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Pittosporum eugenioides
Tarata
Notes

Uses: Small to medium tree from New Zealand with dense green wavy edged foliage.
The fragrant cream flowers appear in spring.
Can be grown as a feature tree or pruned and maintained as a hedge or screen.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-round Round
  • Height 6-10m
  • Spread 3-5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Pittosporaceae
  • Botanical Name Pittosporum eugenioides
  • Common Name Tarata
  • Origin New Zealand
  • Habit Erect, Branching, Dense
  • Landscape Footslopes, Plains, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Hills
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand, Clay
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Fire, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour Yellow, Cream
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Foliage Mid-green
  • Flower Type Clusters
  • Purpose Ornamental, Screen, Erosion
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Smooth
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)