Spring Sale - Diospyros whyteana - Blackbark (10 Seeds)

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ITEM: Diospyros whyteana

COMMON NAME: Blackbark / Swartbas

FAMILY: Ebenaceae

SIZE: Up to 5-7m

This enticing little tree has so many wonderful features: dark green, strikingly glossy leaves; creamy fragrant flowers;
unusual smooth, dark grey, almost black bark and distinctive reddish brown, papery, balloon-like fruit pods.
Altogether, it is a very attractive and pleasing garden subject.The bladdernut is an evergreen shrub or small multi-stemmed tree with a
straight trunk that branches low down to form a dense, round to pyramidal crown. The bark on young branches is yellow-green to pinkish, covered by fine
coppery hairs; but smooth and blackish grey on older stems and branches.
The shiny leaves, also with a fringe of ginger hairs, are leathery, dark green above and lighter below. An occasional bright red or
orange leaf occurs adding to the overall attractiveness of this plant.