Coprosma crassifolia Mingimingi

Drainage: Damp Very Dry Well Drained Growth: Medium Height Range: 4 Site Conditions: Exposed Frost Tolerant Sandy Soil Windy Spread Range: 1.5 Sunlight: Full Sun Partial Shade Features: Attractive foliage Attractive to insects Divaricating Evergreen Suitable for Hedging Suitable for Revegetation Species Suitable for Shelter Category: Herbaceous Tags: Birds, Lizards, riparian

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Coprosma crassifolia or Mingimingi is a dense shrub with wide-angled, rigid, reddish branches covered in small round, glossy, dark green leaves. The branches are slender and slightly orange in colour, covered in fine hairs when young and more sculptural when mature. Coprosma crassifolia has a tight upright habit and white berries that attract birds and geckos. Suitable for riparian revegetation, but prefers to be higher on the bank. Does well along the coast and is naturally found from the coastal to montane regions, endemic and found throughout New Zealand. Coprosma crassifolia is v...