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Pittosporum tobira for sale—also known as Japanese Pittosporum—is a versatile and attractive evergreen shrub perfect for New Zealand gardens. If you’re after a hardy, low-maintenance plant that adds dense glossy foliage and sweetly scented flowers to your landscape, Pittosporum tobira ticks all the boxes. Its adaptability makes it an ideal choice for hedges, topiary, screening, or specimen planting, thriving in a range of conditions from coastal gardens to urban courtyards. Whether you’re a keen gardener or landscaping your first home, you’ll find Pittosporum tobira for sale is a reliable, stylish addition to your planting palette.

Pittosporum tobira (Australian Laurel)

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Australian Laurel, Japanese Pittosporum, Japanese Mock Orange, Japanese Cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira, commonly known as Japanese Pittosporum or mock orange, is a versatile, evergreen shrub prized for its glossy, green foliage and fragrant, white flowers. Native to East Asia, it thrives in New Zealand's climate and is an excellent choice for hedging, borders, or container planting.

Pittosporum tobira green foliage and elegant white flowers.
  • Suited to regions:
    All regions
  • Plant type:
    Trees
  • Height:
    10.00 m
  • Spread:
    3.00 m
  • Flowering time:
    Spring, Summer
  • Tolerances:
    Coastal
  • Garden uses:
    Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Ponds, Pool areas, Screening
  • Garden styles:
    Alpine, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, Native, White
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Pittosporum tobira (Australian Laurel)

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Why Choose Pittosporum tobira?

Pittosporum tobira is beloved for its thick, leathery green leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers that appear in late spring, later developing into ornamental seed pods. This shrub is renowned for its tolerance of wind, salt spray, and dry soils, making it a natural fit for coastal or exposed sites across New Zealand. Its dense growth habit helps create lush, evergreen privacy screens or windbreaks, and the foliage maintains its rich colour year-round. Plus, Pittosporum tobira requires minimal pruning and is largely pest and disease resistant, so you can enjoy a beautiful, low-fuss garden.

How to Grow and Use Pittosporum tobira

Plant your Pittosporum tobira in full sun or part shade for best results. While the plant tolerates poor soils, providing well-drained, fertile soil during establishment will help ensure vigorous growth. Space plants around 1 metre apart for an effective hedge or let them shine as a singular feature shrub in mixed borders. Pittosporum tobira responds well to clipping and shaping, making it a popular alternative to traditional hedging plants. It’s also valued as a background planting for more colourful specimens or paired with foliage contrasts for year-round interest.

Pairing with Other Pittosporums and Garden Favourites

If you’re designing a layered or diverse garden, consider planting Pittosporum tobira alongside other New Zealand natives like Pittosporum eugenioides (Tarata), which offers lighter, aromatic leaves and a larger growth habit for shelter and biodiversity. For more options in the Pittosporum family, explore Pittosporum tenuifolium, distinctive for its wavy-edged foliage, Pittosporum 'Wrinkled Blue' with silvery-blue leaves, or compact varieties such as Pittosporum 'Limelight' (Kohuhu) and Pittosporum 'Midget' (Dwarf Pittosporum) for small or container gardens.

Expand your planting scheme further by mixing Pittosporum tobira with elegant trees like Phyllostachys edulis (a graceful bamboo), Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea', the golden-flowering coastal pohutukawa, architectural Magnolia King Rose, autumnal Acer freemanii 'Marmo', or vibrant Metrosideros 'Parnell'.

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