Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pittosporum tenuifolium Kohuhu,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Rounded, Upright
Description:
A small evergreen tree native or shrub native to New Zealand. It has glossy green foliage with black stems and is a tough low maintenance plant that makes fantastic dense fast growing hedges. There are many cultivars that have been bread from this variety.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune in spring to maintain compact shape. Great for hedging. Watering in dry periods will result in better growth and appearance. Grows well in difficult to grow areas - dry and shade
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Pittosporaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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