Broadly spreading, evergreen. Shiny leaves with dense white or pale buff tomentum on the underside. Tiny dark red scented flowers, followed by green 3cm capsules. Great coastal shelter but not for cold frosty inland districts.

Broadly conical, evergreen. Shiny, silver-green leaves 3-7cm long. Tiny flowers, dark red, then green to black capsules with sticky black seeds. Good shelter & screening tree. Throughout NZ except Westland, where P. colensoi takes over.

Densely tufted, rather shiny tussock of graceful flowing habit. Green leaves maturing to buff or tawny coloured. Suited to poor, dry or exposed sites.

Popular native evergreen hedging, clip lightly to encourage a dense 'wall' or the shape you want, Responds to light fertilising and grows in full sun. Mulch to discourage weeds, Open ground or plugs.