Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis)
The cabbage tree is one of the most distinctive trees in the New Zealand landscape, especially on farms. They grow all over the country, but prefer wet, open areas like swamps.
PRODUCT INFO
Growing 12 to 20 metres high, cabbage trees (Cordyline australis) have long narrow leaves that may be up to a metre long. It has lovely scented flowers in early summer, which turn into bluish-white berries that birds love to eat.
As the plant gets old, the stems may die but new shoots grow from any part of the trunk. The bark is thick and tough like cork, and a huge fleshy taproot anchors the tree firmly into the ground.
- Small tree
- Suitable for primary and secondary planting
- Suitable for wetland planting
- Suitable for slope stablisation
- Drought tolerant
- Wind tolerant
SHIPPING INFO
Free shipping in the Waikato area.