tāwhairauriki
foliage palette: dark green
fruit & flower palette: red
Fuscospora solandri | black beech, tāwhairauriki
With its striking black bark and rounded, deep green leaves, this hardy tree adds visual interest. It flourishes in drier, eastern lowlands with moderately fertile, well-drained soil, and is more wind-resistant than other native beeches. It adapts well to formal hedging.