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So if you want to help make a difference and have more of our beautiful native birds around, here is a list of native trees & shrubs that you can plant (many of which will fit comfortably in smaller town gardens):

Cabbage tree / Ti kouka

Grow 12m, fruit late summer-early autumn

Five finger / Whauwhaupaku

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 8m, fruit autumn, flower winter

Flax / Harakeke

Grow 3m, flower Nov-Jan, great for Kaka, Tui, Bellbirds & Kea

Hinau

Grow 15m, fruit late summer-early autumn

Houpara

Grow 6m, fruit June to July

Karo

Grow 9m, flower spring

Karaka

Grow 15m, fruit late summer-early autumn, great for Wood Pigeons

Kahikatea / White pine

Grow 50m, fruit autumn, tallest and most ancient native tree, does well in wet areas, great for Tui

Kohia / NZ passion flower

Grow 8m, fruit summer-autumn

Kohuhu

Grow 8m, flower spring

Kowhai

Grow 10m, flower early spring, great for Wood Pigeons, Tui and Kaka

Kumarahou / Golden tainui

Grow 3m, flower spring 3m

Lacebark / Houhere

Grow 12m, flower late summer, fast-growing

Lancewood / Horoeka

Grow 15m, fruit autumn – winter, great for Wood Pigeons and Tui

Makomako / Wine berry

Grow 10m, fruit autumn, fast growing

Mapou

Grow 6m, fruit autumn

Marble leaf / Putaputaweta

Grow 10m, fruit autumn

Miro

Grow 25m, fruit autumn, great for Wood Pigeons

Nikau Palm

Grow 15m, fruit February – November, great for Wood Pigeons

Pate

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 8m, fruit autumn, prefers damp

Poroporo

Grow 3m, fruit autumn-winter, fast growing, great for Waxeyes

Pigeon wood / Porokaiwhiri

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 12m, fruit autumn, prefers damp, great for Wood Pigeons

Pohutukawa / New Zealand Christmas tree

Grow 20m, flower Dec-Jan 20m, very hardy and wind tolerant, great for Tui

Puriri

Grow 20m, flower and fruit all year, great for Wood Pigeons and Tui

Climbing Rata / Scarlett Rata Vine

Grow 10m, flower winter, grows/climbs on other trees

White Rata Vine / Aketea

Grow 15m, flower late winter, usually a climber but can be grown as a small shrub, great for Kaka and Tui

Rata / Northern rata

Grow 30m, flower Nov-Dec, great for Kaka, Tui and Kea

Rewarewa / New Zealand honeysuckle

Grow 30m, flower Oct-Dec, great for Tui

Rimu / Red pine

Grow 60m+, Fruit autumn

Titoki

Grow 10m, fruit in late summer, great for Wood Pigeons

Toropapa / karapapa

Grow 1-2m, fruit autumn

Taraire

Grow 22m, fruit autumn, slow-growing forest tree, great for Wood Pigeons

Tawa

Grow 25m, fruit autumn, slow growing, great for Wood Pigeons

Taurepo / New Zealand gloxinia

Grow 2m, flower all year round

Tarata / Lemonwood

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 12m, flower spring, fruit autum

Totara

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 30m +, fruit autumn, great for Kea

Tree fuchsia / Kotukutuku

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 12m, fruit summer-autumn, great for Bellbirds

Wharangi

Grow 7m, Seeds late summer

Whitey wood / Mahoe

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 10m, fruit late summer

Kanono

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 6m, fruit autumn

Karamu

You may need to grow more than one of these to make them fruit Grow 3-6m, fruit late summer/early autumn 3-6m

Karaka

Grow 15m, fruit late summer-early autumn, great for Wood Pigeons