PARADISE TREE

Simarouba glauca

To 50 feet

Fast rate of growth

Full sun to very light shade

Good salt and drought tolerance

Sensitive to cold and excessive wind

Zones 10 to 11

Extremely attractive, large tree with a broad, rounded crown and

evergreen, glossy compound leaves with showy, red new growth and inconspicuous flowers.

Female trees produce large, oval green to purple berries in summer. 

Considered to be one of our most beautiful native trees.

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