If there is a fresh, bright star that can illuminate a garden throughout the year then it is surely the marble-leafed Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'. This plant, more than any other, catches ...

The dark brown branches of the Pittosporum tenuifolium boast small glossy leaves with slightly wavy edges. It tolerates light shade and can made a good hedge. Early settlers learned hard lessons what ...

Pittosporum tenuifolium is an attractive evergreen shrub native to New Zealand. It features glossy, oval-shaped, undulating green leaves and black stems. You rarely see them in Puget Sound gardens, ...

Q: Three questions: 1) In one of your articles you listed a plant, Pittosporum tenuifolium, ‘Tom Thumb,’ as one of Dan Hinkley’s plant picks. Could you tell me where I could purchase this plant? 2) I ...

Now the leaves are down and the garden looks bare, there is a role for some evergreen trees in providing greenery and to lend an element of solidity. Pittosporum is a fine, small tree for this purpose ...

Culture British Title Pittosporum tenuifolium Banks & Solander ex Gaertner Work Type prints, copper engravings, line engravings Date ...

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