Xylosma congesta
Shiny xylosma · also Dense logwood, Xylosma
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Xylosma congesta is a dense shrub or small tree with shiny, bright green foliage and attractive bronze new growth. It is valued for hedges and screens, and is notably tolerant of drought and heat. While native to humid forests, it has shown impressive adaptability to urban environments.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3460.07%36 yr7.5 in
- 20.00%—8.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Pollution tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Low
- Blooms
- Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 7.4 in, 90th percentile 8.0 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.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Xylosma in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.