Pittosporum tobira
Australian laurel · also Japanese pittosporum, Mock orange, Japanese cheesewood
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Pittosporum tobira is a sweet-smelling evergreen shrub or small tree, native to East Asia. It is highly valued in cultivation for its tolerance to heat, drought, salt spray, and coastal conditions, and is often used in hedges and coastal landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3510.02%——
- 2810.06%35 yr7.5 in
- 1010.07%—6.0 in
- 890.03%—5.9 in
- 810.05%—0.7 in
- 410.02%—3.1 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 5–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.0 in, mean 5.8 in, 90th percentile 10 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.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Pittosporum in the catalogue
10 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
