(Download) Pittosporum Wheelers Dwarf

It grows at a moderate rate to a height of 2 or 3 feet and a width of between 3 and 5 feet.

Pittosporum wheelers dwarf. Pittosporum tobira wheeler s dwarf sku 6600 this dwarf rounded shrub is perfect as a low border groundcover or container specimen. It is not as hardy as the species and can therefore be damaged at higher temperatures. Pittosporum tobira wheeler s dwarf is just such a creature. Wheeler s dwarf pittosporum is a 3 to 4 foot tall evergreen shrub that is rounded in form fig. It is known in australia as miss muffett. Problems with a wheeler s dwarf pittosporum identification. The thick leathery leaves of this plant are about 4 inches long.

This shrub will form a low compact mound of dark green foliage but with age it can also be pruned to form a picturesque miniature tree in a container. Pittosporum tobira wheeler s dwarf was the result of a chance seedling of pittosporum tobira from seed sowed by carl wheeler in 1951 at wheeler s central georgia nurseries in macon georgia. Prized for its dense compact growth and glossy evergreen foliage.