District Plan Hauraki Gulf Islands Section - Proposed 2006

(Notified version 2006)

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 2: Planting for stream edge

Figure 3: Planting for saline stream edge and flood area

Figure 4: Planting for clay slope

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

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