Ternstroemia gymnanthera ~ Japanese Cleyera Size:7 GALLON Origins: Himalayas and Japan

Origins: Himalayas and Japan

IMAGES: Photos by Plants Nouveau

This particular cultivar was developed by the United States National Arboretum and is named after Tuskegee University in Alabama

Bruce Plum is a semi-dwarf deciduous tree with an upright habit that has a showy display of fragrant white flowers but is primarily grown for its summer freestone fruit

Clusters of large single to semi-double flowers with rich dark pink veining and deep cherry red centers bloom from late winter throughout spring

Ternstroemia gymnanthera ~ Japanese Cleyera Size:7 GALLON Origins: Himalayas and JapanJapanese Cleyera is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with high branches and rounded crown. The new growth emerges bronze and matures to leathery dark green leaves with a paler underside. Its fragrant downward facing clusters of white flowers bloom in late spring followed by shiny black fruit. Prefers part sun and moist, well drained soil. Drought tolerant when established. Very similar and often sold as Cleyera japonica. Type: Shrub Height: 10 15 Spread: 8