Dodonaea viscosa Green Akeake / Green Hopbush is the straight species form of one of New Zealand's most enduring and versatile native trees, and the workhorse of the Akeake family. Featuring lush, bright green leaves held densely off upright stems, Green Akeake produces masses of small pink flowers in summer and grows to an impressive 4 m tall and 2.5 m wide all while tolerating conditions that would stop most plants in their tracks.
Its narrow, glossy green leaves can develop attractive bronze or purplish tones in cooler weather, while its papery hop-like seed capsules add year-round visual interest to the garden. It has bright green, long, thin wavy leaves, flaking reddish bark, and those characteristic papery winged seed capsules that catch the light and rustle in the breeze giving it a natural, tactile quality that few other natives can match.
