Pittosporum crassifolium (Karo)
Other names: Stiffleaf cheesewood, Caro, Evergreen pittosporum, Parchment bark
P. crassifolium is a large, tender, evergreen shrub or small tree with upright stems bearing ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves, white-hairy beneath, grey-green when young. Terminal clusters of dark red to reddish-purple flowers in early summer are followed by spherical, brown seed capsules.
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5m max. spread |
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10m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Pittosporum bicolor (Tasmanian whitewood)
Other names: Victorian cheesewood, Victorian whitewood , Cheesewood, Banyalla , Fragrant pittosporum
P. bicolor is a tender, erect to bushy, large evergreen shrub or small tree bearing downy young stems and oblong, leathery, dark green leaves with rolled margins and white- to brown-felted undersides. Nodding, bell-shaped, single or clustered, fragrant, maroon-flushed yellow flowers in spring are followed by dark red capsules.
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4m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium (Tawhiwhi )
P. tenuifolium is a rounded, evergreen shrub that has glossy, green leaves with wavy margins. From late spring to early summer, it produces a scattering of small, fragrant maroon flowers.
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4m max. spread |
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7m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum truncatum (Truncated pittosporum)
Other names: Euonymus provicarii
P. truncatum is an upright, evergreen shrub or small tree with whorled, glossy, leathery, elliptic to obovate, mid- to bright green leaves and umbels of fragrant, pale yellow flowers from spring to early summer. Flowers are followed by capsules that split to reveal orange seeds.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum heterophyllum (Chinese pittosporum)
P. heterophyllum is a rounded to mound-forming, evergreen shrub with leathery, glossy, ovate, obovate, or lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and clusters of fragrant, cream to pale yellow flowers from late spring into summer.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tobira 'Shima' (Japanese pittosporum 'Shima')
Other names: Australian laurel 'Shima', House-blooming mock orange 'Shima', Pittosporum tobira 'Cream de Mint', Pittosporum tobira 'Creme de Menthe', Pittosporum tobira 'Crème de Menthe' , Pittosporum tobira 'Cream of Mint' , Japanese mock orange 'Shima', Japanese cheesewood 'Shima'
'Shima' is a compact, dense, mound-forming, tender evergreen shrub bearing ovate, leathery, glossy, grey-green leaves with creamy-white margins and umbels of small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers in late spring and early summer. Flowers are followed by spherical, yellow-brown capsules containing red seeds.
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0.8m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Arundel Green' (Pittosporum 'Arundel Green')
'Arundel Green' is a rounded, evergreen shrub, with oval, wavy, bright green leaves on dark shoots.
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2m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Wrinkled Blue' (Pittosporum 'Wrinkled Blue')
Other names: Tawhiwhi 'Wrinkled Blue', Kohuhu 'Wrinkled Blue'
'Wrinkled Blue' is a neat, oblong evergreen shrub with silver-blue, wavy edge foliage on dark stems.
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2m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum 'Oliver Twist' (Pittosporum 'Oliver Twist')
Other names: Tawhiwhi 'Oliver Twist', Kohuhu 'Oliver Twist', Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Oliver Twist'
'Oliver Twist' is a compact, upright evergreen shrub with slender, black stems bearing small, elliptic to oval, glossy, grey-green leaves and inconspicuous, fragrant, maroon flowers in late spring and early summer.
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2m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Emerald Dome' (Pittosporum 'Emerald Dome')
Other names: Kohuhu 'Emerald Dome', Tawhiwhi 'Emerald Dome', Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Minpitto'
'Emerald Dome' is a conical to rounded, evergreen shrub with slender, dark brown stems bearing elliptic, glossy, wavy-margined, olive green leaves. Small, fragrant, maroon flowers bloom in late spring and early summer.
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2m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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