LAND MANAGEMENT

SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT Shelter for Hill Country Farms: Part 2 Shelterbelt Trees

Introduction References Once you have decided where a shelterbelt Planting Native in Hawke’s Bay. will be planted (see Environment Topic Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Shelter for Hill Country Farms: Part 1 Department of Conservation, Napier. Shelter Design), use this Environment New Zealand Native Plants for Erosion Topic to assist you in deciding what Control. Environment Topic NT1, Hawke’s species should be planted. The third in this Bay Regional Council, Napier. 1998. series on Shelterbelt Establishment and Maintenance discusses how to and Plant Materials Handbook for Soil manage the shelterbelt. Conservation. Volume 1: Principles and Practices. Water and Soil Miscellaneous What to plant Publication No. 93. Soil Conservation For any shelterbelt there are a variety of Centre, Aokautere, 1986. trees to choose from. You need to Infosheet: Wilding Trees. Environment compare the trees in terms of: Canterbury, Christchurch. ¥Growth rates and final size www.ecan.govt.nz ¥Resistance to pests and diseases ¥Hardiness Trees on Farms. A guide with local ¥ Amounts of shade produced experience of growing trees in the Waikato ¥Fodder Region. Environment Waikato in ¥Bee /, attracting birds, association with MAF Sustainable Farming flowers, foliage colour or just general Fund, NZ Farm Forestry Association and good looks, Federated Farmers, Hamilton, 2002. ¥Shelter objectives (for example which Guide To Successful Farm Forestry wind direction are you sheltering from A Hawke’s Bay Perspective and alternative uses from the same trees). Kevin Thomsen, Simon Stokes, Alec Olsen & Susan Mackintosh. Hawke's Bay Farm For further information Shelter species For further information on Sustainable Land Forestry Assn 2005. Management issues and Conservation Trees The tables on the following pages list ask for other titles in this series or contact species suitable for shelter. Once you have Land Management Officers at Hawke’s Bay made your selection check around the local Regional Council. area to see if any of the trees are grown and if they are, how well they are growing. Wairoa 06 838 8527 Napier 06 835 9200 Talk to your local Farm Forestry expert or Waipukurau 06 858 8636 Land Management Officer. You need to be TOLL FREE 0800 108 808 sure of your tree selection, as you will have www.hbrc.govt.nz them for many years.

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Italian alder D Black alder D Grey alder D Red alder D

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Lowland flax/harakeke Corsican pine

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Populus spp.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Salix discolour Salix spp. Sequioadendron giganteum Thuja plicata

Table 2. Shelter Trees for Coastal Areas

Acacia longifolia Albizzia lophantha Araucaria heterophylla

Banksia integrifolia Coprosma repens Cordyline australis Corynocarpus laevigatus XCupressocyparis leylandii Dodonaea viscosa Erythrina sykesii Eucalyptus botryoides Lagunaria patersonii Metrosideros excelsa

Myoporum insulare Myoporum laetum Oleria paniculata Oleria traversii Phormium cookianum Phormium tenax Pinus muricata Pinus radiata Pittosporum crassifolium Pittosporum ralphii Pomaderris apetala Quercus ilex Senecio reinoldii Tamarix chinensis Teucrium fruticans

Table 1. Shelter Trees

Abelia grandiflora Abies pinsapo Acacia floribunda Acacia melanoxylon Acacia retinodes

Acacia spp. Alnus cordata Alnus glutinosa Alnus incana Alnus rubra Bambusa oldhamii Callistemon spp. Cedrus deodara Chamaecytisus palmensis Corokia spp. Cryptomeria japonica Cupressus torulosa XCupressocyparis leylandii Eucalyptus spp. Melaleuca spp. Oleria spp. Phebalium squameum Phormium cookianum Phormium tenax Pinus nigra laricio Pinus muricata Pinus ponderosa

Pinus radiata Pittosporum spp.  

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Low or slow growing species

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Fast growin g specie s

 

     

ET:LM:SL21:November 2004

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deciduous

Low or slow growing species

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Low or slow growing evergreen species for

underplanting

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-tall hardwood Tall species

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mediu m height specie s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leeward species

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast growin g

 

 

 

Tall

 

 

 

Slow growing in medium to high rainfall areas

 

 

 

 

   

 

Tall Windward species

 

 

   

 

 

Slow growing in low rainfall areas

 

 

     

   

   

   

       

 

     

Coastal

Leeward species

     

   

   

   

       

 

     

Conifers

 

 

growing Fast

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

 

Low-Medium

Windward species

 

   

   

 

 

 

Unpruned

 

 

 

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E

E

E

E E

E

E

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E, N

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E

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E,N

E, N

E, N

Evergreen (E)

Deciduous(D) NZ Native (N)

