"curiosity" [email protected] wrote in message
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On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:51:53 +0100, "Spider"
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Hi Curiosity,
It looks very like a Pittosporum to me, possibly tenuifolium sp.
I don't know the ideal pruning time, sorry. It does have *tiny* flowers,
but they're not really showy in most Pittosporums. (P. tobira has good,
scented flowers, but is borderline hardy).
Perhaps someone else know when to prune Pittosporum?
Spider

many thanks Spider, I think you've got it. Oddly enough I had a
pittosporum in
my last garden and now you mention it there is a striking family
resemblance.
That was variegated and much smaller leaf but the same hearty untroubled
(slightly boring) plant.

Next time you see a pitto in flower go near it at night, nearly all are
highly scented, and of course they make great hedging plants! However I am
see a few more posts than I was and I note several people don't think its a
pitto at all, so best not treat it to a hair cut yet :~)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
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