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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
Kohuhu 

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
Common name

Kohuhu

Group

Shrubs

Family

Pittosporaceae

Description

A low bushy shrub with bronze-purple flushed leaves. Bell-shaped; black-red flowers. Max Height 1m. Max Spread 60cm. Flowers May to June. Full sun. Frost hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Rounded
Fragrance
No
Hardiness
Frost hardy
Toxicity
Harmful if eaten

Size

Growth speed
Fast
Ultimate height
1m
Ultimate spread
60cm

Colour

Flowers
Black; Red in May; June
Foliage
Bronze; Purple - Evergreen
Fruit
Grey; Black in July
 

Growing your plants

Aspect
Full sun Shelter from cold drying winds
Soil
Loam
Moisture
Moist; Well drained
Propagation
Grafting
Usage
Warm wall; Border
Planting
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser

Caring for your plants

Pruning
Early spring Thin out overgrown plants
Maintenance
Mulch; Feed
Care
Keep moist in first year
Pests & diseases
Honey fungus; Red spider mite; Aphids; Adelgids

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The web price shown includes a web only discount of 10%. All prices are exclusive of VAT.

Type
Form
Size
Spread
Normal
price 		Web
price 		Stock
 
 
 		Trolley
Regular 5 litre 40-60 cm --- £17.50 £ 1
Regular 2 litre 20-30 cm --- £7.09 £ 244