Seed Collecting Times

Collecting Seeds from native trees

People may collect seed from the reserve only after obtaining permission from Auckland Council.
The gray shaded areas indicate when seeds may be collected from the tree.
Light blue indicates that seeds on the ground are also suitable for collecting.

Common Name Botanical Name Colour of Ripe Fruit/Seed Case J F M A M J J A S O N D
Cabbage   Tree Cordyline australis White/paleblue
Fuchsia Fuchsia excorticata Red/puce
Flax Phorium tenax Dry black
Honeysuckle Knightia excelsa Dry   brown
Houpara Pseudopanax lessonii Black
Kahikatea Dacrycarpus dacrydiodes Red/orange
Kanuka Kunzea ericoides Brown
Karaka Corynocarpus laevigatus Orange
Karamu Coprosma robusta Orange
Kohekohe Dysoxylum spectabile Green/red
Kowhai Sophora sp Yellow
Lancewood Pseudopanax crassifolius Black
Mahoe Melicytus ramiflorus Purple
Mangeao Litsea calicaris Reddish
Manuka Leptospermum scoparium Dry   brown
Mapou Myrsine australis Black
Nikau Rhopalostylis sapida Red
Pigeonwood Hedycarya arborea Orange
Pohutukawa Metrosideros excelsa Dry   brown
Pukatea Laurelia novae-zealandiae Green
Puriri Vitex lucens Red
Putaputaweta Carpodetus serratus Black
Rangiora Brachyglottis repanda Dry   brown
Rewarewa Knightia excelsa Red
Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum Red
Tawa Beilschmiedia tawa Purple
Taraire Beilschmiedia tarairi Purple
Titoki Alectryon excelsus Red/black
Totara Podocarpus totara Red/yellow