Golden tōtara (Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’)

Common name: golden totara

Golden tōtara is a cultivated form of tōtara suited to amenity planting, valued for its distinctive golden foliage and upright form.

Purei is a robust wetland sedge suited to stormwater treatment areas, wetland edges, and low-lying riparian planting.

Availability

Eco-sourced native plants are available for project-scale planting and grow-to-order programmes. Contact us to discuss plant supply.

Suitable for

Amenity and landscape planting

Shelter planting

Lowland sites

Characteristics

Height: up to 8–12m

Form: upright tree

Habitat: cultivated form suited to a range of environments

Light: full sun

Frost tolerance: moderate

Restoration uses

Amenity and landscape planting

Shelter and specimen planting

Urban and civic spaces

Low-maintenance planting schemes