Botanical Name: Xylosma congestum
Common Name: Shiny xylosma
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub/tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright, loosely rounded shrub, with slender branches rising upward and spreading to form a graceful, fairly dense canopy if unpruned older plants may become treelike if trained; outer branches droop
Height 6-10' (15')
Spread 3/4 to equal
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun
Soil prefers well-draining; tolerates most but highly alkaline
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24); thrives in sunny mild-climate areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, ovate-elliptic; 1-3" long, bright, shiny green, with serrate margins; the leaves tend to drop in March-April
Flowers tiny, yellowish green, insignificant; in small axillary clusters
Fruit a tiny drupe
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
large background mass, valued for its glossy 'clean' foliage and loose form; is easily pruned into formal or informal hedges; small shade tree if trained
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular preferred; tolerates some drought afterestablished; avoid overwatering in poorly-drained soils
Fertilizing balanced in spring, plus iron to correct chlorosis
Pruning to shape desired, anytime, as needed
Pests/Diseases spider mite, scale; foliage may show salt burn
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China
Family: Flacourtiaceae

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