![]() ![]() Propagation: The seeds have only a very light seed coat and don't store well. ![]() ![]() Collect the fruit off the ground or lower branches. They are slow to establish and produce only small amounts of fruit in the form of a large purple drupe. Tawa trees grow in a wide range of forest types and are predominantly found in mature forests, coping well under shade. Seedlings usually appear in early spring. Do not cover the fruit with mix, but place a glass or plastic sheet over the tray and place in a warm shady site for the winter. Propagation: Press the whole fruit into a flat bed of seed raising mix. Like its close relative, tawa, taraire is shy to fruit but generally produces its large, purple, plum like drupes in autumn. Taraire is a canopy tree sometimes forming almost pure stands, but commonly associated with titoki, puriri, karaka totara and kahikatea. Seedlings could be up in two months otherwise in the spring. Sow seeds immediately on a firm bed of seed raising mix and cover lightly. ![]() Propagation: Soften the fruit, mash and wash and decant off the pulp. The dark red/black berries are usually ripe in February or March. Male and female flowers are found on separate plants (dioecious). Wineberry is a common early coloniser preferring well drained (but damp) sheltered areas. The seedlings germinate quickly and are frost tender when young. Sow the black seed as soon as it is collected and cover with about 5 mm of seed raising mix. Propagation: Soak the capsule in water to soften so it can be broken open to reveal the seed. The bright red fleshy coat is an indication that the seed is mature. In collecting seed off the ground look for all three forms – capsule, black seed and fleshy coat. The glossy black seed is enclosed within a bright red fleshy coat inside a woody capsule. It flowers in the spring and fruit is ready a year later. Titoki is a tree of lowland forest particularly river terraces. Fresh seeds usually germinate within a month. Sow seeds by pressing into a firm bed of seed raising mix and lightly cover with mix. Collect whole cones before they disintegrate and store until they open and reveal the winged seed. Propagation: The mature cones can be found in the autumn. Even a well established kauri is particularly vulnerable to drought. Kauri are most commonly found on ridges but historically were also found on lowland river terraces. The immense stature of some specimens makes it an attractive tree to grow. Kauri is a tree of northern zones, naturally growing as far south as Kawhia and Katikati. Species such as akeake, broadleaf, kohuhu, karo and tarata are not included in this list because finding naturally growing sources of these plants is now difficult as a result of widespread amenity planting and hybridisation. Other species may be added from time to time. Note: This is not a complete list of trees and shrubs indigenous to New Zealand.
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