coriaria arborea. Tutu is one of New Zealand’s deadliest plants. Although the fruit is edible, every other part of the plant contains the powerful neurotoxin tutin. Maori remedies for treating tutu poisoning were by no. Tutu can have dramatic effects on animals as well, with some early European settlers claiming up to three quarters of their livestock lost as a result of animals grazing on the plant. During ...
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Stories | The Meaning of Trees
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The Meaning of Trees. The history, use and significance of New Zealand’s native flora. A selection of tales and stories from evolutionary and human history about how New Zealand plants came to be here, why they look the way they do, and how they have shaped our history and interactions. Have an idea for a story for this section? Leave your suggestion in the comments below. The Story of New Zealand. A Land Without Teeth. Metrosideros – Pioneers of the Pacific. Lord of the Trees; The Botany of Middle Earth.
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