Coprosma crassifolia
(Mingimingi)
Coprosma crassifolia
(Mingimingi)
Prices:
| Each | 20 or more | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5L Pot | $9.50 | $9.00 |
Details:
| Type: | Shrub |
| Growth Rate: | Medium |
| Mature Height: | 4 m |
| Mature Width: | 2 m |
| Site Condition: | Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Sandy Soil |
| Sun: | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Drainage: | Dry, Moist |
| Frosts: | Hardy |
| Features: | Drought tolerant. Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds, insects and lizards. Low Flammability. Flower colour: Green. Foliage colour: Green. Fruit colour: Pale Yellow. Native. Suitable restoration species. |
Coprosma crassifolia, commonly called mingimingi, is a stiffly-branched upright shrub with small dark-green leaves and white to pale-yellow berries that attract skinks and birds. It's a tough shelter and revegetation shrub for drought-prone sites. The upright, columnar habit is good for narrow spaces.
In the forest, the shrub is sparsely branched but in the open, it forms densely branched thickets. The stiff, more or less round remote leaves and the stiff, red-brown branchlets distinguish C. crassifolia from all other Coprosma species. The flowers are unisexual. The berries flesh is transparent but look white due to the white seed within. They may also look pale yellow.
Habitat: Coastal rocky and sandy lowland to lower montane shrubland and forest, up to 600 m.
Flowering: Spring [September - October]
Fruiting: Summer - Autumn [November - June]
Plant Calendar:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Flowering | Fruiting | Both | |
| Key |
| Fruit | Seed | Nectar | |
| Key | F | S | N |
