Ehretia anacua
Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Knockaway, Sandpaper Tree
It has mildly sweet fruit like hackberry, but with more flesh and less seed. It's a popular ornamental in Texas as it is hardy in dry areas. It has white blooms, typically beginning in April. It has two-seeded berries that ripen in early summer and transition from yellow to bright orange or even red. The tree may die back in cold winters. It has mildly sweet fruit like hackberry, but with more flesh and less seed. It's a popular ornamental in Texas as it is hardy in dry areas. It has white blooms, typically beginning in April. It has two-seeded berries that ripen in early summer and transition from yellow to bright orange or even red. The tree may die back in cold winters.
Growing Conditions
Native Habitat: Thickets, Open Woodlands, Chaparral & Brush Country, Fence Rows.Water Use: Needs a good deal originally, then very drought tolerant.
Soil Moisture: DryCold Tolerant: Yes, but may die back in cold winters. Does not bloom/fruit well in N. Texas.Soil Description: Well-drained, alkaline soils; Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay.Not a true evergreen as it replaces it's leaves in the early spring.
Ornamental Use: Attractive, Aromatic, Showy, Blooms Ornamentally. Deep shade; spring blooms appear that the tree is snow-covered. Has unusual mature trunks that look like several corded trunks bound together.
This 20-45 ft. perennial evergreen is from the Borage Family, native to the area, and know as Sugarberry. It is the Anacua (Ehretia anacua) and is at/near the northern limit of its natural range in Austin.
Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Knockaway, Sandpaper Tree
It has mildly sweet fruit like hackberry, but with more flesh and less seed. It's a popular ornamental in Texas as it is hardy in dry areas. It has white blooms, typically beginning in April. It has two-seeded berries that ripen in early summer and transition from yellow to bright orange or even red. The tree may die back in cold winters. It has mildly sweet fruit like hackberry, but with more flesh and less seed. It's a popular ornamental in Texas as it is hardy in dry areas. It has white blooms, typically beginning in April. It has two-seeded berries that ripen in early summer and transition from yellow to bright orange or even red. The tree may die back in cold winters.
Native Habitat: Thickets, Open Woodlands, Chaparral & Brush Country, Fence Rows.Water Use: Needs a good deal originally, then very drought tolerant.
Soil Moisture: DryCold Tolerant: Yes, but may die back in cold winters. Does not bloom/fruit well in N. Texas.Soil Description: Well-drained, alkaline soils; Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay.Not a true evergreen as it replaces it's leaves in the early spring.
BenefitWildlife: Anaqua blossoms attract honeybees as it is a nectar source.
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| Photo from http://www.esacademic.com/ |
The fruits attract numerous birds, mammals and hippies.
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| Photo Courtesy of Dave's Garden |
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