NZ Farm Forestry - One billion trees programme tree list

MPI Provisional list - updated 11/07/2018

One billion trees programme tree list

Planting the right tree in the right place is important because today’s tree planting decisions can have impacts that last for generations.

One of the first decisions you have to make is on what species you wish to plant.

The lists below are some of the tree species that meet our criteria of a tree.

Trees that are included on this list are not necessarily recommended for general planting in all regions – you should check with your local council before deciding what to plant on your land

Indigenous trees

Indigenous tree species can contribute to landscape and ecological restoration, a wildlife habitat and a broad range of other benefits.

Common name	Scientific name
Akeake	Olearia avicenniaefolia
Akeake	Olearia traversii
Ake-ake	Dodonaea viscosa
Akiraho	Olearia paniculata
Black maire	Nestegis cunninghamii
Black mapou	Pittosporum tenuifolium subsp. colensoi
Bush cabbage tree	Cordyline banksii
Cabbage tree	Cordyline australis
Chatham Is. korokio	Corokia macrocarpa
Coastal maire	Nestegis apetala
Five finger	Pseudopanax arboreus
Haekaro	Pittosporum umbellatum
Hall's totara	Podocarpus laetus
Hard beech	Fuscospora truncata
Haumakaroa	Raukaua simplex
Heketara	Olearia rani
Hinau	Elaeocarpus dentatus
Horopito	Pseudowintera axillaris
Horopito	Pseudowintera colorata
Houhere	Hoheria populnea
Houpara	Pseudopanax lessonii
Kahikatea	Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Kaikomako	Pennantia corymbosa
Kamahi	Weinmannia racemosa
Kanono	Coprosma grandiflora
Kanuka	Kunzea ericoides
Karaka	Corynocarpus laevigatus
Karamu	Coprosma robusta
Karo	Pittosporum crassifolium
Kauri	Agathis australis
Kawaka	Libocedrus plumosa
Kawakawa	Piper excelsum
Kohekohe	Dysoxylum spectabile
Kohuhu	Pittosporum tenuifolium
Koromiko	Hebe stricta
Kotukutuku / Tree fuchsia	Fuchsia excorticata
Kowhai	Sophora microphylla
Kowhai	Sophora tetraptera
Lancewood / Horoeka	Pseudopanax crassifolius
Large-leaved whitewood	Melicytus macrophyllus
Long-leaved lacebark	Hoheria sexstylosa
Mahoe / Whiteywood	Melicytus ramiflorus
Mahoe wao	Melicytus lanceolatus
Maire	Mida salicifolia
Maire tawaki	Syzygium maire
Makamaka	Ackama rosifolia
Mamaku	Cyathea medullaris
Mamangi	Coprosma arborea
Mangeao	Litsea calicaris
Mangrove	Avicennia marina
Manuka	Leptospermum scoparium
Mapou	Myrsine australis
Matagouri	Discaria toumatou
Matai	Prumnopitys taxifolia
Mingimingi	Coprosma propinqua
Mingimingi	Leucopogon fasciculatus
Miro	Prumnopitys ferruginea
Mountain beech	Fuscospora solandri
Narrow-leaved lacebark	Hoheria angustifolia
Ngaio	Myoporum laetum
Nikau	Rhopalostylis sapida
Orihou	Pseudopanax colensoi
Oro-oro	Nestegis montana
Pahautea	Libocedrus bidwillii
Papauma / Broadleaf	Griselinia littoralis
Pate	Schefflera digitata
Pigeonwood / Porokaiwhiri	Hedycarya arborea
Poataniwha	Melicope simplex
Pohutukawa	Metrosideros excelsa
Pokaka	Elaeocarpus hookerianus
Puka	Griselinia lucida
Puka	Meryta sinclairii
Pukatea	Laurelia novae-zelandiae
Puriri	Vitex lucens
Putaputaweta	Carpodetus serratus
Ramarama	Lophomyrtus bullata
Rangiora	Brachyglottis repanda
Rata	Metrosideros robusta
Raukawa	Raukaua edgerleyi
Rautini	Brachyglottis huntii
Red beech	Fuscospora fusca
Rewarewa	Knightia excelsa
Ribbonwood / Manatu	Plagianthus regius
Rimu	Dacrydium cupressinum
Rohutu	Lophomyrtus obcordata
Rohutu	Neomyrtus pedunculata
Round-leaved coprosma	Coprosma rotundifolia
Shrubby rata	Metrosideros parkinsonii
Silver beech	Lophozonia menziesii
Silver pine / Manoao	Manoao colensoi
Silver tree fern	Cyathea dealbata
Southern rata	Metrosideros umbellata
Swamp Coprosma	Coprosma tenuicaulis
Tanekaha	Phyllocladus trichomanoides
Taraire	Beilschmiedia tarairi
Tarata / Lemonwood	Pittosporum eugenioides
Taupata	Coprosma repens
Tawa	Beilschmiedia tawa
Tawapou	Planchonella costata
Tawari	Ixerba brexioides
Tawhero	Weinmannia silvicola
Tawherowhero	Quintinia serrata
Titoki	Alectryon excelsus
Toothed lancewood	Pseudopanax ferox
Toro	Myrsine salicina
Toru	Toronia toru
Totara	Podocarpus totara
Towai	Streblus banksii
Turepo	Streblus heterophyllus
Wax-leaved coprosma	Coprosma tenuifolia
Weeping broom	Chordospartium stevensonii
Wharangi	Melicope ternata
Whau	Entelea arborescens
Wheki-ponga	Dicksonia fibrosa
White maire	Nestegis lanceolata
Wineberry / Makomako	Aristotelia serrata
Yellow silver pine	Lepidothamnus intermedius
	Pittosporum ellipticum
	Pittosporum virgatum
	Pseudopanax chathamicus
	Pseudopanax discolor

