Plant Profile

Eugenia myrthifolia (brush berry)

Eugenia is a large group of plants, including evergreen trees and shrubs. The evergreen leaves are glossy small 2-3 cm. The flowers are white without any fragrance. One of the Eugenia species ( Eugenia aromatica )gives the famous fragrant "herb" the cloves by its dried flower buds .The flowers are followed by the production of berries, some types of which are edible. The smooth, brown to grey, mottled bark and tight canopy of fine-textured leaves makes Eugenia well suited for many landscape situation. Multiple trunked trees or shrubs are often specified for specimen planting so the beautiful bark can be displayed. Trees can be trained in the nursery to one central trunk therefore could be used as a streets plantation , in highway medians, parking lots plant special because they adopt well to small space. Eugenia should be grown in full sun or part shade on well-drained soil. Once established in the landscape, they are drought tolerant requiring little, if any, irrigation.

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