About Garrya buxifolia A.Gray
Garrya buxifolia A.Gray is an erect shrub that reaches a maximum height of nearly three meters, and typically does not grow very wide. It produces dense thick foliage made up of oval-shaped leaves. Each leaf is several centimeters long, and approximately half as wide. The upper leaf surface is green and shiny, while the underside is paler and covered in hairs. Its inflorescence takes the form of a long, hanging cluster of flowers. This shrub is dioecious, meaning male and female plants grow inflorescences arranged in the same pattern. After flowering, female plants develop hanging bunches or small clusters of fruit. The fruit is a spherical berry: it is green when immature, and ripens to a color ranging from reddish to dark bluish-purple.
