Tree lucerne (Tagasaste; Chamaecytisus proliferus var palmensis)
Tree lucerne (Tagasaste; Chamaecytisus proliferus var palmensis)
Tree lucerne is a versatile, small, fast growing tree. It flowers during the winter and is an important food source for birds and bees. We have a pair of kereru which spend a couple of months at our place each year during winter feeding on the tree lucerne. We have planted it through all of our shelter lines as a ‘nurse crop’, to provide initial wind shelter, frost protection, shade etc. for our longer-term plants. We are starting to remove some of our trees now, the foliage is being fed to the stock and the trunks make good firewood. Tree lucerne is a great feed crop for stock, particularly in periods of feed shortage; it will regrow after pruning. It is also a nitrogen fixing plant. 4m
4m | $8 (5cm pot) discount for bulk 10+ $4.50 each; 50+ plants $3.50 each
Janica Amoore Woodleigh Nursery
300 Mountain Road RD 3 New Plymouth 4373
tel +64 21 072 7394 (phone or text) | email janica@woodleigh.co.nz
Teucrium parvifolium
Teucrium parvifolium
A native plant, classified ‘At risk’ in its natural environment. Occurs throughout NZ in dry lowland forest. Forms a tidy compact shrub with small round leaves and masses of tiny white flowers. Belongs to the mint family. Hardy.
2m $12
Janica Amoore Woodleigh Nursery
300 Mountain Road RD 3 New Plymouth 4373
tel +64 21 072 7394 (phone or text) | email janica@woodleigh.co.nz
