Callicarpa acuminata Canopy Trees soft as torn paper and

soft as torn paper and lightly fragrant

a glossy broadleaf evergreen that thrives in the dry

mast producer

in shade they grow slower and stay more contained

Callicarpa acuminata Canopy Trees soft as torn paper andCallicarpa acuminata, the black beautyberry, is the Mexican cousin of the familiar American beautyberry, a deciduous shrub of arching branches that, in fall, lines the stems with clusters of small, shiny berries in glossy black rather than the usual purple. The dark fruit is a quiet, sophisticated turn on the beautyberry idea, set off by the green leaves and lingering into the cool months. Collected in Mexico by the late, great Texas plantsman Lynn