Consulta Plantas

Care of the shrub Pittosporum truncatum or Truncated pittosporum

The genus Pittosporum, family Pittosporaceae, comprises 200 species of trees and shrubs native to Oceania, Asia and Africa. Some species are: Pittosporum truncatum, Pittosporum tobira, Pittosporum tenuifolium, Pittosporum coriaceum, Pittosporum crassifolium, Pittosporum x pourtetianum, Pittosporum heterophyllum, Pittosporum angustifolium.

Common name: Truncated pittosporum. This species is native to China.

They are highly branched evergreen shrubs that reach 3 meters (9.84 feet) in height. The leaves are leathery, bright green in color and rhombic-ovoid in shape with a sharp apex. The small flowers appear in umbels, are yellowish white or yellow and give off a pleasant perfume. They bloom from spring to early summer.

Truncated pittosporum is used to form hedges, wind screens, shrub groups, as isolated specimens and in large pots for patios and terraces.

Pittosporum truncatum can grow in full sun, semi-shade and shade exposures. It resists frost down to -6 ºC (21.2 ºF).

Truncated pittosporum can grow in any type of soil: sandy, poor or clay. It appreciates a normal garden substrate.

Pittosporum truncatum resists drought well; water moderately waiting for the substrate to dry.

Fertilize with compost or manure in the fall.

Prune lightly in late winter to late winter.

Pittosporum truncatum is a plant resistant to pests and diseases.

Truncated pittosporum is propagated from seeds sown in fall or spring in the seedbed and by cuttings in late summer.

Images of the shrub Pittosporum truncatum or Truncated pittosporum