| Latin Name: | Corynocarpus laevigata |
| Common Name: | New Zealand laurel |
| Family: | Corynocarpaceae |
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| Known Hazards: | The seed is poisonous raw[65, 173]. |
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Author: Forst.&Forst.f.
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| Habit: Evergreen Tree |
| Habitat: Coastal and lowland forest, south to latitude 44°south[44]. |
| Height: 12.0 Width: 8.0 |
Cultivation Details:
Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[1]. Best grown in a woodland garden[166].
Plants are not very frost-tolerant and are only hardy outdoors in the mildest areas of Britain[1]. There is a large tree in Falmouth[59].
Plants tolerate pruning if this is necessary[188].
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Propagation Notes:
Seed - best sown in a greenhouse as soon as it is ripe[188]. Grow on the plants in a greenhouse for at least their first winter and plant out in late spring or early summer.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/august in a frame[188].
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