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dracaena cordyline australis Cordyline australe CABBAGE TREECordyline australis the New Zealand Cabbage tree. Overview Scientific name: Cordyline australis Family: Asparagaceae Origin: New Zealand Common name: Cabbage tree, cabbage palm (sometimes in French), t kuka (Maori name) Description Size: Up to 15 to 20 meters tall in its natural habitat, but often smaller in cultivation. Leaves: Long, narrow, stiff, light green to dark green, often arranged in rosettes at the top of the branches. Habit: Tree like
🌴 Cordyline australis — the New Zealand “Cabbage tree.”
🔍Overview
- Scientific name: Cordyline australis
- Family: Asparagaceae
- Origin: New Zealand
- Common name: Cabbage tree, cabbage palm (sometimes in French), tī kōuka (Maori name)
🌿Description
- Size: Up to 15 to 20 meters tall in its natural habitat, but often smaller in cultivation.
- Leaves: Long, narrow, stiff, light green to dark green, often arranged in rosettes at the top of the branches.
- Habit: Tree-like appearance, often branched, with a thin, smooth trunk.
- Flowers: White to cream, very fragrant, in large upright panicles.
- Fruits: Small white or bluish berries, popular with birds.
🌡️ Climate and hardiness
- Relatively hardy: down to -23°F for well-established specimens.
- Prefers temperate to mild climates, but can adapt to cooler climates with protection.
- Resistant to wind, drought, and salt spray (perfect for coastal areas).
🌱 Cultivation
- Exposure: Full sun or partial shade.
- Soil: Well-drained, light, not too calcareous.
- Watering: Moderate; drought-resistant once mature.
- Propagation: By seed (slow growth) or by suckers at the base.
🌎Uses and interest
- Ornamental: Very popular in gardens for its architectural and exotic appearance.
- Potted cultivation: Possible in containers, especially in cold climates (bring indoors or protect in winter).
- Traditional uses: The Maori used the young leaves as food (hence the name “cabbage tree”). Fibers were also extracted for ropes, baskets, etc.
⚠️ Note
There are other Cordylines often called “cabbage palm” or “cabbage tree”:
- Cordyline fruticosa (tropical plant, often red or variegated)
- Cordyline indivisa (rarer species, with wider leaves)
- Not to be confused with certain tropical palms or the Cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto) from the United States.
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Practical Read for Managing Challenging Family Dynamics
Format: Hardcover
I found this text easy to read and a helpful way to reflect on my childhood experience and the relationships I have with my family members. The strategies are easy to implement.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Drama Free For Sure!
Format: Kindle
Nedra Glover Tawwab is a New York Times bestselling author, a licensed therapist, and a sought-after relationship expert. This book is a therapeutic and educational tool that addresses how to consciously change behaviors you’d rather not have in relationships, specifically, around your family. For those of us who have delved into the self-help book world, this is an in-depth, thorough refresher, focusing on family dynamics.
Nedra’s core belief is that relationships contribute to mental health. They can cause you pain or they heal you. She focuses on taking your relationships seriously and teaches the art of having tough but intentional conversations to create positive change. OR you’ll learn how to sever ties when the relationship is unmanageable.
None is more influential than the formative years we’ve had with our family of origin. A lot of people lament that not everything is about the family, but yup, so often it’s true. In childhood, most likely we weren’t allowed to be ourselves, so our true selves started to develop when becoming an adult. Like a butterfly using its colossal strength to break out of its chrysalis, we too must use our emotional colossal strength to break out of our childhood mold in order to fly. We are able to have relationships with family on our terms.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2023
★★★★★ 4
Insightful and Compassionate.
Format: Hardcover
I really love Nedra Glover Tawwab's work. I started with "Set Boundaries, Find Peace" and that opened the gateway to a broader and more helpful healing journey for me. This book, "Drama Fee" was just an evolutionary step in her series and a more in depth dealing with family relationships. The different perspectives for each chapter on how the concept can be applied was/is helpful as it often feels like books of this nature are only telling the black or white way to focus on a relationship. I felt seen and heard that though my familial relationships are unique there are commonalities and in turn ways to approach healing, reconciliation (with oneself and with family), understanding and compassion, to a achieve drama free relationships. As humans we are bread for connection and I appreciate Nedra Glover Tawwab's help in navigating them.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Being Our True Selves In Relationships That Matter
Format: Kindle
Nedra Glover Tawwab is a New York Times bestselling author, a licensed therapist, and a sought-after relationship expert. This book is a therapeutic and educational tool that addresses how to consciously change behaviors you’d rather not have in relationships, specifically, around your family. For those of us who have delved into the self-help book world, this is an in-depth, thorough refresher, focusing on family dynamics.
Nedra’s core belief is that relationships contribute to mental health. They can cause you pain or they heal you. She focuses on taking your relationships seriously and teaches the art of having tough but intentional conversations to create positive change. OR you’ll learn how to sever ties when the relationship is unmanageable.
None is more influential than the formative years we’ve had with our family of origin. A lot of people lament that not everything is about the family, but yup, so often it’s true. In childhood, most likely we weren’t allowed to be ourselves, so our true selves started to develop when becoming an adult. Like a butterfly using its colossal strength to break out of its chrysalis, we too must use our emotional colossal strength to break out of our childhood mold in order to fly. We are able to have relationships with family on our terms.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023
★★★★★ 5
Read. This. Book.
Format: Kindle
Read this book if you have a dysfunctional family or relationship with family members (including in-laws and extended family). Read this book if you think you don’t.
Nedra outlines several different types of familial relationships and how challenging it can be to work through dysfunction or things we have considered normal that are not. Nedra also provides wisdom and tools on how to overcome the many challenges that occur in relationships with family members with gentleness, understanding and realistic observations and advice.
Please keep in mind that there will likely be much to unpack from both your childhood and adulthood. It can be an incredibly emotional process in which you might need to take breaks and pauses. However, it is a worthwhile endeavor that will allow you a new, healthier perspective on your relationships with others, and it will cause you to re-evaluate yourself and how you interact with others. This is necessary wisdom for cultivating peace and harmony in your life.
I wish fellow readers an eye-opening and heartfelt journey. Be kind and gracious to yourself during this experience and best wishes in creating and living your most authentic life.
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