Coastal golden wattle

Brush wattle E Norfolk Island Pine Coast banksia E Taupata, Coprosma Cabbage tree, Ti Karaka E,N Leyland cypress Akeake E, N Coral tree D

Norfolk Island hibiscus Pohutakawa E, N

Ngaio E, N Akiraho E, N Chatham Island akeake Mountain flax E, N Lowland flax/harakeke Bishop pine E Radiata pine E Karo E

Tainui E N Holm oak E

Tamarix D Shrubby germander

Name

Common

e.g. Crows Nest Douglas fir E

i.e. Tangoio D Sierra redwood Western red cedar

Spanish fir E

Australian blackwood

Italian alder D Black alder D Grey alder D Red alder D

bottlebrush E Deodar E Tagasaste or tree lucerne Korokio E, N Japanese cedar

Leyland cypress

Mountain flax

Lowland flax/harakeke Corsican pine

Bishop pine E Ponderosa pine Radiata pine E

sophorae

var

subsp

Scientific Name Co

Scientific Name

Populus spp.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Salix discolour Salix spp. Sequioadendron giganteum Thuja plicata

Table 2. Shelter Trees for Coastal Areas

Acacia longifolia Albizzia lophantha Araucaria heterophylla

Banksia integrifolia Coprosma repens Cordyline australis Corynocarpus laevigatus XCupressocyparis leylandii Dodonaea viscosa Erythrina sykesii Eucalyptus botryoides Lagunaria patersonii Metrosideros excelsa

Myoporum insulare Myoporum laetum Oleria paniculata Oleria traversii Phormium cookianum Phormium tenax Pinus muricata Pinus radiata Pittosporum crassifolium Pittosporum ralphii Pomaderris apetala Quercus ilex Senecio reinoldii Tamarix chinensis Teucrium fruticans

Table 1. Shelter Trees

Abelia grandiflora Abies pinsapo Acacia floribunda Acacia melanoxylon Acacia retinodes

Acacia spp. Alnus cordata Alnus glutinosa Alnus incana Alnus rubra Bambusa oldhamii Callistemon spp. Cedrus deodara Chamaecytisus palmensis Corokia spp. Cryptomeria japonica Cupressus torulosa XCupressocyparis leylandii Eucalyptus spp. Melaleuca spp. Oleria spp. Phebalium squameum Phormium cookianum Phormium tenax Pinus nigra laricio Pinus muricata Pinus ponderosa

Pinus radiata Pittosporum spp. LAND MANAGEMENT

SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT Shelter for Hill Country Farms: Part 2 Shelterbelt Trees

Introduction References Once you have decided where a shelterbelt Planting Native Plants in Hawke’s Bay. will be planted (see Environment Topic Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Shelter for Hill Country Farms: Part 1 Department of Conservation, Napier. Shelter Design), use this Environment New Zealand Native Plants for Erosion Topic to assist you in deciding what Control. Environment Topic NT1, Hawke’s species should be planted. The third in this Bay Regional Council, Napier. 1998. series on Shelterbelt Establishment and Maintenance discusses how to plant and Plant Materials Handbook for Soil manage the shelterbelt. Conservation. Volume 1: Principles and Practices. Water and Soil Miscellaneous What to plant Publication No. 93. Soil Conservation For any shelterbelt there are a variety of Centre, Aokautere, 1986. trees to choose from. You need to Infosheet: Wilding Trees. Environment compare the trees in terms of: Canterbury, Christchurch. ¥Growth rates and final size www.ecan.govt.nz ¥Resistance to pests and diseases ¥Hardiness Trees on Farms. A guide with local ¥ Amounts of shade produced experience of growing trees in the Waikato ¥Fodder Region. Environment Waikato in ¥Bee nectar/pollen, attracting birds, association with MAF Sustainable Farming flowers, foliage colour or just general Fund, NZ Farm Forestry Association and good looks, Federated Farmers, Hamilton, 2002. ¥Shelter objectives (for example which Guide To Successful Farm Forestry wind direction are you sheltering from A Hawke’s Bay Perspective and alternative uses from the same trees). Kevin Thomsen, Simon Stokes, Alec Olsen & Susan Mackintosh. Hawke's Bay Farm For further information Shelter species For further information on Sustainable Land Forestry Assn 2005. Management issues and Conservation Trees The tables on the following pages list ask for other titles in this series or contact species suitable for shelter. Once you have Land Management Officers at Hawke’s Bay made your selection check around the local Regional Council. area to see if any of the trees are grown and if they are, how well they are growing. Wairoa 06 838 8527 Napier 06 835 9200 Talk to your local Farm Forestry expert or Waipukurau 06 858 8636 Land Management Officer. You need to be TOLL FREE 0800 108 808 sure of your tree selection, as you will have www.hbrc.govt.nz them for many years.

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