Aristotelia serrata Makomako

Drainage: Damp Growth: Fast Height Range: 10 Site Conditions: Loamy Soil Windy Spread Range: 5 Sunlight: Full Sun Features: Attractive Flowers Attractive foliage Attractive to bees Attractive to Birds Attractive to insects Evergreen Category: Trees Tags: Bird Attractor, riparian, rongoa

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Aristotelia serrata, also known as wineberry, is a small deciduous fast-growing tree or shrub. The tree can reach up to 10m tall, with a trunk diameter up to 30 cm. The bark is pale brown, smooth and patterned with flat lenticels. Branches are long, slender and spreading, branchlets have a reddish-brown colour when pubescent.

Aristotelia serrata leaves have distinguishable traits. Leaves are thin, deeply and sharply serrated with pointed tips and prominent veins forming an obvious net-like vein pattern on both sides. The leaves are light green. Flowers occur in an inflorescence, flowers of all shades intermixed, coloured in cream through pink to dark red. They are almos...