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How big do Japanese cleyera get?
about 12 feet tall
Japanese Cleyera will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet.
How fast does Japanese cleyera grow?
3 feet a year
About Me. The Bronze Beauty™ Cleyera is a fast-growing evergreen bush or small tree, growing up to 3 feet a year to quickly reach 10 to 15 feet in height, with a spread of 6 to 10 feet. It has attractive glossy green foliage, with bright bronzy-red new growth, and it grows continuously from spring through fall.
How tall does cleyera japonica get?
Cleyera japonica, commonly known as Japanese cleyera, is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10-15′ tall by 8-10′ wide in cultivation, but may reach 30′ tall in the wild in its native habitat.
What does a cleyera plant look like?
Cleyera are prized for their upright tall growth habit as well as their unusually dark green glossy foliage. They make a wonderful foundation plant in between windows on a larger home, as they grow taller than they grow wide. The evergreen leaves and the winter interest berries make it an attractive landscape plant.
Is Japanese cleyera evergreen?
How do you take care of Japanese cleyera?
Plant this shrub in high organic matter well-drained soil in the full sun to partial shade. In hot southern summers, it appreciates afternoon shade and it can in fact tolerate almost full shade. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant but be sure to plant in an area with some protection from strong winds.
What does Cleyera look like in Japan?
Japanese Cleyera Information. The glossy, evergreen foliage is attractive year round. Although it is grown primarily for its foliage, the shrub also has fragrant, attractive white flowers that bloom at the point where the leaves join the stems. These are followed by dark red berries that split away to reveal shiny black seeds.
What is a Cleyera shrub?
Thanks to the excellent foliage color and neat rounded shape that needs little pruning, cleyera shrubs ( Ternstroemia gymnanthera) have become a southern garden standard. Let’s learn more about how to care for a cleyera shrub. Cleyera plants are native to China and Japan, but they have become naturalized throughout the Southern United States.
What do Cleyera seeds look like?
These are followed by dark, red berries that split away to reveal shiny, black seeds. The seeds stay on the plant throughout most of the winter. Cleyera shrubs grow between 8 and 10 feet (2.5 – 3 m.) tall with a spread of about 6 feet (2 m.) and have a dense, rounded growth habit that makes them ideal for use as hedges or screens.
How do you take care of Cleyera?
Growing cleyera in alkaline soil leads to yellow, sickly-looking leaves. Although they withstand moderate drought, the shrubs look their best when watered regularly in the absence of rain. Use 2 to 3 inches (5-7.5 cm.) of mulch over the root zone to help the soil hold moisture. As a hedge or screen, plant cleyera 4 to 6 feet (1-2 m.) apart.