Cleyera
(Ternstroemia gymnanthera)
- Type: Evergreen
- Light: Partial shade
- Height: 8-10'
- Spread: 5-6'
- Flower: Small White
- Bloom: Late Spring
- Fruit: Green to red
- Fruit Time: Fall
Japanese cleyera, is a broadleaf evergreen shrub grows to 10-15’ tall by 8-10’ wide. New growth leaves emerge with a bronze to red tint. Fragrant, bell-shaped, downward-facing, creamy white flowers in late spring. Flowers are followed by shiny black fruit.