#1422 most planted

Nicotiana glauca

Tree tobacco · also Wild tobacco, Mustard tree, Tobacco-bush

ColumnarEvergreen

trees mapped

0.00%

of all named trees

cities

1.5 in

median trunk (4 cm, 43 measured)

35 yr

median age (76% have a planting date)

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Nicotiana glauca is a rapidly growing, short-lived shrub or small tree with glaucous leaves and green to yellowish tubular flowers. Native to South America, it is now a widespread and often invasive weed in disturbed areas, particularly along roadsides. Its leaves are reported to be poisonous to livestock, making careful placement essential in urban landscapes.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

Los Angeles · United States
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360.01%35 yr1.5 in
Buenos Aires · Argentina
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90.00%—2.8 in

Traits

Form: Columnar
Foliage: Evergreen
Mature height: 6.6–32.8 ft
Canopy spread: 0–10 ft
Growth rate: Fast
Soil: Well-drained, Rocky
Water needs: Low
Drought tolerance: High

Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.5 in, mean 2.8 in, 90th percentile 7.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Northwest Andean montane forests
Southern Andean Yungas