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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 15 to 50 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Winter
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Endangered
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Common names
  • Royal Cheesewood
  • Ho Awa

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