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District Plan Hauraki Gulf Islands Section - Proposed 2006

(Notified version 2006)

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Appendix 13 - Planting guides

Introduction
Table 1: Planting guide
Figure 1: Planting for back wetland or spring
Figure 2: Planting for stream edge
Figure 3: Planting for saline stream edge and flood area
Figure 4: Planting for clay slope

Introduction

The table in this appendix identifies suitable indigenous species for planting in the following situations:

  • locations where fire resistant plants are required
  • effluent disposal fields
  • erosion control and bank stabilisation
  • coastal margins
  • stream margins
  • wetlands.

The figures following the table show how different plant species can be grouped in particular situations.

Note: Users of this guide are encouraged to refer to the following publications and websites for detailed guidance on planting. The Landcare Research plant species selector is highly recommended.

References

Auckland Regional Council, Wonderful Wetlands - Wetland Restoration and Planting Guide for the Auckland Region, Factsheet available at www.arc.govt.nz 

Chapple, Don, Rachel Ebbett and Ivan Kitson, Greening our Gulf Islands - A manual for native revegetation with special reference to Waiheke, May 2000.

Auckland Regional Council, Riparian Zone Management - Planting Guide, www.arc.govt.nz

Auckland Regional Council, TP58 Technical Sheet G-1, Plants suitable for on-site wastewater disposal systems

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Plant species selector, http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biodiversity/greentoolbox

