Botanical Name: Rhaphiolepis 'Majestic Beauty'
Common Name: NCN
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub or
Character evergreen small tree
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a large single-trunked or multi-trunked plant, with upright and spreading branching to form a full rounded to somewhat umbrella-shaped canopy; easily pruned into a small tree in size
Height 6' - 10' (15')
Spread equal
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun - tolerates some shade at inland locations
Soil tolerates most - thrives in well-drained loam soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-10, 12-24): best for warm coastal-climate areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, oval-broadly elliptic, with coarsely toothed margins; 3"-5" long, dark glossy green above, paler beneath
Flowers bright pinkish-white, 5-petaled, to 1/2" across, in showy clusters at or near the ends of the branches; mostly in February - April
Fruit if present, a small blue-black drupe
 
Propagation:
soft wood or semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
an excellent large-scale accent shrub (or small tree) for its branch structure, dark green glossy foliage, and showy display of pink flowers; can be massed as a background screen; for temperate-climate, oriental, and Mediterranean-theme gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular; is fairly drought tolerant at coastal locations
Fertilizing balanced, as needed (usually spring and fall)
Pruning to shape desired (avoid shearing); selectively head back for a fuller shrub-form, or head high and thin out canopy for tree shape
Pests/Diseases fireblight, oak root fungus
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: probable hybrid between Rhaphiolepis and Eriobotrya
Family: Rosaceae

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