Sophora longicarinata (PLUG grown) Limestone kowhai Ht 4-5m

Small Tree / NZ native / Evergreen / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)

Endemic to marble and limestone soils in NW Nelson & W Marlborough. Tree with single straight trunk or a multi-stemmed shrub. Leaves 140mm with 35-54 small equal-sized leaflets, much finer and less dense than other kowhai. Flowers lemon-yellow Oct-Jan. No divaricating juvenile stage.