Symplocos paniculata
sapphireberry, Asiatic sweetleaf
Notes:
DO NOT PLANT: Listed as invasive for New Jersey (I didn't realize it until after I had already added it to the database).
Multiple plants, not genetically identical, required for proper fruit set (like viburnums, this isn't a dioecious thing) -- which is pretty much the most ornamental feature of this particular plant.
Sources: Sunset, JerseyYards.org, Missouri BG, UConn, Dirr.
Tags:
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
deer sensitive
drought intolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
fragrant flowers
full sun preferred
habit:mounding
habit:rounded
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease free
showy flowers
slow-growing
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:screen
use:specimen
water:regular
weedy
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