OTHER TREES RESISTANT TO SALT SPRAY 
PITTOSPORUM. This Far Eastern or South African genus is known in Florida 
only for one evergreen foundation shrub P. tobira and even this is rare in the southern 
end of the state. 
family, worthy of widespread use in landscape work, especially near the sea. 
sustain considerable cold. 
QUEENSLAND PITTOSPORUM 
QUEENSLAND PITTOSPORUM. (P. 
rhombifolium). Vaughn J. Keifer calls this 
evergreen tree “rather slow growing but 
finest of them all.” It is usually small to 
20’, with large bright green leaves, coarse- 
ly toothed above the middle, and bears 
dense clusters of very fragrant white flow- 
ers at the tips of the branches, followed 
by bright orange berries. Survives 20° 
temperature. 
VICTORIAN LAUREL (P. undulat- 
um). This Australian evergreen tree to 40 
feet, with oblong 6-inch leaves, broad and 
wavy, glossy green in color, bears night- 
fragrant, yellowish-white, %-inch _ bell- 
shaped flowers in clusters at the branch 
tips, followed by showy orange berries. 
The tree prefers moist heavy soil. It is 
often planted near summer houses or din- 
ing porches because of the rich odor of 
the bloom, resembling that of orange blos- 
soms. Excellent for planting in narrow 
parkways, for a tall hedge or for founda- 
tion plantings where a large handsome 
mass of foliage is desired, it is probably 
more widely planted within 30 miles of 
the coast in California for large foliage 
than any other plant. It survives 22° 
temperature. 
WILLOW-LEAVED PITTOSPORUM 
(P. pentandrum). This small evergreen 
tree from the Philippines, sometimes to 60 
feet, but usually shrubby, has  strap-like 
Almost unknown are the several attractive flowering trees in the 
All will 
leaves with wavy margins and bears hand- 
some heads of small white fragrant flowers 
followed by orange berries. It has proved 
desirable in seaside planting because of its 
resistance to salt spray. Here in South 
Florida it has survived hurricanes, drought, 
salt water and inundation without damage. 
FRAGRANT PITTOSPORUM (P. od- 
oratissimum). This evergreen shrubby 
tree from the Dutch East Indies has large 
glossy leaves, small white flowers and 
orange fruits shaped like miniature foot- 
balls. 
HYMENOSPORUM 
*“WING-SEED TREE (Hymenosporum 
flavum). Sprays of fragrant yellow flow- 
ers in November-December distinguish 
this upright, shapely Australian evergreen 
tree, which is allied to Pittosporum. It is 
ideal for parkways in warm climates not 
subject to severe frosts. 
