A fast-growing and resilient New Zealand native shrub or small tree, admired for its attractive reddish bark, colourful foliage, and decorative winged seed capsules. Akeake is one of the best native choices for coastal gardens, shelter planting, and hedging, thriving in exposed sites where many other plants struggle.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Dense shrub or small tree
• Bark: Flaky reddish-brown bark
• Foliage: Long, narrow, slightly wavy leaves that range from green to bronze-red or purple
• Leaves: 4–15 cm long and 1–4 cm wide
• Flowers: Small yellow-green to red-green flowers borne in branched clusters
• Fruit: Decorative green winged seed capsules that mature to papery brown
• Height: 3–12 m
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal dunes and beaches
• Coastal scrub
• Lowland forest
• Offshore islands
• Occasionally forms part of coastal forest communities
🌿 Growing Environment
• Full sun
• Wind tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
• Salt tolerant
• Free-draining soils
Performs best in open, sunny locations with excellent drainage. Exceptionally well suited to exposed coastal sites and dry conditions but should not be planted in permanently waterlogged soils.
📍 Distribution
• Native to New Zealand, occurring on the Three Kings, North, South and Chatham Islands
• Also naturally widespread throughout many tropical and subtropical regions of the world
🌾 Uses
• Hedging and screening
• Shelterbelts
• Riparian plantings
• Coastal restoration
• Feature tree
• Revegetation projects
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
A hardy, fast-growing native that establishes quickly and requires very little maintenance once established. It is ideal for coastal gardens, exposed sites, and shelter planting where its dense foliage provides excellent wind protection. While highly tolerant of drought, wind, and salt spray, young plants benefit from protection from severe frosts. Plant in full sun for the best growth and foliage colour.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5–20 cm, 350 ml)
• PB3 (20–70 cm, 1.5 L)
• PB8 (50 cm+, 3.5 L)
• PB18 (1 m+, 8.5 L)
• PB40 (2 m+, 18.5 L)
⏱️ Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
📦 Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
🌱 We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage.
A fast-growing and resilient New Zealand native shrub or small tree, admired for its attractive reddish bark, colourful foliage, and decorative winged seed capsules. Akeake is one of the best native choices for coastal gardens, shelter planting, and hedging, thriving in exposed sites where many other plants struggle.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Dense shrub or small tree
• Bark: Flaky reddish-brown bark
• Foliage: Long, narrow, slightly wavy leaves that range from green to bronze-red or purple
• Leaves: 4–15 cm long and 1–4 cm wide
• Flowers: Small yellow-green to red-green flowers borne in branched clusters
• Fruit: Decorative green winged seed capsules that mature to papery brown
• Height: 3–12 m
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal dunes and beaches
• Coastal scrub
• Lowland forest
• Offshore islands
• Occasionally forms part of coastal forest communities
🌿 Growing Environment
• Full sun
• Wind tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
• Salt tolerant
• Free-draining soils
Performs best in open, sunny locations with excellent drainage. Exceptionally well suited to exposed coastal sites and dry conditions but should not be planted in permanently waterlogged soils.
📍 Distribution
• Native to New Zealand, occurring on the Three Kings, North, South and Chatham Islands
• Also naturally widespread throughout many tropical and subtropical regions of the world
🌾 Uses
• Hedging and screening
• Shelterbelts
• Riparian plantings
• Coastal restoration
• Feature tree
• Revegetation projects
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
A hardy, fast-growing native that establishes quickly and requires very little maintenance once established. It is ideal for coastal gardens, exposed sites, and shelter planting where its dense foliage provides excellent wind protection. While highly tolerant of drought, wind, and salt spray, young plants benefit from protection from severe frosts. Plant in full sun for the best growth and foliage colour.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5–20 cm, 350 ml)
• PB3 (20–70 cm, 1.5 L)
• PB8 (50 cm+, 3.5 L)
• PB18 (1 m+, 8.5 L)
• PB40 (2 m+, 18.5 L)
⏱️ Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
📦 Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
🌱 We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage.
