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    PITTOSPORUM
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    PITTOSPORUM

    Commonly known as Kohuhu, Parchment bark

    Hardy in all but the coldest areas. All flower APR-JUL

    OFTEN sweetly night-scented and always sticky-seeded mainly evergreen shrubs and trees found in wideranging habitats in Australasia, southern Africa, southern and eastern Asia and the Pacific islands. It is thought that its origin was the supercontinent Gondwana. Genus of about 200 species.

     

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Pests & Diseases
      Leaf spot, powdery mildew.
    • Place of origin
      New Zealand
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      Thinly leathery, glossy leaves 2.5-6cm (1-2½in) long.
    • Brown or black
      Black-red
    • Bell/Lantern
      Bell-shaped
    • Coastal / windswept
      Slightly back from the sea with more shelter in milder areas
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Silver variegated
      Pink-flushed cream margins
    • Height
      4m (13ft)
    • Spread
      4m (13ft)
    • Hedge
      Ideal for hedging
      Suitable for a coastal hedge if some protection given from direct sea-winds
    • Tall Shrub
      Dark-stemmed, bushy shrub, erect and fast-growing when young, slower-growing with age. Produces flowers in small, few-flowered axillary clusters followed by grey-black seed capsules
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
    • Scented flowers
      Honey-scented
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      4m (13ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (13ft)
      		  
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Tandara Gold'

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    Parchment bark, Kohuhu
    Available from £17.50
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'

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    Parchment bark, Kohuhu
    Available from £17.50
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'

    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'

    Parchment bark, Kohuhu
    Available from £17.50
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    Varieties

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    • PITTOSPORUM adaphniphylloides
    Parchment bark
    (formerly daphnephylloides) - huge dark green leaves of up to 10 ins. Scented cream flowers and small red fruit. Hardy if sheltered
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
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    PITTOSPORUM bicolor
    Downy young stems. Small, maroon-crimson flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
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    PITTOSPORUM crassifolium
    A very hardy variety which is excellent in coastal conditions with thick leathery leaves and deep purple flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PITTOSPORUM crassifolium 'Variegatum'
    Grey-green leaves variegated creamy-white on the edges
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
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    PITTOSPORUM eugenioides 'Variegatum'
    Pale yellow scented flowers and leaves margined creamy-white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    PITTOSPORUM heterophyllum
    Small pale yellow fragrant flowers. Dense growth and evergreen
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium
    Green foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Abbotsbury Gold'
    Bright greenish-yellow blotches in the centre of the young leaves which become less distinct on maturity
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Atropurpureum'
    Green new growth. Leaves then become purplish-brown
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Bannow Bay'
    Kohuhu, Parchment bark
    New growth pale green with cream edge, changing to pink in summer, maturing to burgundy over winter.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £35.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
    Cream and green with distinctive pink edge. Hardy
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £35.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium Garnettii'
    ('Saundersii') - rounded leaves are variegated white on cream
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    Large
    £40.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Gold Star'
    With variegated foliage and a gold star in the centre
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
    A new variety which is a pure light green and makes an excellent hedge or topiary with minimal trimming. It does not become leggy and its leaves hold on the lower branches
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £35.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'
    ('Snow') - green speckled white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £40.00
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    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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