Phoebe chekiangensis Burkwood & Skipwith The species performs best where

The species performs best where winters are not extreme and drainage is dependable

and like the rest of the clan this narrow-leaved form is dioecious

and luminous

Where most hostas hang their bells to one side of the stem

Phoebe chekiangensis Burkwood & Skipwith The species performs best wherePhoebe chekiangensis is one of a group of Chinese evergreens that could give the American South a whole new kind of shade tree. Upright and clean limbed, the tree carries dense, leathery, dark green leaves much like those of the related redbay, glossy and handsome the year round, and grows at a steady pace into a small to medium tree of real presence. The plant belongs to Lauraceae, the laurel family, close kin to Persea, the avocado and the native