Luma apiculata-4 Inch Pot
Catalog Number: D1774
his beautiful evergreen shrub or small tree from Chile and Argentina can grow to 15' or more. Each fall, loads of small, round, blue-black fruit with translucent flesh cover the plant. The aromatic, sweet fruit can be eaten fresh or made into a topping for cheese cake. Its dark green leaves resemble huckleberry and its small, creamy white, starry flowers appear in mid-summer and continue into fall. Mature plants develop smooth, cinnamon color bark, much like that of madrone that peels back to reveal white to pink under bark. We offer seedlings, and you should plant two to assure pollination and more to prune into an excellent hedge. Grow in sun to part shade in a well-drained, acidic site with lots of organic matter.
Our price: $12.50
Luma apiculata-Gal
Catalog Number: D177
A broad leafed evergreen tree to 15' or more or large dense shrub with leaves like a huckleberry. The bark turns orange like madrone and peels off to reveal white to pink new bark. Small cream colored starry flowers appear in mid-summer. Each fall the plant is covered with round blue, 1/2 inch fruit. Fruits are deep purple to black and have soft translucent flesh, with an aromatic somewhat sweet flavor. They are eaten fresh and also make a great cheese cake topping. We offer seedlings. Prune it to make an excellent hedge. Plant two to assure pollination. From central and Southern Chile and Argentina. Favors sun and acidic, well drained soil high in organic matter.
Our price: $20.00