Table 1: Planting guide

Maori name Common name Scientific name Resists fire Suitable for effluent disposal fields Suitable for general erosion control and bank stabilisation Suitable for coastal, saltmarsh saline stream margins and flood areas Suitable for wetlands / swamps and stream margins
Akiraho   Olearia paniculata       Yes wind and salt spray tolerant        
Hangehange   Geniostoma liqustrifolium Yes Yes moist drained            
Harekeke Flax Phormium tenax   Yes very wet     Yes above flood line Yes moist edges / swampy areas
Hukihuki Swamp coprosma Coprosma tenuicaulis   Yes very wet         Yes swampy areas
Kahikatea * White pine Dacrycarpus dacrydioides   Yes moist / wet site Yes clay slope planting     Yes moist edges / flood plains
Kaikomako   Penantia corymbosa   Yes moist         Yes moist fertile
Kamahi *   Weinmannia racemosa   Yes wet          
Kanono   Coprosma grandifolia Yes                
Kanuka * Tea tree Kunzea ericoides       Yes slip face stabilisation        
Kapungawha Clubrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanii           Yes coastal streams / salty water Yes standing water and salt water
Karaka   Corynocarpus laevigatus Yes                
Karamu * Looking glass plant Coprosma robusta, C. lucida Yes Yes wet Yes clay slope planting     Yes moist edges
Karo *   Pittosporum crassifolium Yes     Yes wind and salt spray tolerant        
Kauri *   Agathis australis       Yes clay slope planting        
Kawakawa *   Macropiper excelsum Yes             Yes moist edges
Kio kio Swamp kiokio (fern) Blechnum novae-zealandiae   Yes moist         Yes swamp
Kohekohe *   Dyoxylum spectabile       Yes clay slope planting        
Koromiko   Hebe stricta var. strict   Yes moist drained         Yes moist edges
Kotukutuku   Fuchsia excorticata Yes                
Kowhai *   Sophora microphylla   Yes wet     Yes lower saline slopes Yes moist edges
Kukaraho Marsh club rush Bolboschoenus fluviatilis           Yes coastal stream margins / salt Yes standing water
Kumerahou * Golden tainui Pomaderris kumerahou       Yes slip face stabilisation        
Kuta kuta Bamboo spike sedge Eleocharis spahacelata               Yes standing water / swamp /edges
Maakaka Swamp ribbonwood Plagianthus divaricatus               Yes wetland plant
Maakoako Sea primrose Samolus repens           Yes salt marsh banks and & cliffs    
Mahoe * Whitey wood Melicytus ramiflorus   Yes wet Yes roots stabilise banks     Yes moist edges
Maire-tawaki * Swamp maire Syzygium maire   Yes very wet         Yes wetland and margin
Makaka * Shore ribbonwood Plagianthus betunlinus           Yes very salty conditions Yes wetland and margins
Makomako * Wineberry Aristotelia serrata   Yes wet         Yes wetland and margins
Manihi Red pondweed Potomogeton cheesmanii               Yes standing water to 4m deep
Manuka * Red teatree Leptospernum scoparium   Yes very wet Yes clay slope planting Yes lower saline slopes Yes wetland and moist edges
Mingimingi *   Coprosma propinqua   Yes wet         Yes wetland and margins
Miro * Brown pine Prumnopitys ferruginea                  
Ngaio *   Myoporum laetum       Yes erosion control        
Nikau *   Rhopalostylis sapida   Yes wet/shade         Yes moist edges / wind sensitive
Oioi Sea rush Juncus maritimus           Yes saltmarsh and estuaries    
Papauma   Griselinia littoralis Yes                
Parataniwha   Elatostema rugosum   Yes moist         Yes moist edges
Pate *   Schefflera digitata   Yes wet         Yes moist edges
Pohuehue * Wirevine Muehlenbeckia complexa       Yes binding plant - dune Yes lower saline slopes    
Pohutukawa *   Metrosideros excelsa       Yes bank stabilising Yes lower saline slopes    
Poroporo   Solanum aviculare Yes                
Puka *   Griselinia lucida Yes     Yes clay slope planting        
Pukatea *   Laurelia novae-zelandiae   Yes very wet         Yes swamp/floodplain/edges
Purei Rush Carex secta, C. virgata       Yes foliage protects soil surface     Yes standing water / swampy areas
Puriri *   Vitex lucens   Yes moist drained         Yes moist edges well drained
Putaputaweta Marbleleaf carpodetus serratus Yes Yes very wet         Yes swampy areas /moist margins
Raupo   Typha orientalis               Yes standing water to 1m / swamp
Raurekau   Coprosma australis Yes                
Rautahi   Carex lessoniana, C. geminata   Yes very wet         Yes lowland swamps
Remuremu   Selliera radicans           Yes salt marshes / dune hollows    
Rimu *   Dacrydium cupressinum       Yes clay slope planting        
Tauhinu * Golden cottonwood Cassinia fulvida   Yes very wet         Yes standing water
Taupata *   Coprosma repens Yes     Yes exposed coastal sites        
Ti koura * Cabbage tree Cordyline australis   Yes very wet     Yes lower saline slopes Yes moist edges and swamp
Toetoe *   Cyperus ustulatus   Yes wet Yes foliage protects soil surface     Yes shallow water and edges
Totara *   Podocarpus totara       Yes soil stabilising deep root        
Tupari maunga Tussock sedge Gahnia xanthocarpa               Yes swampy areas
Ureure   Sarcocornia quinqueflora           Yes salt marshes and salt meadows    
Waewae kotuku Tangle fern Gleichenia dicarpa               Yes damp wetlands
Whekiponga Swamp tree fern Dicksonia squarrosa   Yes moist         Yes moist margins
Wiiwii Rushes Juncus gregiflorus, J. sarophorus               Yes swampy areas
Wiwi   Leptocarpus similis           Yes saline stream edge    
  Five finger Pseudopanax arboreus Yes                
  Flat leaved sedge Carrex dissata       Yes foliage protects soil surface     Yes stream banks
  Salt marsh ribbonwood Plagianthus divircatus           Yes lowest saline edges    
  Veined coprosma Coprosma areolata   Yes moist         Yes moist edges
  Wetland sedge Carex virgata       Yes foliage protects soil surface     Yes standing water / moist edges
  Wetland sedge Carex dissita               Yes standing water / moist edges
    Hypolepis dicksonioides   Yes moist drained         Yes moist edges

Yes indicates the most suitable plant for circumstances.

* indicates the plant appears in the publication Greening our Gulf Islands - see references.

Figure 1: Planting for back wetland or spring

Figure 1: Planting for back wetland or spring

Figure 2: Planting for stream edge

Figure 2: Planting for stream edge

Figure 3: Planting for saline stream edge and flood area

Figure 3: Planting for saline stream edge and flood area

Figure 4: Planting for clay slope

Figure 4: Planting for clay slope

Images from Auckland Regional Council, Riparian Zone Management - Planting Guide.