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Hedycarya arborea
Height: 5m;  Spread: 4m
Pigeonwood, Porokaiwhiri (Tree)
Attractive glossy, green leaves and dark bark. Orange-red berries (summer) on female plants. Prefers light shade and shelter, frost tender.
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Hedycarya arborea showing distinctive reddish midrib on the underside of the leaf
Berries at Oakley Creek
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