The African sumac is a medium size evergreen tree growing with a low branching habit, 20-30 ft. tall, and a round canopy of equal or greater width. Its fine textured foliage varies from pale green to deep olive-green and has a resinous smell when crushed. Leaves are palmately divided into 3 narrow leaflets, each 3-5 […]
The Lemonade berry grows into a large evergreen shrub with flexible stems and sprawling habit to 25 ft. tall and as wide. Thick dark green leaves have grow 1-2 in. long; some have blunt teeth on margins. Attractive clusters of white to rose colored flowers are noticeable in late winter to early spring. The hard
Please note: For most situations, we would not recommend installing this plant in new gardens, landscapes, or plantings in southern California. This plant profile is included in this site as a reference for two primary reasons: If you already have this plant in your landscape, this information can be used to know how to care
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Please note: For most situations, we would not recommend installing this plant in new gardens, landscapes, or plantings in southern California. Depending on the context and size of plant desired, we recommend considering planting toyon, sugar bush, lemonade berry, or Catalina cherry instead. This plant profile is included in this site as a reference for
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Red berry is a dense evergreen shrub with stiff branching and a mounding habit that grows 6-8 ft. tall and as wide. Tiny rounded leaves, 1/4 to 1/2 in. across are glossy dark green with serrated margins. Flowers are insignificant, however, attractive red berries ripen in late spring and are valued by birds. Red berry
Please note: For most situations, we would not recommend installing this plant in new gardens, landscapes, or plantings in southern California. In the vast majority of situations, we recommend planting one of the California native oak species that grow well in southern California. In the vast majority of situations we recommend planting either of our
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The Catalina cherry grows into a large evergreen shrub to low branching tree, capable of reaching 25-30 ft. tall, spreading 6-20 ft. wide. Its dark glossy green leaves grow 3-5 in. long; attractive spikes of creamy-white flowers grow in spring. Numerous red berry-like fruits with large seeds are produced in summer and mature to black
Please note: For most situations, we would not recommend installing this plant in new gardens, landscapes, or plantings in southern California. Our top recommendations to consider instead of this plant, particularly for large hedges or screening include toyon and Catalina cherry. This plant profile is included in this site as a reference for two primary
The Chinese pistache grows into a medium size deciduous tree with a round dome habit and typically reaching 25-35 ft. tall and as wide. Some older specimens can even reach up to 50-60 ft. tall. Foliage is comprised of pinnately divided leaves with 6-7 pairs of 2-2 1/2 in. long leaflets. Leaves turn bright orange-red
The Torrey pine grows into tall upright tree, 40-70 ft. high, 25-40 ft. wide. It is easily recognized by its distinctive 8-13 in. long gray-green needles that are bundled in fascicles of 5. Young trees can be sparse and open in character; mature trees become dense and can develop a broad crown. Torrey pine is
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