Planchonella costata

Tawāpou

planchonella costata
planchonella costata
planchonella costata tawapou fruit
planchonella costata tawapou leaf

A hardy coastal tree with an upright form when young, maturing to an open, spreading habit. Distinctive leathery, shiny, green leaves. Produces large, date-sized fruit which are adored by birds. Fruit are red ripening to purple-black. Fruits from early-summer to mid-winter. Frost tender.

native tree Native
evergreen tree Evergreen
tolerates coastal sites Tolerates coastal sites
tolerates windy sites Tolerates windy sites
attracts birds Attracts birds
Stem Foliage Flowers Fruit
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring

10 Year Size

tree shape
↑ 4m ↓
← 3m →

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Taxonomy and Etymology

Genus: Planchonella

Species: Planchonella costata, costāta (Latin, adjective), meaning 'ribbed'.

Common Name: Tawāpou

Description and Features

Description: A hardy coastal tree with an upright form when young, maturing to an open, spreading habit. Distinctive leathery, shiny, green leaves. Produces large, date-sized fruit which are adored by birds. Fruit are red ripening to purple-black. Fruits from early-summer to mid-winter. Frost tender.

Height: 4m

Width: 3m

Uses: Attracts birds

Tolerates: Coastal, Windy

Winter Foliage: Evergreen

Origin: Native

Foliage:

  • Summer: Green

  • Autumn: Green

  • Winter: Green

  • Spring: Green

Fruit:

  • Summer: Red, Purple, Black

  • Autumn: Red, Purple, Black

  • Winter: Red, Purple, Black

  • Spring: None

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The grade size is the size of the bag/pot the tree is in. This is measured in either litres or pints per bag.

The height is the overall height of the tree from the top of the pot/bag (bottom of the trunk) to the top of the tree. Some grades have height ranges as the heights of the individual trees vary.

The standard height is the height of the clear trunk from the bottom of the trunk to the graft or the first branch (if it is not grafted).

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Prices subject to change without notice. Actual stock quantity may differ. Every care is taken to accurately record heights but due to slightly different growth rates and other natural variables that can occur within and to a species, variety, or cultivar, the actual height of the final product may differ from what is stated.