Which Pittosporum?

LG_ · February 2020

Does anyone have a view on which Pittosporum this might be? I bought it as a label-less rooted cutting at an allotment sale, but will be planting it out soon and would like to be able to research its height and spread. It looks like it might be Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' to me - any other opinions?

Thank you.

Fairygirl · February 2020

I've no idea @LG_ but it looks good. Nice when you've grown it on yourself too. Most of them are happy to be pruned if they get too big though.

Not something I grow - many of them aren't hardy enough here, but I've always thought those ones with the black stems are very smart.

KeenOnGreen · February 2020

It might be Wrinkled Blue, which is my favourite of the ones we have.

Marlorena · February 2020

..I don't see it as any different to the plain Pittosporum tenuifolium, especially considering how you obtained it... I think it's unlikely to be any other named variety..
..it seeds itself about in some places..

Papi Jo · February 2020

I agree with @Marlorena that your P. looks like the plain P. tenuifolium. Here's my specimen, in flower last april.

But there are quite a few cultivars, so both mine or yours could be something different.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6030279/uploads/editor/vy/okw62rzibf3p.jpg

LG_ · February 2020

Thanks all. Yes, I think that you're probably right about it being the species, given its provenance. Though it is very slightly bluer than my photo shows, so your Wrinkled Blue photo does look quite convincing too, @KeenOnGreen!

Lizzie27 · February 2020

Mine's quite old (more than 13 yrs) we think but now about 10 ft high x 6-8 ft wide if that helps. We occasionally have it pruned as it's near to the bedroom window, although that does seem to make it grow faster!