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'''''Griselinia littoralis''''', commonly known as '''Kapuka''', is a small to medium-sized [[evergreen]] [[tree]] growing up to 20 m tall, though often much less, particularly in coastal exposure. It is native to [[New Zealand]], where it typically grows in coastal locations. It is widely cultivated both in New Zealand and in other areas with mild oceanic climates such as [[Great Britain]], where it is valued for its tolerance of [[sodium chloride|salt]] carried on sea gales.
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The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, leathery, glossy yellow-green above, paler and matt below, 6-14&nbsp;cm long, oval with a smooth margin. The [[flower]]s are borne on 2-5&nbsp;cm long [[panicle]]s, each panicle with 50-100 individual flowers, each flower 3-4&nbsp;mm across, greenish-yellow with five sepals and stamens but no petals. The [[fruit]] is a small blackish [[berry]].
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Griselinia littoralis, Raoul. Tree, 30-50 ft. high, with brown- hairy twigs: lvs. ovate or oblong, wedge-shaped or narrowed into a petiole; veins obscure beneath: fls. in axillary panicles, equaling or slightly shorter than the lvs. New Zeal.
Griselinia littoralis, Raoul. Tree, 30-50 ft. high, with brown- hairy twigs: lvs. ovate or oblong, wedge-shaped or narrowed into a petiole; veins obscure beneath: fls. in axillary panicles, equaling or slightly shorter than the lvs. New Zeal. G.W. 14, p. 323.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 9 August 2010


Kapuka leaves and flowers


Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 25 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 25.
Width: 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Origin: New Zealand
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers, fruit
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Flower features: orange, yellow
Scientific Names

Griseliniaceae >

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littoralis >


Griselinia littoralis, commonly known as Kapuka, is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree growing up to 20 m tall, though often much less, particularly in coastal exposure. It is native to New Zealand, where it typically grows in coastal locations. It is widely cultivated both in New Zealand and in other areas with mild oceanic climates such as Great Britain, where it is valued for its tolerance of salt carried on sea gales.

The leaves are alternate, leathery, glossy yellow-green above, paler and matt below, 6-14 cm long, oval with a smooth margin. The flowers are borne on 2-5 cm long panicles, each panicle with 50-100 individual flowers, each flower 3-4 mm across, greenish-yellow with five sepals and stamens but no petals. The fruit is a small blackish berry.


Read about Griselinia littoralis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Griselinia littoralis, Raoul. Tree, 30-50 ft. high, with brown- hairy twigs: lvs. ovate or oblong, wedge-shaped or narrowed into a petiole; veins obscure beneath: fls. in axillary panicles, equaling or slightly shorter than the lvs. New Zeal. CH


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