Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) W.T.Aiton

Japanese Cheesewood Japanese Pittosporum Mock orange

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000184
English name: Japanese Cheesewood, Japanese Pittosporum, Mock orange
Arabic name: بيتسبورم
Native: Japan, China, Taiwan , Korea
Country: China Japan Korea Taiwan
(PGR): Very common

Evergreen shrub up to 4 – 5 m tall leaves obovate, simple 3-10 cm long, leatheru flowers cream-white becoming yellow, fragrant, several in terminal clusters fruit capsule, pear shaped, 13 mm across, green then brown

Ornamental plant. Good hedge. Coastal gardens

Pittosporum chinese Donn

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Texture: Moist
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring to summer
Zone: 8 : 12

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