Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pittosporum tenuifolium Green Pillar TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Open Canopy
Description:
Bushy, dense, fast growing Pittosporum with glossy lime green leaves. Dwarf form and tighty foliaged, makes an great hedge to 1.5m. Although dark red, the flowers are quite insignificant but do smell like honey in Spring. Ideal for screening and hedging. Grows to 5m x 2m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Pittosporaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: High
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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