Persea borbonia
Redbay
Redbay is a large native shrub or small tree with glossy evergreen foliage. Small blue-black drupes ripen from summer through winter, providing an important food source for songbirds and game birds. Its aromatic leaves can also be used to flavor soups and tea.
- Large growing native shrub
- Black fruit persist into winter
- Prefers moist, boggy conditions
Specialty Use
| • | Wildlife Garden |
Foliage
| • | Evergreen |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Spring |
Growth Rate
| • | Fast |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attributes
| • | Bioretention |
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Evergreen |
| • | Fast Growing |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Native |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Rain Garden |
| • | Spring Bloomer |