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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Pittosporum bicolor is an evergreen Shrub growing to 5 m (16ft 5in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in leaf all year, in flower from November to April. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Hedge;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Hedge Hedge
Makes a good wind-resistant hedge in the warmest gardens in Britain[182]. Australian settlers used it for axe-handles, billiard-cues. Tasmanian aborigines for clubs called waddies.
Special Uses
Hedge Hedge
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Cultivation details
Succeeds in any well-drained soil[182, 200], including dry soils, preferably in a sunny position[182] but also succeeding in light shade[200]. Plants are not very hardy in Britain, they require winter protection at Kew Gardens but do well outdoors in the southern and western maritime counties where some specimens have reached 10 metres tall[11]. In the wild, this species has been reported as tall as 44 feet (14 m). The small flowers are highly fragrant[182]. They open over a long season, though they are mainly open in the spring[219]. Very amenable to pruning, plants can be cut right back into old wood if required[200]. The species in this genus are very likely to hybridize with other members of the genus[200]. When growing a species from seed it is important to ensure that the seed either comes from a known wild source, or from isolated specimens in cultivation. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow when ripe in the autumn or in late winter in a warm greenhouse[78, 200]. The seed usually germinates freely. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle, move the plants to a cold frame as soon as they are established and plant out late in the following spring[78]. Consider giving them some protection from the cold during their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 7cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Poor to fair percentage[78]. Basal ripewood cuttings late autumn in a cold frame[200].
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Banyalla or Banalla (aboriginal name in Victoria, Australia), Cheesewood, Waddywood. Tallow-wood, is also applied to the huge-growing Eucalyptus microcorys. Tolosa Wood, Whitewood, Dragon's Blood.
Native Range
AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales (southeast), Victoria)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Pittosporum balansae | | Shrub | 3.0 |
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| | LMH | SN | DM | 1 | 0 | |
| Pittosporum crassifolium | Karo, Stiffleaf cheesewood | Shrub | 5.0 |
8-11
| | LM | SN | DM | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittosporum eugenioides | Tarata | Tree | 10.0 |
8-11
| | LM | SN | DM | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittosporum phillyreoides | Weeping Pittosporum, Narrow-leaf Pittosporum | Shrub | 4.5 |
9-11
| S | LM | N | DM | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pittosporum ralphii | Ralph's desertwillow | Shrub | 4.0 |
8-11
| | LM | N | DM | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittosporum resiniferum | Petroleum nut | Tree | 25.0 |
10-12
| M | LMH | N | M | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pittosporum tenuifolium | Tawhiwhi | Tree | 7.0 |
7-10
| M | LM | SN | DM | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittosporum tobira | Tobira, Japanese cheesewood, Australian Laurel, Mock Orange, Japanese Pittosporum | Shrub | 6.0 |
8-11
| F | LM | SN | DM | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittosporum undulatum | Cheesewood, Australian cheesewood, Cheesewood, Pittosporum, Orange Berry Pittosporum, Victorian Box | Tree | 12.0 |
9-11
| F | LM | SN | DM | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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