Torreya grandis Edible creamy white aging toward ivory

creamy white aging toward ivory

grown for the bold foliage and the early

Olea yunnanensis is the sort of plant that rewards the gardener who reads labels twice

native in the species to southern Europe and western Asia and long grown across the South for a long season of summer flower

Site the shrub in well-drained soil where the spines will not surprise a passerby

Torreya grandis Edible creamy white aging toward ivoryLittle known in cultivation and rare in the U. S. this yew like conifer has sharp tipped green needle like leaves. It becomes a tree in the wild but Hillier (Manual of Woody Landscape Plants) says it is the "least grand" of the genus. It usually remains shrubby or a small tree in cultivation. Plant in good soil that is well drained but not xeric. Native to China.