Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Central America, South America
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Fruit Tree
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-116-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm2,240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Yellow, Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wind
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Bees, pollinators
Allergy
Pollen
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Cleyera
In German
Acerola Baum
Sakaki
In French
Acerola Arbre
Cleyera
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Cleyera
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
Cleyera
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Cleyera
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Cleyera
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Theales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Theaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Cleyera
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Freziereae
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
-
Number of Species
-18
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27800
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