Description
Medium-sized, upright, broad, slow growing, evergreen ornamental tree (H 10-12 m, W 7-9 m). Bark dark grey, smooth to lightly fissured. Crown broadly ovate to rounded, dense. Young shoots grey hairy. Leaves ovate to broadly ovate (3-7 cm), with entire to slightly serrate margin, leathery, smooth, glossy, green, underneath fino hairy, grey-green. Flowers separately arranged in hanging, male and female inflorescence, yellow. Flowering period: April-May. Fruits elongate (2-3 cm), hard, brown. Suitable for warmer climates; it prefers deep, nutrient-rich soils, in sun. Useful also as a container-plant.