Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball
Kohuhu
17 growers · 7 sizes · from $7.75 ex GST
- Type
- Evergreen shrub
- Height
- 0.5 m to 1 m
- Spread
- 0.5 m to 1 m
- Flowers
- Deep maroon, spring into early summer
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Frost
- Rated H4 by the RHS (hardy to between -10 and -5 C in British conditions); in colder climes it may need protection from cold and drying winds
- In Australia
- Naturalised
| Size | Grower | PricePrice ex GST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5L | Benara Nurseries5L | $13.95 | ||
| 200mm | Humphris Nursery200mm | $16.00 | ||
| 140mm | ILandscape.com.au140mm | $12.95 | ||
| 140mm | Fletcher & Co. Nursery140mm | $15.95 | ||
| 140mm | ILandscape Sunshine Coast Nursery & Garden Centre140mm | $17.00 | ||
| 140mm | Awesome Plants140mm | $18.99 | ||
| 150mm | Colourwise Nursery150mm | $8.50 | ||
| 200mm | Orths Nursery200mm | $12.50 | ||
| 200mm | Garden View Nursery At Regal Gardens200mm | $24.99 | ||
| 200mm | ILandscape Sunshine Coast Nursery & Garden Centre200mm | $27.00 | ||
| 200mm | Plant Nest200mm | $30.95 | ||
| 200mm | Heritage Nursery200mm | $39.99 | ||
| 250mm | All Grow Wholesale Nursery250mm | $21.95 | ||
| 250mm | Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries250mm | $50.00 | ||
| 250mm | Plant Nest250mm | $51.95 | ||
| 450mm | Orths Nursery450mm | $12.50 | ||
| 800mm | All Grow Wholesale Nursery800mm | $21.95 | ||
| 140mm | Blackall Range Nurseries140mm | $7.75 | ||
| 200mm | Sprout Wholesale Nursery200mm | $15.00 | ||
| 200mm | Nishiki Nursery200mm | $15.00 | ||
| 140mm | Paradise Nurseries Pty Ltd140mm | $8.95 |
Also grown by 3 nurseries (no sizes or prices listed)
Enquire with them for sizes and prices.
- Granton PlantsGranton, TAS
- Sunshine Coast PlantsQLD
- Westlake Nursery - TruganinaTruganina, VIC
Growing kohuhu
Position. Full sun to part shade. The RHS grows it in a sheltered spot and says it may need protection from cold, drying winds in colder climes.
Soil and water. The RHS calls it easy in a fertile soil that stays moist but drains well: loam, sand or chalk, acid, neutral or alkaline.
Size and pruning. The RHS puts it in pruning group 1 and gives it 10 to 20 years to reach full size.
Pests. The RHS, a British reference, says it may be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, aphids, cushion scale and the pittosporum sucker, with powdery mildew, leaf spot and, rarely, honey fungus; no Australian reference read gives its pests here.
Using kohuhu
The RHS calls it good for a low hedge and lists it for hedging and screens, garden edging, patio pots and containers, city and courtyard gardens and architectural plantings, and for coastal gardens, though the same profile gives its exposure as sheltered. Worked from its 1 m spread, about 0.6 m centres suits a low hedge. See also Silver Sheen and Screenmaster, and the other named forms on the kohuhu page.
What to check before you buy
For a low hedge, the dense globe the RHS describes is the reason to choose it, and it seldom needs clipping to keep it. For the roots, pests and hardening off to check in nursery stock, see the HortOS guide to nursery plant quality. The table above shows the sizes growers list. Stock moving between states travels under the state and territory biosecurity rules like any other plant.
Prices are set by each grower and shown ex GST. Availability is confirmed by the grower at order.
Common questions
- Who grows Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball wholesale in Australia?
- 17 wholesale growers list Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball on HortOS right now, each with their own pot sizes and trade prices. They are in Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania and the ACT. The growers are named on this page.
- What pot sizes does Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball come in?
- Growers on HortOS list Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball in 140mm, 150mm, 200mm, 250mm, 450mm, 800mm and 5L.
- What does Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball cost wholesale?
- The median trade price in a 200 mm pot is $20.49 ex GST, across 8 growers who price it. Prices by pot size and state are on its trade price page.
- How do I order Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball from these growers?
- HortOS is for the trade. Add the lines you want to a list and send it: each grower gets their part of the order by email, confirms what they have and quotes freight, and nothing is bought until you approve it. Listing, searching and ordering are free.
- How big does Pittosporum Golf Ball grow?
- The RHS gives 0.5 to 1 m high and wide, as a dense, rounded globe up to 1 m across, reached over about 10 to 20 years.
- Does Golf Ball pittosporum need pruning?
- Seldom, says the RHS: it forms its rounded globe naturally, and the RHS puts it in pruning group 1.
- How far apart do you plant Golf Ball for a hedge?
- Worked from its 1 m spread, about 0.6 m apart suits a low hedge. No reference read gives its own spacing.
- Can Golf Ball pittosporum grow in a pot?
- Yes. The RHS lists it for patio pots and containers.
- Does Golf Ball grow in shade?
- The RHS grows it in full sun or part shade, in a sheltered spot, and says it may need protection from cold, drying winds in colder climes.
Sources
- GBIF species match API (the species name)
- Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) plant profile: Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
The growers, sizes and prices above are live and change as lists arrive. Cite this page: HortOS, Kohuhu (Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'), https://au.hortosapp.com/plants/pittosporum-tenuifolium-golf-ball.
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