It seems appropriate to adorn this post with the mighty Puriri that serves as the matriarch over a huge swathe of the land where I live. I'm no expert at estimating the age of trees but this magnificent specimen has to be at least 300+ years old!

It's also the reason why I'm able to work this land, my property developer landlord has been unable to redevelop this property thanks to its protected status. After 6/7 years of working with my personal garden I decided to compile an exhaustive (but undoubtedly missing many) list of everything growing on the land, the whenua that has taught me so much.

Native trees

Puriri
Nikau
Kanuka
Manuka / Leptospermum (Pink)
Kawakawa
Kōkōmuka tāranga / Hebe stenophylla
Harakeke / Flax
Karo
Tōtara
Taupata / Coprosma repens
Tororaro / Muehlenbeckia astonii
Oi Oi / Apodasmia similis
Titoki / Alectryon excelsus
Kōwhai ngutukākā / Clianthus
Tī kōuka / Cordyline australis
Kakaha / Astelia chathamica
Puha / Sonchus

Fruit

Citrus × paradisi - Grapefruit
Psidium littorale - Yellow Cherry Guava
Oleo europaea - Fruitless olive
Ficus carica - Fig
Zanthoxylum simulans - Sichuan Pepper
Lemon
Lime
Rubus pentalobus - Orangeberry
Avocado
Fejoa
Passionfruit
Annona cherimola - Cherimoya / Custard Apple
Plum

Herbs

Monarda didyma - Bergamot
Borago officinalis - Borage
Origanum vulgare - Oregano
Thyme
Origanum majorana - Marjoram
Foeniculum vulgare - Fennel
Salvia rosmarinus - Rosemary
Coriander
Basil
Petroselinum crispum - Parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum - Flat-leaved parsley
Rosmarinus prostratus - Rosemary
Cymbopogon - Lemongrass
Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium
Hyssopus officinalis - Hyssop
Nigella sativa - Black cumin
Salvia officinalis - Common sage
Salvia apiana - White sage
Prunella vulgaris - Heal-all
Artemisia vulgaris - Mugwort
Allium schoenoprasum - Chives
Allium fistulosum - Spring onion
Persicaria odorata - Vietnamese coriander
Plantago major Rubrifolia - Purple plantain
Calendula officinalis - Calendula
Symphytum - Comfrey

Vegetables

kōkihi / Tetragonia tetragonoides
Medicago sativa - Alfalfa
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris - Silverbeet
Cichorium intybus - Chicory
Cabbage - (various)
Vicia faba - Broad bean
Tomato (various)
Asparagus Sweet Purple
Allium ampeloprasum - leek
Capsicum annuum - Sweet and chilli pepper

Exotic

Aloe arborescens - Aloe
Chamaecytisus palmensis - Tree lucerne
Camellia
Strelitzia nicolai - Giant Bird of Paradise
Monstera deliciosa - Monstera
Cycas revoluta - Cycad
Agave attenuata - Agave
Ulmus villosa - Elm
Tecoma capensis - Cape honeysuckle
Ligustrum australianum - Privet
Lomandra longifolia - Lomandra grass