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Japanese Euonymus

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Leaves of Japanese Euonymus

Japanese Euonymus is an evergreen shrub and grows 2.4m (8 feet) height and width in full sun or partial shade area. The shrub is very easy to grow even dry and seaside area. And Japanese Euonymus can be used in many purposes for your landscaping project and you can enjoy dark green glossy foliage or beautiful variegated version.

Courtesy Leaf

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Leaves of Courtesy Leaf

This leaves picture is for Courtesy Leaf. Courtesy Leaf is native plant of Taiwan and not popular in USA. This evergreen shrub has habit to grow roundly and grows about 4.5m (15 feet) height and width in the area of full sun or partial shade and prefers acid soil.

Fortune’s Osmanthus

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Fortune's Osmanthus

Fortune’s Osmanthus is evergreen shrub and grows up to 6m (20 feet) height and width and forms dense oval shape in full sun or partial shade area. Even though the flowers of this shrub are tiny white color, they have good fragrance and you can easily find them when they bloom in autumn.

Creeping Juniper

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Creeping Juniper

Creeping Juniper is great evergreen ground cover plant. It grows 0.6m (2 feet) height and 3m (10feet) width in full sun and relatively dry area, and it is easy to take care of it. So the important point for planting Creeping Juniper is to keep wide enough area for each of it, never plant it in dense condition.

Chinese Podocarpus

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Chinese Podocarpus

Chinese Podocarpus is evergreen shrub or tree. This plant grows up to 10.5m (35 feet) height and 4.5m (15 feet) width in full sun or shade area. Chinese Podocarpus likes relatively dry condition so doesn’t give too much water when you plant this tree.

Red Holly

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Leaves and Berries of Red Holly

Red Holly is a beautiful pyramidal shape evergreen tree so this holly is great garden plant. This holly tree grows up to 6m (20 feet) and prefers to be planted in full sun or partial shaded area.

Sorry for the bad quality picture, I’ll try again to take picture for Red Holly when I have a chance.

Scouring Rush

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Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush grows up to 1.2m (4feet) in the area of full sun and wet land. This plant has strong root system and tough for surviving and has few pest and disease problems.

Purple Beautyberry

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Purple Beautyberry

Purple Beautyberry is very beautiful shrub when it has pale purple berries along its branches as you can see on the picture. This shrub grows up to 1.5m (5feet) in the area of full sun or partial shade and has tiny flowers in summer season.

Lusterleaf Holly

Leaves & Berries of Lusterleaf Holly

Leaves & Berries of Lusterleaf Holly

Lusterleaf Holly is evergreen shrub grows up to 8m (27feet). This holly tree has relatively large leaves (10~15cm long) unlike other holly tree as you can see on the picture.

Lusterleaf Holly likes full sun or partial shade area and easy to grow. The shape of tree is beautiful pyramidal.

Variegated Boxwood

Leaves of Variegated Boxwood

Leaves of Variegated Boxwood

Variegated Boxwood is evergreen shrub and grow slowly up to 4m (14 feet) height and width. This shrub prefers full sun or partial shade area. As you can see, the leaves are edged with creamy white color so it is beautiful and good for as hedge tree.