Black mapou

Pittosporum tenuifolium ssp. colensoi

Black mapou

PURPOSE:

Habitat restoration

Riparian planting

Nurse crop

Low screening - privacy

Pittosporum tenuifolium subspecies colensoi is a neat and tidy, extremely hardy Pittosporum common in the shrublands of native forest throughout the country.

While the bark, flowers, and fruit are similar to tenuifolium, the leaves are larger, flatter, darker, and more leathery. Ssp. colensoi is generally also more tolerant of very wet conditions

GERMINATION For best results sow seeds shallow on a bed of damp seed raising mix and keep in moist and mild conditions until seedlings appear

Expect 30cm in first 12 months with growth rate increasing in second & subsequent years

Collected from central north island Pureora native forest.

100 seeds per packet 

Seeds may be refrigerated up to12 months until ready to be sown

30 page illustrated Propagation guide included via email with this purchase

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Check out rabbitracer's other native seed listings for riparian zones, habitat restoration, and mass planting:

RIPARIAN ZONES (Preservation of ponds, streams, swamps, and wetlands)

CONSERVATION / HABITAT RESTORATION (marginal farmland, slips, gullies, erosion control)