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	You are Here > NATIVES > Lowland> Tarata, Lemonwood Common name: Tarata, Lemonwood Botanical name: Pittosporum eugenioides Family: Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) Maximum height: 12 metres high with a trunk up to 60 cm through. New Zealand's largest pittosporum.   Where found: Sea level to 600m Well-drained/fertile sites. Tolerates a variety of sites providing it is well drained. Mature forest/regenerating forest/forest margins and along stream banks Description: As a young tree tarata is a compact, yellow-green-leaved pyramidal tree. It later forms a rounded crown and more open, stoutly branched, mature tree. Leaves have undulating margins and are 10-15 cm long by 2-4 cm wide with slender petioles up to 2 cm long. Separate sexed trees (dioecious) Sweet scented honey-like flowers. Starry, cream-coloured flowers in late spring. Smooth brown bark when young then rougher greyish bark for adult. Bird food. Tolerant of frost/wind/salt - Does not tolerate severe drought or waterlogging. Possum hardy. Excellent hedging plant or nurse tree. Environmental Tolerances - key			Click on image for larger picture PHOTO: Barry Hartley Male flowers PHOTO: Barry Hartley
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