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Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 65 feet (20 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: scarifying seed to speed up germation, protect from frost
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • New Zealand Chaste tree
  • Puriri

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2013-04-08
 juvenile leaves of this tree
Comments:
  • Posted by bootandall (Marlborough, New Zealand) on Apr 26, 2013 3:44 AM concerning plant:
    Young trees need to be protected from frosts.
    The adult trees can tolerate light frosts

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