Pseudopanax arboreus
(whauwhaupaku, fivefinger)
Details:
| Foliage Colour: | Dark Green |
| Height: | 500 cm |
| Width: | 200 cm |
| Growth per Annum: | Medium |
| Climate: | Hardy |
| Sun: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade |
| Soil: | Dry, Moist |
| Category: | Tree |
| Features: | Native. Attractive to birds, bees, lizards and insects. Flower colour: White. Suitable restoration species. |
This is one of New Zealand's most common native trees found from Cape Reinga to Bluff in lowland forests. Its particular form of a glossy, five to seven fingered leaf along with quick and luxuriant growth. It grows into a small stout tree up to 5 metres high and grows well in most soils and situations. Fast growing with small purplish black berries in autumn.
Habitat: Coastal to montane (10-750 m a.s.l.). Moist broadleaf forest. Frequently epiphytic. A frequent component of secondary forest. Streamsides and forest margins.
Flowering: June to August
Fruiting: August to February [Fruit: Black]
Prices
| Each | 20 or more | 50 or more | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2l Pot | $8.50 | $8.00 | $ |
