Pittosporum viridiflorum (Cheesewood)

Botanical name: Pittosporum viridiflorum
Common name(s): Cheesewood
Categories: Trees

Plant description:

A small, evergreen tree with shiny green foliage, scented greenish-white flowers in summer and sticky red seeds that attract birds. A good tree for a coastal garden.

Family: –

Synonym: –

Botanical Pronunciation: pit-0h-SPOR-um vir-id-uh-FLOR-um

Pittosporum viridiflorum requirements and features

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Evergreen

Never Sheds All of Its Foliage.

Semi Deciduous

Sheds Part of Its Foliage During Winter/Autumn.

Deciduous

Sheds Its Leaves Annually

Full Sun

Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.

Half Sun

Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day.

Shade

Prefers Low Light Levels.

Frost Hardy

Can Handle frost without damage.

Semi Frost Hardy

Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures.

Frost Sensitive

Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost.

High Watering

Requires Frequent Watering.

Moderate Watering

Requires Regular Watering.

Low Watering

Requires Little Water.

High Maintenance

Requires Regular Maintenance.

Moderate Maintenance

Requires moderate maintenance.

Low Maintenance

Requires little maintenance.

Pruning Required

Needs to be Pruned.

Indigenous

Originates in South Africa.

Non Indigenous

Exotic to South Africa.

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Botanical name	Pittosporum viridiflorum
Plant Care	Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. Low Watering Low Watering – Requires Little Water. Low Maintenance Low Maintenance – Requires little maintenance. Indigenous Indigenous – Originates in South Africa.
Size	7 m * 3 m
Categories	Trees
Flowers	January February October November December This tree carries scented greenish-white flowers in summer.
Common name(s)	Cheesewood
Origin	Southern Africa
Foliage	A small, evergreen tree with shiny green foliage.
Uses in landscape design	Coastal
Fruit	Bears sticky red seeds.
Wildlife attractions	birds
Interesting info	Fragrant/ scented flower
Other languages	Kasuur (A) Umfusamvu (Z) Umkhwenkwe (X) Kgalagangwe (NS)