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Sageretia thea
Also called Hedge Sageretia, Mock Buckthorn
Pauper's-tea (Sageretia thea) is a small evergreen shrub or scrambling shrub, often 1 to 3 m tall, grown in gardens and widely used for bonsai for its attractive trunk. It tolerates a range of conditions and is grown mainly for its foliage, trunk and small edible fruit.
Sageretia thea or Sageretia theezans (sageretia, mock buckthorn, sweet-plum or Chinese sweet plum) is a shrub from the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern China. It is widely used for creating bonsai.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sageretia theezans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
