Griselinia littoralis
Kapuka · also New Zealand broadleaf, Pāpāuma, Griselinia
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Griselinia littoralis is a fast-growing evergreen tree native to New Zealand, known for its tidy appearance and suitability as a hedge. It thrives in coastal environments and produces small, inconspicuous flowers followed by purple-black berries.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 300.00%—3.9 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 3.7 in, 90th percentile 5.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- New Zealand North Island temperate forests
- New Zealand South Island temperate forests