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Japanese Blueberry Tree

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Japanese Blueberry Tree

• ​​Common Name: Japanese Blueberry Tree
  
• Scientific Name: Elaeocarpus decipiens
  
• Family Name: Elaeocarpaceae
  
• Origin: Japan and China
  
• Height: 20’ – 35’ (been known to grow to 60’)
  
• Width: 10’ – 15’
  
• Growth: slow - moderate
  
• Zone: 9B - 11
  
• Light Needs: Full sun to Partial Shade
  
• Salt Tolerance:  moderate
  
• Soil/PH/Texture: loam, moist, well-drained soils, slightly acidic to neutral (pH 6.1 – 7.3)
  
• Soil Moisture: Mesic
  
• Drought Tolerance: good - excellent
  
• Pests/Diseases: susceptible to chlorosis, check for various sap-sucking insects, including the soft scales that produce sooty mold.
  
• Growing Conditions: easy to grow and low maintenance unless you are wanting to prune it as a topiary tree.
  
• Characteristics: The new foliage appears with an eye-catching orange-red tinge that changes to emerald green and then to a dark, lustrous green. Its fragrant flowers that bloom in the spring, have dangling petals that resemble cream-colored, flowing grass skirts. Fruit is Dark blue/blue-purple and edible to birds
  
• Propagation: by semi-hardwood cuttings or by seed
  
• Wildlife: attracts birds, bees, deer
  
• Facts: unknown
  
• Designer Considerations: use as a hedge or windbreak, street tree, specimen, accent plant, or as a foundation plant.