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PITTOSPORUM tobira
Australian Laurel, Japanese Pittosporum, Mock Orange, Japanese Cheesewood

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:: Pittosporaceae :: PITTOSPORUM :: tobira

Type of products available: 1/0A7, 1/1P8, 1/1P9, 1/1P1.3L

Main asset

Evergreen plant, fragrant blooming throughout the garden, very resistant to drought. Basic plant for medium hedges in Mediterranean regions.

Remarks

Easy to prune, shoots appear well on old wood. Can form small trees if not pruned, and sow.

Shrub or small tree native to Asia, fast-growing, evergreen coriaceous dark green leaves surmounted in May by umbels of bell-shaped flowers, cream-white becoming yellow, very fragrant, followed by yellow capsules with several red, fertile seeds .

Uses: Hiding Hedge, Windbreak Hedge, Medium Hedge

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: evergreen
Habit: trained and flared
Height: 4 m x 3 m (13 ft x 10 ft)
Growth: fast
Flowering period: May
Époque de fructification : Summer

Shape and colours:

Couleur du bois : clear grey
Foliage shape: oboval
Foliage colour: dark green
Flowers shape: bells
Flowers colour: cream white
Forme des fruits : capsules
Couleur des fruits : yellow
Parfum : yes

Plantation:

Soil type: drained
Exposure: sun, part-shade
Hardiness: - 15 °C (5 °F - USDA zone 7b)