Olmediella betschlerana
Report an issueSpecies #1,470Genus #486 · Olmediella
By recorded trees in the inventory.
Costa Rican holly · also Guatemalan holly, Manzanote
BroadleafEvergreen
40
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
15 in
median trunk (38 cm, 40 measured)
30 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
Olmediella betschleriana is a low-maintenance tree with a rounded, low-forming canopy. It features large, dark green foliage with spine-tipped margins and inconspicuous cream-colored flowers. Female trees produce large, thick-skinned fruits, and the species is tolerant to drought, wind, and air pollution, though frost can be a stressor.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 400.01%30 yr15 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 25–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 15 in, mean 15 in, 90th percentile 21 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.