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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Streblus heterophyllus
Height: 6m;  Spread: 4m
Milk Tree (Tree)
Divaricating juvenile form. Develops into upright tree in forest conditions. Hardy.
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This is a juvenile plant.
Lowtherhurst Reserve, Massey, Auckland
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On 27/03/2010, john van den hoeven said:
This plant took around 2 years before it started to put out any new growth after i purchased it!Anyway, it is in a shaded spot and seems hardy handling heavy frosts though i would water it in times of low rainfall.
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