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Xylosma crenata
Sawtooth logwood is a small tree from the mountain forests of Kauaʻi in Hawaii, reaching about 14 m tall, and it is rare in the wild. It is grown in gardens mainly for its glossy, sawtooth-edged foliage, and it needs a mild, frost-free climate.
Xylosma crenata, the sawtooth logwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae.
It is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It is a tree, reaching a height of 46 ft (14 m).
Xylosma benthamii · Xylosma boulindae · Xylosma capillipes · Xylosma ciliatifolia · Xylosma congesta · Xylosma domingensis · Xylosma fawcettii · Brushholly · Xylosma glaberrima · Xylosma grossecrenata · Hawai'i brushholly · Xylosma inaequinervia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xylosma crenata 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.
