Anacua
Ehretia anacuaAnacua is a small tree native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 20–25 ft tall and 15–30 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms white in Feb–Apr. Deer rarely browse it. Good for birds.
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From our guide
Village of the HillsSemi-evergreen tree with sandpapery leaves, fragrant white flower clusters and orange fruit.
Why it works here
Also called sugarberry for good reason — birds strip the fruit. Evergreen enough to screen, tough enough for alkaline soil.
Watch out
Suckers into a thicket if not managed. Fruit drop is messy over pavement.
The facts
6 sources- Type
- Small tree
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3+ hrs)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 20–25 ft
- Spread
- 15–30 ft
- Bloom
- Feb–Apr · white
- Foliage
- Semi-evergreen
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, dry, loam, sand, well drained
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it. Sandpapery leaves are unappealing; rarely browsed.
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
1,051 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
In the Village of the Hills guide, but not on the grower stock lists we read yet. Ask a native-plant nursery.