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Sageretia theezans Richard Lynch whose fruit swells to theSageretia theezans, the Chinese sweet plum, is a graceful evergreen shrub of the buckthorn family, native to southern China, where the plant grows to some three to eight feet with fine, zigzagging branches, small glossy leaves, and a handsome flaking, multicolored trunk. New growth often emerges bronze before settling to deep green, and in the mild winter gardens that suit the species the foliage holds the year round, giving a dense, fine textured