Small tree 10-20 ft - Plant Encyclopedia Results

Very unusual strophanthus with orange-brown flowers that look like carved out of wood with petals curled like a wooden shavings. This flower is very unique, looking almost artificial. Bright orange twisted petals with yellow margins indeed look like fancy wood shavings. Very rare plant in cultivation, and hard to propagate. Spectacular eye stopper, it is in bloom 2-3 times a year! Drought tolerant, takes both full sun or shade. Compact shrub in container, can be trained into a small tree. Leaves are leathery and dark green with white veins, and light green when young.

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Coffea stenophylla (Highland Coffee of Sierra Leone) is a large evergreen tree native to West Africa. This species of coffee plants can grow taller than 20 feet, though there are also some smaller specimens that measure between 10 and 20 feet. It thrives in full sun or semi-shade and moderate water. In late spring or early summer, white or off-white flowers open up and then give way to small oval fruits.

The fruit from this tree is edible and is considered a nutritious snack. They are rich in antioxidants and rich in vitamins A, B, and C. Coffea stenophylla fruit can also be brewed into a healthy alternative to regular coffee. The fruit is slightly bitter, but can be sweetened with sugar or honey. It is also believed to have some health benefits, including promoting healthy digestion and helping to maintain balanced cholesterol levels.

This species can be grown in USDA Zone 9-11. The tree does not tolerate cold temperatures, and for those living in cooler climates, it should be grown in a pot. When grown in a container, the plant should be protected from temperatures below 40 F. The container should be placed in a sunny location and watered when the soil feels dry. The tree should also be fertilized once a month during the growing season.

In the right conditions, a Coffea stenophylla tree may produce up to hundreds of fruits in the season. The fruits are a rich source of nutrients and are a great snack, especially for those looking to get a boost of energy. In addition to being eaten, the fruits can be juiced, dried and roasted, or brewed into a beverage.

This banana-like perennial has large paddle-shaped leaves, which range in color from deep claret brown to red-purple to pale green, produced from the center of the plant, with thick midribs bright red beneath. White flowers are borne in inflorescences 3 to 4 feet long. Fruits are banana-like but dry and unpalatable. Large reddish leaves. Reaches 20 feet or more.

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The seeds are edible after boiling.

Pachypodium lamerei is a weird succulent with a thick, spiny gray trunk that will reach 15 feet in nature. As a houseplant, they are much smaller. They are scarcely branched and the base is spindle-shaped. The trunk is covered with 2 inch spines and the foliage is arranged spirally at the top. P. lamerei needs full sun to light shade with warm temperatures. Water sparingly and do not fertilize. Do not water in the winter months when there is no foliage. Repot the plant every 3 years; this is quite tricky given all the spines. The best way is to wrap several layers of newspaper around the trunk where it is to be handled.

Small bushy tree or shrub with 1-2" yellow fragrant flowers followed by dark red fruit. It is used medicinally in Asia: roots are remedy for stiff stomach muscels, producing milk in breastfeeding.

Native to Malaysia, Malay Apple was an important fruit of the Polynesians, and was later distributed to the America's on Captain Bligh's voyages throughout the tropics, including many Caribbean countries such as Jamaica, Suriname, Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago. It has been also spread through much of southeast Asia and the Pacific islands, now common growing wild on the Hawaiian islands. It was brought into Hawaii by Polynesians probably 1000 to 1700 years ago. The Polynesians reached the Hawaiian islands bringing plants and animals that were important to them, and Mountain apple, as it is called in Hawaii, was one of the 'canoe plants'.

This plant grows to over 60 ft in tropics in mid-elevation rain forest areas, often as large understory tree. The evergreen leaves are opposite, soft leathery and dark green; the flowers are purplish-red and form a carpet after falling under the tree. Flowering usually occurs in early summer followed by fruit ripening 3 months later. The beautiful pear shaped fruit is about the size of an apple, deep red in color, white flesh and a waxy skin. The flesh is crunchy, often juicy, with a mild sweet flavor.

Fruit are mostly eaten fresh and chilled and make great thirst quenching snacks. The fruit can also be used to make wines. The plant has important medicinal value in many tropical countries.

Malay Apple requires tropical conditions and is too tender to grow outdoors in areas with even occasional frost. Often trees will have leaf damage at temperatures well above freezing. Trees also do not like poorly drained soils, so if planted in areas with high water tables should be planted on slightly raised mounds to give them more room for the roots during periods of high rainfall. It does not succeed as well at sea level. Other than that, it requires little care providing year-round water.

The tree is small in stature, evergreen, with rigid branches and has a gnarled trunk. The flowers are numerous, bright red to pink in color and are borne in small clusters. They are distributed throughout the tree.

Schotia afra can be pruned to shape and can be grown as a bonsai specimen.

The seeds are edible either green, or mature. They can be used as a meal if roasted and ground.

A small to medium deciduous tree with bright red flowers. This Tree blooms while small.