Hoheria angustifolia

Hoheria angustifolia photographed at Burncoose Nurseries, Redruth, Cornwall, UK

Hoheria angustifolia is a small, slim, upright, evergreen tree, which grows 10–20 ft (3–6 m) high. Juvenile plants are much branched small shrubs, with small round leaves 0.15–0.3 in (4–8 mm) long. Adult plants have narrow, toothed leaves 0.8–1.3 in (2–3.2 cm) long. White starry flowers, diameter 0.3 in (0.8 cm), summer to autumn. It may be fairly hardy in the UK.

Hoheria angustifolia is found in lowland and hilly forests and swamp edges, southern North Island and eastern South Island, New Zealand.

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