Scientific Name
Symplocos paniculata

Common Name
Sapphireberry; Asiatic sweetleaf

Hardiness Zones: 4-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; light to heavy well drained soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Large rounded shrub to low branched small tree; wide spreading with age; twiggy
Height: 15 to 20’
Width: 10 to 20’
Leaf: 1.5 to 3.5" alternate, simple leaves; nonshowy fall color
Flower/Fruit: Creamy white, fragrant flowers on 2 to 3" panicles in early summer; .3" bright turquoise blue fruit in fall
Comments: Easy to transplant; long lived; excellent for attracting birds; best to plant 2 or more trees for cross pollination
Cultivars: --
 


 

 

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