Scientific Name
Persea borbonia

Common Name
Redbay
Hardiness Zones: 7-9
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; range of soil types (moist, dry)
Texture: Medium
Form: Oval to rounded
Height: 15 to 40’
Width: 10 to 20’
Leaf: 2 to 4" alternate, simple leaves; a few yellow or red leaves drop during the season
Flower/Fruit: Nonshowy white flowers in summer; .5" blue to black fruit in fall
Comments: Native; larval plant for palamedes and spicebush swallowtails; fruit eaten by birds
Cultivars: --
 


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