#386 most planted
Maytenus boaria
Maitén · also Mayten tree, Mayten
WeepingEvergreen
2,744
trees mapped
0.03%
of all named trees
3
cities
7.0 in
median trunk (18 cm, 2,702 measured)
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Maytenus boaria, also known as Maitén, is an evergreen tree with a distinctive weeping canopy and slender, flexible branches. Its inconspicuous flowers attract bees, and it produces unique capsule fruits. Valued for its ornamental beauty, shade provision, and drought resistance, it is considered an invasive species in some areas like California and New Zealand.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,6962.0%—7.0 in
- 450.01%35 yr1.5 in
- 30.00%—16 in
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30–66 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.0 in, mean 8.3 in, 90th percentile 14 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.