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:	Coastal, Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Sun:	Full Sun, Part Shade
Drainage:	Dry, Moist
Frosts:	Hardy
Features:	Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds, insects and bees. Flower colour: White, Yellow. Foliage colour: Dark Green Glossy. Fruit colour: Tawny. Native. Suitable restoration species.

Olearia arborescens is a bushy small tree bearing leathery oval pointed dark green glossy leaves that are paler underneath and large clusters of white daisy-like flowers in Spring to early Summer that develop into fluffy seeds. Leaves variable, 4-8cm long, longer than wide, edge with a few small sharp bumps. The trunk has thin, papery bark which peels in long thin flakes. During spring and summer, it has white flower heads with 15-20 individual flowers (up to 15 mm) on each. Flower petals are white and the centre pale yellow. Hardy, but prefers well-drained or even dry site.

Habitat: Occurs in forest and shrublands in lowland and montane environments. It grows in lowland to alpine scrubland in the North Island from East Cape southwards, and throughout the South and Stewart Islands.

Flowering: Spring - Summer [October - January]
Fruiting:    Summer - Autumn [December - March]