Prices:

	Each	20 or more
2.5L Pot	$9.50	$9.00

Details:

Type:	Tree
Growth Rate:	Medium
Mature Height:	8 m
Mature Width:	3 m
Site Condition:	Coastal, Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil, Waterways
Sun:	Full Sun, Part Shade
Drainage:	Moist
Frosts:	Hardy
Features:	Attractive to birds, insects and bees. Colorful perennial. Rongoa. Flower colour: Yellow. Foliage colour: Green. Native.

Sophora tetraptera is commonly known as the North Island Kowhai or large-leaved Kowhai that grows naturally only in the central east of the North Island. It has larger, more widely spaced leaves than other species. It is a great specimen to provide some contrast in a strictly native garden with its early abundance of yellow flowers in early spring which are a favourite food of the Tui and other bird life. Frost tender when young,

Habitat: Widespread and common from coastal forested habitats inland along rivers and within associated low scrub and forest. Common around lake margins (especially Lake Taupo) and on ignimbrite cliffs bordering the upper Waikato River. Although a primarily lowland species it can occur in montane riparian forests.

Flowering: Winter - Spring [July - October]
Fruiting:    Spring - Summer [October - May]