Sophora chathamica (PLUG grown) Coastal kowhai Ht 5-20m

Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Resistant to salt spray / Tolerates exposed sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)

Prmarily a coastal species, indigenous to the Northern half of the North Island, growing to 20m, one or more trunks, branches spreading to upright, no divaricating juvenile stage. Leaves to 150mm long, 25-55 leaflets slightly overlapping and get smaller towards the tip, hairy, straight and appressed. Early flowering from July, up to 11 yellow flowers in a bunch.