Botanical Name:
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Common Name:
Lancewood, horoeka
Family:
Araliaceae
Description:
A NZ native evergreen tree with a juvenile and adult stage. The juvenile form which can last 15-20 years has leathery stiff leaves with a prominent central rib and are 1cm wide and up to 1m long with a toothed margin which all grow downwards from a central stem. In the adult form the tree branches producing a round canopy and the leaves become wider and shorter.
Flowers are 5mm across, green yellow in colour and produced summer to autumn.
Tolerates coastal conditions.
H: 4.5 - 15m (4-6m in cultivation)
Uses:
Foliage and form, tub plant, mass planting.
Propagation:
From seed as soon as it is ripe.
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