If you live in a warm climate, this small but fast-growing tree with lush, leathery foliage can make an excellent and low-maintenance privacy hedge.

Botanists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) named the new species, Clusia nanophylla, because of the tiny size of the leaves, the smallest within the genus. This species has only ...

In 2000, a group of STRI botanists collected samples of all the plants from the genus Clusia they could find in Panama to ...

Q: I read some time ago in your column about the clusia hedge. I want to re-educate myself. If you could, send me that article if possible. — Sandra, via email A: The memory is not what it used to be, ...

A: There are about 300 species of plants named Clusia. They are typically found in the wild throughout Florida, Mexico, the West Indies and Central and South America. Autograph tree or Clusia rosea is ...

Clusia trees can be found in every climate, from the dryer lowlands to the humid premontane areas. The Clusia nanophylla is endemic to the Ngäbe-Buglé comarca. Credit must be given to the creator.

With so much construction going on throughout South Florida and Palm Beach, new hedges are inevitably being planted everywhere. Ficus (Ficus benjamina) has been banned due to the whitefly infestation ...

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In 2000, a group of STRI botanists collected samples of all the plants from the genus Clusia they could find in Panama to find out how the different species in this group are related. Twenty-five ...