Pittosporum tenuifolium Kōhūh�

Drainage: Damp Very Dry Well Drained Growth: Fast Height Range: 10 Site Conditions: Coastal Exposed Frost Tolerant Heavy Soil Loamy Soil Salty Sandy Soil Windy Sunlight: Full Shade Full Sun Partial Shade Features: Attractive Flowers Attractive foliage Attractive to bees Attractive to Birds Attractive to insects Suitable for Hedging Suitable for Revegetation Species Suitable for Shelter Category: Trees Tags: Bees, coastal, dry woodland, Hedging

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Pittosporum tenuifolium is endemic and widespread throughout New Zealand. Also known as Black Matipo or Kōhūhū. Kōhūhū is found growing wild in coastal and lower mountain forest areas up to an altitude of 900 m. That is nearly every forest type in Canterbury. It grows readily in forested areas that have been disturbed or in reverting farmland, playing an important role in ecological succession. For this reason, it is a key species for forest revegetation. Kōhūhū grows p...