New Zealand daisy-family tree from the wind-blasted Chatham Islands, with glossy leathery dark green leaves and exceptional tolerance of salt wind. Among the most effective coastal windbreaks available for mild maritime climates.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 8–10 | −12.2 °C to 4.4 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H4 | −10 °C to −5 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 9 | −1 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 3–6 | −5 °C to 15 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Among the most effective coastal windbreaks available for mild maritime climates — fast growing, salt tolerant, wind tolerant, evergreen, dense canopy at ground level
- Endemic to the Chatham Islands east of New Zealand, where it forms the dominant tree cover on islands exposed to the constant Roaring Forties westerly winds
- Member of the Asteraceae (daisy family) — small white daisy flowers in early summer (mostly insignificant; planted for shelter not bloom)
- Frost-tender — strictly a mild-climate plant, succeeds in coastal southern UK, Ireland, southern Australia, and similar maritime climates
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