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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.
Pittosporum umbellatum
Height: 5m;  Spread: 3m
Haekaro (Tree)
Leathery dark green leaves. Fragrant red flowers in spring. Endemic to the east coast of the North Island.
Photo gallery:
The buds in the top left corner open to reveal the cluster of tiny flowers, an umbel, from which this plant gets its name.
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