Botanical Name: Myoporum laetum
Common Name: Myoporum
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Normally a broad spreading billowing shrubby tree with a tendency toward fast, rank growth and brittle branches; can become top-heavy and prone to wind damage
Height to 30'
Spread to 20'
Growth Rate Very rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil tolerates most soils but prefers soils which drain well
Hardiness Some frost – Zones 8, 9, 14-17, 19-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves lanceolate to 4" long with smooth margins and acute tip; stomata are readily visible when leaves are held up to light
Flowers white clusters of bell-shaped flowers with small purple spots, 1/4" across
Fruit globular drupe, reddish purple to 1/4" across
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings; semi-hardwood preferred; seed
 
Usage:
Large background or screening subject, best used near coastal landscapes; can be used as a multi-trunked tree or large shrub, or even as a groundcover if its branches are secured to the ground
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering, can tolerate lawn watering if drainage is good
Fertilizing balanced in spring if required
Pruning thin regularly to prevent top-heavy growth
Pests/Diseases none
Special Conditions/Other leaves and fruit are mildly toxic
 
Origin: New Zealand
Family: Myoporaceae

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