Sweet Pittosporum

How to identify it

• Small tree with glossy, wavy-edged (undulate) leaves.
• Cream, sweetly scented flowers, then sticky orange fruit.

Why it is a problem

Casts heavy shade that shuts out the native understorey, and fruits heavily so birds spread it into bushland. Native to eastern Australia but a serious environmental weed here.

How to control it

Hand-pull seedlings. Cut-and-swab or stem-inject established trees, then follow up on the seedling flush. Remove before fruiting where possible.

Where it is at Skye

Recorded on the slope in both September surveys.

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