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Pittosporum
A twiggy bushy small tree which develops a columnar habit, It is clothed to the ground with zig-zaging branchlets when a juvenile and sub-adult. Develops small green rounded leaves as an adult. Single pink night-scented flowers. Avoid very dry sites, hardy to cold. Found naturally in montane streamsides and forest margins in the North Island. A nationally vulnerable plant due to the adult plants being browsed on by possums.
Genus
Pittosporum
Species
Cultivar
Common name
Pittosporum
Family name
Pittosporaceae
Place of origin
New Zealand
DETAILS
Height
5 mt
Width
2 mt
(expected growth in average NZ conditions in 5 to 10 years)
Leaves
Evergreen
Soil Type
Prefers good loamy soil
Moisture
Exposure
Grows in sun or semi-shade / Will tolerate very hard frosts.
Enthusiast / Indigenous / Nourishment / Texture
Trees
Category
Small 4.5 to 9 metres.
Availability
All our current stock has been dispatched out to retailers. If they have none left for you, we are growing another crop to supply as soon as possible.
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