Botanical Name: Pittosporum undulatum
Common Name: Victorian box
Type of Plant: dicot: tree/shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright to spreading, single or multi-trunked plant, with the branching pattern forming a dome-shaped canopy
Height 15-25' (40')
Spread 2/3 to equal
Growth Rate mod-rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun
Soil prefers well-draining soils of neutral pH
Hardiness some frost (zones 14-27, 21-24); thrives in mild coast
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate (often whorled at branch tips), oblong-lanceolate or elliptic; 2-6" long, with undulate margins; dark green, shiny
Flowers creamy white, fragrant, 1/2" diameter, in terminal clusters; spring
Fruit a capsule: round, woody, yellow orange when mature
 
Propagation:
seed, semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
if developed as a tree, the plant is used mostly for shade, or accent (form, foliage); background screens, hedges, windbreak; lawn or street tree; has shallow, invasive roots
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular is preferred; the plant is drought-tolerant after established
Fertilizing balanced in spring, plus iron to correct chlorosis
Pruning to shape desired; head high when young
Pests/Diseases aphids, sooty mold, scale
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Pittosporaceae

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