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Commonly grown commercial forestry species

Our commercially grown exotic trees support a thriving forestry sector that provides a broad range of economic, ecological, and social benefits.

However some commonly grown commercial trees can also present weed problems in some situations. Before planting, forests must be assessed for the risk of conifer species spreading to land outside the plantation. Use the Wilding Tree Risk Calculator to assess the risk for your site. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/growing-and-harvesting/forestry/national-environmental-standards-for-plantation-forestry/wilding-tree-risk-calculator/

The regulations controlling the planting of commercial species include:

the National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry,
the Resource Management Act 1991, and
the Biosecurity Act 1993 (working through regional pest management plans).

Common name	Scientific name
Bishop pine (w)	Pinus muricata
Black pine (w)	Pinus nigra
Black Walnut	Juglans nigra
Blackbutt	Eucalyptus pilularis
Blackwood	Acacia melanoxylon
Brown barrel	Eucalyptus fastigata
Brown top stringbark	Eucalyptus obliqua
Coast redwood	Sequoia sempervirens
Douglas Fir (w)	Pseudotsuga menziesii
European larch (w)	Larix decidua
Japanese Cedar	Cryptomeria japonica
Lawson cypress	Cupressus lawsoniana
Leyland cypress	Cupressus leylandii
Macrocarpa	Cupressus macrocarpa
Oak	Quercus spp
Poplar	Populus spp.
Princess tree	Paulownia tomentosa
Radiata Pine (w)	Pinus radiata
Shining gum	Eucalyptus nitens
Southern Mahogany	Eucalyptus botryoides
Stringy gum	Eucalyptus regnans
Sydney blue gum	Eucalyptus saligna
White Ceder	Cupressus lusitanica
White stringy bark	Eucalyptus globoidea
Willow	Salix spp.
Yellow Stringybark	Eucalyptus muelleriana

(w) = Identified as a potential wilding conifer in the Government's National Wilding Control Programme

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References and further information

As with all planting, people should think carefully about the species they choose and the places they plant. In addition to native trees many plant nurseries stock a range of exotic trees that many people like to plant.

MPI has worked with nurseries over a number of years through mechanisms like the National Plant Pest Accord to ensure nurseries avoid propagating and selling species likely to cause weed problems.

There are a wide range of resources that can help you in your tree planting decision, you may wish to contact:

Weedbusters: http://www.weedbusters.org.nz/weed-information/weed-list/

Department of Conservation: https://www.doc.govt.nz/

New Zealand Plant Conservation Network: www.nzpcn.org.nz

Landcare Research: www.nzflora.landcareresearch.co.nz

Managing Riparian Zones: DoC http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/science-and-technical/riparianzones2.pdf

The Native Trees of New Zealand, John T. Salmon 1980.

Landcare's Lucid Key for Weeds: https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/identification/plants/weeds-key