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Cneorum tricoccon

Also Known As

Cneorum tricoccum
Dwarf Olive Tree
Spurge Olive

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 1'-3'
W: 3'-5'

planting zones

8a-10b

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Cneorum tricoccon plant details

Cneorum tricoccon is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer yellow flowers emerge followed by orange fruit. Grows well with sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in average, gritty, rocky and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Cneorum tricoccon

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: rutaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 3 FT - 5 FT - wide, 1 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring and summer
Uses: easy-to-grow, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Cneorum tricoccon

USDA Zones: 8a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional

Soil needs: average, gritty, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A Mediterranean genus, our plants were wild collected as seed in Majorca. This diminutive member of the citruses has narrow, shiny, glossy, and deep green leaves on a compact shrub, to about 3', showing off tiny yellow flowers in spring and sporadically throughout the year followed by tiny little "oranges" produced late in the season. A great and tough-as-nails plant for the dry summer garden provided lean soil, a decent amount of sun, and temperatures above 15 °F - mid USDA zone 8. Cneoraceae

By: Cistus Nursery

A 60cm tall evergreen shrub with leathery gray green leaves from the Mediterranean, flowers are yellow, followed by red olive like fruits, turning black when ripe.