As a nurseryman, I am occasionally asked: “What’s an attractive small tree that grows quickly and has lovely flowers?” That’s a short list, but one very fine candidate is the Mediterranean tree Vitex ...

Native to Southern Europe and Central Asia, the chaste tree quickly grows into a multi-trunked shrub 10 to 20 feet tall and wide with a broad, spreading habit. The flowers, upward-growing panicles up ...

Native to Southern Europe and Central Asia, the chaste tree quickly grows into a multi-trunked shrub 10 to 20 feet tall and wide with a broad, spreading habit. The flowers, upward-growing panicles up ...

Question. A chaste tree has been recommended for my landscape. Does it grow well in Central Florida? Answer. Get ready for some great blue flowers for late spring and summer from the chaste tree, also ...

The chaste tree makes an attractive specimen as your landscape bed’s centerpiece or in a large container on the deck. Easy-to-grow, drought resistant and attractive to butterflies and bees, Vitex ...

If you want a compact plant to adorn your yard with lovely blooms while also attracting butterflies and birds, consider this ...

A large chaste tree grows just outside my window in the Brunswick County Botanical Garden. Since I started 4 years ago, it has reliably provided a show stopping display of purple flowers each summer ...

As we continue through our “winter” we can still accomplish some useful goals for the coming spring and summer. Of the cultural practices we can do for maintaining woody ornamental plants, chief among ...