Prices:

	Each	20 or more
2.5L Pot	$9.50	$9.00

Details:

Type:	Shrub
Growth Rate:	Slow
Mature Height:	1.5 m
Mature Width:	1.5 m
Site Condition:	Coastal, Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Sun:	Full Sun
Drainage:	Dry, Moist
Features:	Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds, insects and lizards. Flower colour: Yellow. Foliage colour: Green. Fruit colour: White. Native. Suitable restoration species.

Melicytus crassifolius is heavily-branched, with arching stems that taper at the tips to a sharp point. The small bright olive green leaves are teardrop shaped. It has small, greenish, bell-shaped flowers which appear underneath branches in summer, They form in clusters along the branches. The fruit is small bright white berries and they develop late summer until early winter. Usually, a blue spot appears on the berry with age.

Habitat: This compact hard shrub is endemic to both the North and South Island where it is typically found along coastal lowlands (0-300 m a.s.l.). Usually coastal in open grey scrub, on talus and alluvial terraces, cobble beaches, cliff faces, and in coarse stable sand dunes (especially swales). Inland it may be found in open grassland, amongst kanuka stands and along river flats.

Flowering: Summer [August - January]
Fruiting:    Autumn [February - May]