Often a dome shaped tree, ngaio has a trunk about 30 cetimetres in diameter with rough and furrowed bark. Its delicate flowers are white spotted with purple and occur from mid-spring to mid-summer.

How tall do Ngaio grow?

Ngaio is a small, fast-growing tree that grows to a height of about 10m and forms a spreading canopy with a stout trunk up to 30cm in diameter. It is a very hardy plant that is drought, salt and wind tolerant. Ngaio's leaves are bright green and fleshy.

Is Ngaio an evergreen?

Description. Ngaio is a fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree which sometimes grows to a height of 10 metres (30 ft) with a trunk up to 0.3 metres (1 ft) in diameter, or spreads to as much as 4 metres (10 ft).