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Mock Orange, Tobira, Japanese Mock Orange, Japanese Cheesewood
Pittosporum tobira
Dense rounded shape. Whorls of glossy medium to dark green leaves. Fragrant, star-shaped flowers. Doesn't flower every year. Prefers acidic soil conditions. Often chlorotic in our more alkaline soils. Young plants can burn in summer if subjected to heavy sun or hot winds. Informal hedge, screen, or foundation plant. Prune for shape in late winter, do not use hedge trimmers. Susceptible to cottony cushion scale, aphids, and Texas root rot. Comes in variegated variety.
- Plant type: Perennial, Shrub
- Maintenance level: Medium, Low
- Water requirement: Medium
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun, Morning Sun
- Height range: 8–10 Feet
- Width range: 6–8 Feet
- Growth rate: Medium, Slow
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen
- Flower color: White
- Flower season: Spring
- Fruit color: Red, Green, Yellow
- Fruit season: Autumn
- General foliage color: Green
- Design style: Pool Friendly
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 10 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Well Drained
- Canopy value: 50 ft²
- Native location: China, Japan
- PH preference: Acidic, Neutral
- Sunset zones: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2
- USDA hardiness zone: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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