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Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Cleyera, False Japanese Cleyera)

Ternstroemia gymnanthera, or as it is known, the Bronze Beauty, is a pest and disease resistant shrub. Its foliage, if placed in full sun during the winter season, may suffer from burning. Moreover, the leaves will turn yellow in color if placed in an alkaline soil. 

The dense, neat, and upright growth of the Cleyera makes it a good choice as a specimen plant as well as a screen or hedge. 

 

 

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  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Cleyera

    Pronunciation: tern-STROE-mee-uh jim-NANTH-er-uh

  • Plant type: Shrub

  • Origin: China, Japan

  • Heat Zones: 8 to 10

    Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10

  • Uses: Screen, Hedge, Specimen, Border Plant, Mass Planting, Container, Windbreak

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Round, oval, Upright

    Canopy Density: Medium

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m, 3 to 5 m

    Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

    Leaf Venation: Pinnate

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

    Leaf Shape: Ovate

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Leathery, Glossy

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green, Red, Purple

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: Pleasant

    Flower Color: Yellow, White

    Seasons: Spring, Summer

  • Trunk

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Smooth

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Berry

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

    Fruit Color: Green, Yellow, Red

    Seasons: Spring, Summer

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Poor

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: High, Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full, Part, Shade

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Scales

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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