Moderate rate of growth. Strong central leader. Trunk has a gray fissured base and smooth in the upper portions of the tree. Foliage is glossy and leathery. Juvenile leaves have short petiole and are more oblong.
New growth is pink to light green and then turn dark green.
Not particular to soil type but needs moisture and fertilizer for best growth and appearance. Tender to half hardy. First exposure seacoast to inland valley. Near Agonis sp. Conical form with a moderate rate of growth.