Description

USES

• Privacy hedges or screens (Columns), shade trees (Standard Tree), topiary or shaped trees in formal gardens
• Noise and windbreaks

HARDINESS ZONES

• USDA Hardines Zones 9-11
• Tolerate brief light frost but may suffer leaf drop or dieback in freezing temperatures
• Can tolerate minimum temperatures of about 30°F to 35°F

ROOT SYSTEM

• Aggressive – Root barriers are often recommended

MEASUREMENTS & SIZES

• Hedges – Can be maintained as a 4 to 20+ ft tall privacy Hollywood hedge
• Standard Tree – Can grow 30 to 60 ft tall and 25 to 40 ft wide forming a dense symmetric cannopy

WATER NEEDS

• Moderate – Water deeply but infrequently once established

LIGHT NEEDS

• Moderate to full sun

PRUNING

• Tolerates heavy pruning
• Best Time to prune in late winter to early spring

GROWTH RATE

• Fast – Can grow  2 to 4 feet per year, quickly forming a dense canopy or hedge under ideal conditions