Cordyline australis (Green Cabbage Tree) Size:5 Gallon mounding habit to 18in

mounding habit to 18in

Nice formal hedge to 4’-6’ if tip pruned regularly

long fruit which contains fine white hairs

In early to mid-summer appear the terminal clusters of 2-3 in

Drought tolerant in coastal gardens

Cordyline australis (Green Cabbage Tree) Size:5 Gallon mounding habit to 18inFull sun moderate to regular water. In youth, forms a fountain of narrow 3ft long leaves. Upper leaves are erect; lower ones arch and droop. In maturity, a tree to 20 30ft tall, 6 12ft wide, branching high on trunk; rather stiff looking. Fragrant, in. flowers in long, branching clusters in late spring. Cut back when young to force multiple trunks. Used for tropical effects, with boulders and gravel for desert look, near seashore.