Mountain cabbage tree (Cordyline indivisa)
Also known as: Broad-leaved cabbage tree
It forms a stout tree up to 8 m tall, with a trunk from 41 to 79 cm in diameter. The stem is usually unbranched, or has very few branches. The leaves are 99 to 201 cm long, and from 10 to 30 cm wide. The foliage, which droops with age, is blue-green and shaped like a broad sword, with a broad and conspicuous midrib which is often tinged red, orange red or golden. The inflorescence is a panicle that arises from the base of the growing points underneath the leaves.
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Attributes of Mountain cabbage tree
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Height
91 cm to 1.8 m
Spread
4 m
Leaf Color
Green Blue
Flower Size
2.5 cm
Flower Color
White Green Purple
Images of Mountain cabbage tree
Quickly Identify Mountain cabbage tree
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Large, strap-shaped leaves with prominent red and yellow veins.
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Fleshy berries changing from bluish to deep purple-black when ripe.
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Distinct rough-textured trunk with thick, layered bark and pronounced vertical striations.
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Drooping clusters of small, fragrant flowers ranging in color from yellow to whitish to mauve.
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Solitary trunk growing up to 26 feet tall with a canopy that sheds lower leaves over time.
Scientific Classification of Mountain cabbage tree
Phylum
Vascular plants
Class
Monocotyledons
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagus
Genus
Cordylines
Species
Mountain cabbage tree
