Aucuba (Cornaceae) BSWJ14602

japonica

Evergreen shrub with stout green stems, bearing broad dark green glossy leaves sometimes coarsely serrated especially in their upper halves. Bearing terminal panicles of purplish - brown flowers in spring, larger loose panicles on male plants, tighter less showy on female plants, but followed by glossy red berries. From one of our seed collections, gathered from the high mountain Seburi, near Fukuoka on Kyushu, Japan in 2015. Height 2m Spread 2m. Best grown in part to full shade in a humus rich soil for fastest growth, although very tolerant of drought and wind when established.