DYSOXYLUM SPECTABILE - KOHEKOHE
A handsome medium-sized specimen tree with large, glossy, creased leaves and smooth grey/brown trunk. A spectacular NZ Native Tree; the fresh green foliage provides a point of interest in any garden and the fruit provides food for birds. Unique white, fragrant flowers grow from the stems and trunk.
Applications
Specimen tree
Screening
Shade tree
NZ native theme
Beyond the norm
Kohekohe is another great tree that can be trimmed to either contain as a specimen tree or trimmed into a pleached hedge.
Clipped height
2.5-5m
15 year height
6-8m
Mature height
10-15m
Soil conditions
Free draining, moderate soils
Wind
Prefers shelter as a young plant
Frost
Frost tender when young
Light
Full sun to part shade
Tree Shape
Crowned canopy
Seasonal
Evergreen
Flower
Waxy white flowers
Origin
Native
Available grades
15lt, 45lt, 160lt