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|familia=Fabaceae
|familia=Fabaceae
|genus=Sophora
|genus=Sophora
|species=Mircophylla
|species=mircophylla
|common_name=Kowhai
|common_name=Kowhai
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=tree
|habit=tree
|Min ht box=4
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min ht box=6
|Min ht metric=m
|Min ht metric=m
|Max ht box=10
|Max ht box=9
|Max ht metric=m
|Max ht metric=m
|Min wd box=3
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=6
|Max wd box=8
|Max wd metric=m
|Max wd metric=m
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|origin=New Zealand
|origin=New Zealand
|poisonous=All parts are poisonous
|poisonous=All parts are poisonous
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=moist
|water=moist
|features=evergreen, deciduous, flowers, birds, wildlife, bees, bonsai, cut flowers, hummingbirds
|features=evergreen, deciduous, flowers, birds, wildlife, bees, bonsai, cut flowers, hummingbirds
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flowers=yellow
|flowers=orange, yellow
|Min Temp Num=-10
|Min Temp Num=-10
|Temp Metric=°C
|Temp Metric=°C
|min_zone=8
|min_zone=8
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10
|max_zone=10
|image=Upload.png
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
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'''''S. microphylla''''' or '''[[Kowhai]]''' is a semi-deciduous, moderately fast growing tree native to all parts of New Zealand. Unlike its cousin ''[[S. tetraptera]]'', it has smaller leaflets of usually less than 10mm long, smaller flowers and tangled juvenile growth.
'''''S. microphylla''''' or '''[[Kowhai]]''' is a semi-deciduous, moderately fast growing tree native to all parts of New Zealand. Unlike its cousin ''[[Sophora tetraptera|S. tetraptera]]'', it has smaller leaflets of usually less than 10mm long, smaller flowers and tangled juvenile growth.
During spring, massed displays of tubular, yellow flowers of around 40mm appear. These are a favourite of both flower lovers and New Zealand native birds, who will rip the flower apart in order to get the nectar, rather than going through the mouth of the flower.
During spring, massed displays of tubular, yellow flowers of around 40mm appear. These are a favourite of both flower lovers and New Zealand native birds, who will rip the flower apart in order to get the nectar, rather than going through the mouth of the flower.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
The Kowhai caterpillar is a bright-green and black caterpillar that strips the leaves of the kowhai. The treatment for such a problem is the use of an insecticide such as [[Orthene]] (NZ), [[Mavrik]] (NZ), [[Shield]] (NZ) or [[Super Shield]] (NZ).
The Kowhai caterpillar is a bright-green and black caterpillar that strips the leaves of the kowhai. The treatment for such a problem is the use of an insecticide such as [[Orthene]] (NZ), [[Mavrik]] (NZ), [[Shield]] (NZ) or [[Super Shield]] (NZ).<ref>Yate's 'Garden Problem Solver', HarperCollins, New Zealand, 2001</ref>
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