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Myrsine australis

Myrsine australis

Māpou

Height
3m
Width
2m
Tree shape

Estimated size at 10 years

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Standard height
The height of the clear trunk before the graft and branching begins.
Low worked (LW)
Grafted, or allowed to branch, much lower on the trunk.
Clear trunk (CT) vs Bushy
Clear trunk has its branches trimmed up. Bushy is allowed to grow out from lower down.
Cloud pruned
Foliage shaped into distinct, rounded “clouds” on carefully spaced branches.

Myrsine australis is a compact grower with yellow-green to dark-green leaves that are mottled with red. The new stems of Myrsine australis are red, and it is wind tolerant. It grows well in both sun and semi-shade and makes a superb, dense hedge that can be easily trimmed into any shape or form. Myrsine australis produces small, purple-black fruit in the autumn and small white flowers from mid-summer to early autumn. Myrsine australis is evergreen and native to New Zealand.

Also known as

Matipou

Uses

  • Attracts Birds
  • Hedging and Screening

Origin

  • Native

City Recommendations

  • Christchurch
  • Hamilton

More about Myrsine australis

Plant Details

Foliage Type
  • Evergreen
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Tolerance
  • Light frost
  • Wind

Seasonal Colour

FlowerDec–May

Foliage

FruitMar–May

Stem

This is a general guide. When a plant flowers, fruits and colours up depends on the climate where you live and on the season. If timing matters, please reach out to our team.

Foliage Type

Evergreen plants retain foliage year-round but still shed and replace some leaves gradually as part of their normal growth cycle, rather than losing them all at once.

Deciduous plants shed all their leaves for part of the year (usually in autumn and winter), usually in response to colder temperatures or dry seasons, often producing seasonal colour before leaf drop.

Semi-evergreen plants sit between the two, keeping most of their foliage but losing some or all leaves briefly under cooler or drier conditions before quickly regrowing them.

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