Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

12-25', 25-40'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Intermittent

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Seascape, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Parking Strip, Street Tree

 

Special Uses

Wind Break, Fire Resistant

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

The ficifolia variety is a rounded evergreen tree growing to a size 30-40' tall and wide. It bears a dense canopy of dark canopy of dark green, lance-shaped leaves and wide, flat clusters of flowers ranging from dark red to orange, salmon and occasionally white. It blooms in summer, and is one of the showiest trees when well sited. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Planting Instructions: 1. Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. 2. Set rootball at ground level. 3. Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. 4. Backfill with amended soil. 5. Build Basin and water.