Torreya grandis Edible Olea yunnanensis is the sort

Olea yunnanensis is the sort of plant that rewards the gardener who reads labels twice

Distylium myricoides is an evergreen member of the witch-hazel family

What the tree offers instead is one of the finest autumn shows in the warm South: lustrous

Compact at four to six feet

Torreya grandis Edible Olea yunnanensis is the sortLittle known in cultivation and rare in the U. S. this yew like conifer has sharp tipped green needle like leaves. It becomes a tree in the wild but Hillier (Manual of Woody Landscape Plants) says it is the "least grand" of the genus. It usually remains shrubby or a small tree in cultivation. Plant in good soil that is well drained but not xeric. Native to China.