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If you’re searching for Pittosporum tenuifolium for sale, you’ve found the perfect spot to add this versatile native shrub to your garden. Commonly known as Kohuhu or Black Matipo, Pittosporum tenuifolium is highly valued throughout New Zealand for its dense, evergreen foliage, slender black stems, and subtle fragrance. It’s the go-to choice for hedges, screening, windbreaks, and low-maintenance landscaping, making it a favourite among both residential gardeners and landscaping professionals. Hardy and quick-growing, Pittosporum tenuifolium adapts well to a variety of conditions, and it’s celebrated for its tolerance to wind, coastal exposure, and light frost.

Pittosporum tenuifolium

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Pittosporum tenuifolium, commonly known as Kohuhu or Black Matipo, is a fast-growing, evergreen native tree ideal for hedging, screening, and shelter in New Zealand gardens. It features wavy-edged green leaves on distinctive dark stems and produces small, sweetly scented purple flowers in spring. Reaching 4–6 metres tall, Kohuhu thrives in full sun to partial shade and adapts well to coastal, windy, and dry conditions. Its tidy, upright form makes it a versatile and low-maintenance landscaping choice.

Pittosporum tenuifolium (Kohuhu) lush green foliage.
  • Suited to regions:
    All regions
  • Plant type:
    Trees
  • Height:
    10.00 m
  • Spread:
    3.00 m
  • Flowering time:
    Spring
  • Tolerances:
    Coastal, Hardy, Wet, Wind
  • Garden uses:
    Hedging, Ponds, Pool areas, Screening
  • Garden styles:
    Alpine, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Modern, Native
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Why Choose Pittosporum tenuifolium?

Pittosporum tenuifolium stands out for its fine, wavy-edged leaves and graceful, upright growth habit. As a native New Zealand species, it supports local biodiversity and integrates effortlessly into native gardens or mixed plantings. Its modest but distinctive honey-scented purple flowers emerge in spring, drawing in native pollinators. Whether you’re establishing a tidy shelterbelt, creating privacy with a lush green screen, or simply after a resilient structural shrub, Pittosporum tenuifolium is remarkably adaptable.

How to Use Kohuhu in Your Garden

Kohuhu’s versatility means it’s equally at home clipped into a formal hedge or left to grow naturally. It reaches 3–5 metres when untrimmed but is easy to maintain at a lower height with regular pruning. Plant Pittosporum tenuifolium in full sun to partial shade, and provide well-drained soil for best results. This robust performer is also an excellent companion for other native shrubs and trees such as Alectryon excelsus, so you can create layered shelter and interest in your landscape. For visual variation or a unique textural effect, combine Kohuhu with other members of the Pittosporum family.

Explore Related Pittosporum Varieties

If you love the look and reliability of Kohuhu, you might also enjoy exploring our range of related cultivars. For a more vibrant display, consider Pittosporum 'Limelight' (Kohuhu), renowned for its luminous green foliage. Pittosporum 'Wrinkled Blue' brings a cool blue tint to contrast dark greens, while the compact Pittosporum 'Midget' (Dwarf Pittosporum) suits smaller spaces or borders. For an easy-care native hedge, Pittosporum Screen Between offers dense shelter and privacy. Interested in other New Zealand natives? Consider Pittosporum eugenioides (Tarata) for fragrant, fast-growing screens, or mix with contenders like Betula maximowicziana (Monarch Birch) and Cupressocyparis Mellow Yellow.

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Ready to transform your garden or create a living screen with this adaptable New Zealand native? Find healthy, nursery-grown Pittosporum tenuifolium for sale, perfect for hedging, shelter, or specimen planting. Our knowledgeable team is here to help you choose the right size and variety for your needs, whether you’re starting a new landscape project or adding resilience to an existing garden. Browse our wide selection of Pittosporum selections and companion natives, including Michelia maudiae (Smiling Monkey Forest Tree), to design a thriving, beautiful landscape.


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