Story: Shrubs and small trees of the forest

More links and websites

• Ngā Tipu Whakaoranga/People Plants Database

  This Landcare site gives information on Māori and early European use of small trees and shrubs.

• Vascular plants

  You can browse or search for descriptions and images of shrubs and small trees on this part the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network site.

More suggestions and sources

• Allan, H. H. Flora of New Zealand. Vol. 1. Wellington: Government Printer, 1961.
• Poole, A. L., and Nancy M. Adams. Trees and shrubs of New Zealand. Rev. ed., edited by Carol J. West. Wellington: DSIR, 1990.
• Salmon, J. T. Native trees of New Zealand. Auckland: Reed, 1998.
• Simpson, Philip. Dancing leaves: the story of New Zealand’s cabbage tree, tī kōuka. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2000.
• Wilson, Hugh, and Tim Galloway. Small-leaved shrubs of New Zealand. Christchurch: Manuka Press, 1993.