Stunning Pittosporum pentandrum, Taiwanese Cheesewood, Mamalis & Phillippine Pittosporum Plants Available for Purchase

Description

Common name:

Taiwanese Cheesewood, Mamalis, Phillippine Pittosporum

Category:

Trees, Shrubs

Family:

Pittosporaceae

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Fruit or Seed, Stems or Timber

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

4 to 6 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

2 to 4 meters

Plant Form:

Spreading, Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Good for making bonsai
• Attracts birds
• Salt or salinity tolerant

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Old variety plants may be difficult to get

Plant Description:

- A small tree or shrub, the bark greenish-white, with conspicuous lenticels; branchlets brownish pubescent.
- Leaves obovate-lanceolate or elliptic lanceolate, 4-11 cm long, 1.3-4 cm broad, acute at both ends, entire to crenate; petioles 0.4-1.5 cm long.
- Inflorescence in terminal, small, crowded, brown-pubescent panicles, 2-8.6 cm long, the flowers small, crowded about 5 mm across; sepals 5, ovate, 1-2 mm long, distinct; petals 5, oblong-linear, 5 mm long truncate.
- Capsule globose, 7-8 mm across, slightly apiculate, 2-valved, the valves subwoody. Seeds 5-6, about 3 mm thick, angled.

Growing tips:

- A hardy tree to grow.
- Plants are relatively slow growing.
- Require fertile soils with good drainage and good water retentive capacity.