Melicytus improceras (POT grown) Marble mountain mahoe Ht 1.2m

Shrub / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Container Grown / Hedging / Tolerates limestone soils / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)

Compact growth habit from the marble rocks of NW Nelson between 800-1500m altitude. Possible alternative to box hedging, reponding to mechanical trimming. Palatable to browing animals. Description NZ Journal of Botany, Vol 56 2018 Issue 1. 3 new species, this one rare and threatened.