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Planting tip
Soak the rootball of your plant in a bucket of water to wet thoroughly prior to planting. For extra goodness, add a bit of liquid fertiliser.
Cordyline banksii
Height: 5m;  Spread: 2m
Forest Cabbage Tree (Tree)
Branches at ground level giving many stems. Gracefully drooping leaves 1.5 metres long. Fragrant flowers in spring.
» For a landscaping perspective on Cordyline species, see this article by O2 Landscapes ...
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Cordyline banksii kaimai ranges
Cordyline banksii in flower, Wainuiomata water catchment