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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 15 to 30 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Oval, medium green, slightly undulating.
Fruit: Showy
Other: Smal, orange fruit containing sticky seeds.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Kohuhu
  • Tawhiwhi
  • Black Matipo
  • Kohukohu

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