T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network


Local Exotic Trees and Shrubs

Thanks to Valda Polletti of Te Kainga Marire for her help in identifying some of the trees and plants on the Te Henui walkway and to the authors of the books and websites listed below.
Thanks to Glyn Church of New Plymouth for identifying some of these plants.

Bibliography
The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopaedia of Garden Plants
Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Native Trees by Andrew Crowe
Photographic Guide to Trees of New Zealand by Lawrie Metcalf
Photographic Guide to New Zealand Ferns by Lawrie Metcalfe
New Zealand Small Shrubs and Trees by Murdoch Riley
New Zealand Trees and Ferns by Murdoch Riley
Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand by A. L. Poole and Nancy Adams
Nature Guide to the New Zealand Forest by John Dawson and Rob Lucus
Know your New Zealand Native Plants by Lawrie Metcalf New Zealand Flowers and Plants in Colour by J. T Salmon
Audrey Eagey's Books

Websites

http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.gardens.co.nz/Natives.cfm
http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-plants/
http://www.nzplantpics.com/
http://www.bushmansfriend.co.nz/photos-for-identification-xidc15133.html
http://nzflora.landcareresearch.co.nz
http://pharmacy.otago.ac.nz/rongoa/pages/links.html
http://www.nativeorchids.co.nz
The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
http://www.oznativeplants.com/

 



1 Araucaria araucana


2 Oak Species

Angel's Trumpets


4  Confetti bush (Coleonema pulchellum)







 



 








Blue Gum







Persian ironwood

















Macrocarpa


Lilly Pilly


Bushy Needlewood (Hakea decurrens)


Quince


Michelia doltsopa


Chilean Fire Bush


Chinese Wonder Tree

Ginko


Luculia gratissima



Purple Glory Bush
Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum)



Tree Heath