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Products > Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'   Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' - Silver Sheen Kohuhu       Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Pittosporaceae (Pittosporums) Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Purple Bloomtime: Spring Height: 12-16 feet Width: 6-8 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' (Silver Sheen Kohuhu) - An evergreen upright shrub that can grow upwards to 12-15 feet tall (with age to at least 20 ft) with small oval silver-green leaves held on thin black branches. This cultivar has notably more open habit and smaller leaves than the species. Plant in full coastal sun in cooler bay area garden or part shade elsewhere, with occasional watering. Seaside tolerant. The small leaves start uniformly round and elongate with age. A very showy and dramatic looking plant when the silver highlights in the leaves catch morning and afternoon light. This is further enhanced if a gentle breeze causes the branches to move, making the plant shimmer. Very fast growing. Can be maintained as a very nice looking formal hedge to 3 to 6 feet tall if tip-pruned regularly. Has proven a problematic in full sun locations in hotter inland locations with summer heat and during the warm sumnmer of 2015 and has even shown stress in coastal climates so we are currently recommending this shrub only be used in part sun locations, even in coastal Southern California gardens. For more information about this species, see our listing for Pittosporum tenuifolium.  The information about Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our library and from reliable online resources. We also relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we visit, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others, and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.