Pittosporum tenuifolium

Botanical Name: 
Pittosporum tenuifolium
Common Name: 
Kohuhu
Family: 
Pittosporaceae
Description: 

A small evergreen tree native to New Zealand it has very dark red to grey black stems, with pale green leaves, 2.5-6cm long and wavy margins.

Flowers are dark purple to black, bell shaped, produced solitary or in a cluster in spring, with a honey like fragrance.

Seed capsules split open to reveal shiny black seeds.

Tolerates coastal conditions. Can be trimmed.

H: up to 10m (smaller in cultivation)

 

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Uses: 

Foliage display, cut foliage, shelter, hedge, filler.

Propagation: 

By seed or cuttings.