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• Broadleaf evergreen tree, up to 30-50 ft (9-15 m) tall, somewhat less in width, branches slender, long, pendulous (i.e., weeping habit).  Leaves small, about 2.5-5 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, alternate, lanceolate, margins finely serrate, mid-green color, paler below; petiole slender, very short.   Flowers are small, inconspicuous, mostly unisexual, both sexes on the same plant; white tinged with green.   Fruit is a yellow bivalve capsule, which contains one or two seeds, and is covered by a red-colored membrane.
• Sun to part shade, well-drained soil.  May show some leaf drop in cold weather but recovers quickly.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (8) 9   The RHS Dictionary of Gardening states it will tolerate temperatures to 14°F (-10°C).   Native to Chile and Argentina.  Apparently naturalized in New Zealand and considered a weed.
• 'Green Showers': this selection has broader leaves and more pendulous branches.
• boaria: bovine, cattle eat the leaves.
• Oregon State University, Peavy Arboretum (Arboretum Road): across the road from Peavy Lodge.