Ngaio
Myoporum laetum
MediumSecondary
Fast biomass
A fast coastal screen and windbreak that shrugs off salt spray and wind, bulking up quickly for chop-and-drop mulch. Toxic to livestock and frost-shy, so keep it away from stock and cold sites.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Sandy, Loam
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -4°C
- Min. rainfall
- 500 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Low
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Fast salt- and wind-tolerant coastal windbreak or screen; clips well, establishes quickly, and coppices readily for mulch.
Watch out for
Foliage and sap are toxic to livestock (especially cattle) and can cause skin irritation in people; naturalised and weedy outside its native range in mild coastal climates; frost-tender when young.
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