Dodonaea viscosa: Often called "Green Ake Ake" or "Broadleaf Hopbush," this is the most common and widely recognized Ake Ake. It has bright green, long, and thin wavy leaves, flaking reddish bark, and papery winged seed capsules.

Ake ake (Dodonaviea scosa) is an attractive and fast-growing shrub or small tree, with particularly hard wood that is prized by Maori for making taiaha and other weapons and tools. Ake ake is native to New Zealand, however is also found throughout the world.

This fast-growing bushy shrub or small tree has purple leaves and is good for creating shelter and controlling erosion. It flowers in late autumn to spring and will often self-seed. It is frost sensitive but will tolerate water-logged areas. The timber from akeake is one of the hardest native woods.

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Leaves 4-15cm long by 1-4cm wide, green to red-purple gradually narrowing to short leaf stalk and quickly narrowing to a rounded leaf tip. Flowers in panicles, small, yellow-green to red-green, developing into green dry 2-4-winged capsules.

All Ake Ake's have interesting and unique colour, such as the Purple Ake Ake ranging from bright vivid red, to deep dark maroon-purple, the Chatham Island Ake Ake with it's silvery green or the unique lime and bright greens of the others.

Ake Ake Red (Dodonaea viscosa) – A hardy, fast-growing coloniser tree from Takana Native Trees. Ake Ake Red reaches 3m in 10 years and up to 10m at maturity. Thrives in coastal areas from Banks Peninsula north. Features thin leaves, small green flowers, distinctive flaky bark, and striking red foliage. Perfect for resilient native planting.

Olearia traversii, commonly known as the Chatham Island Ake Ake, is a fast-growing, NZ native tree that grows to about 5 m tall and 4 m wide. The leaves are green and oval shaped with a white underside, and complemented with clusters of small, white flowers in summer.

Ake Ake is a very hardy shrub or small tree with deep red/burgundy shiny long thin leaves and flaking bark. Easy to train as a hedge or specimen tree. Withstands coastal conditions, drought and wind.

Dodonaea viscosa produces yellow-green to red-green flowers from late winter to mid-summer. It is an incredibly resilient species, capable of tolerating sub-zero temperatures, salt-laden winds, drought, and polluted atmospheres.