*Evodia, Bee-bee tree

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*Tetradium daniellii
EVODIA, BEE-BEE TREE

Rutaceae
Korea, China

Location: map coordinates U-22 (northwest side of Warren-Franklin Hall), N 39°11'5'' W 75°32'36''

Planting history: planted 5/6/10; relocated 12/8/10 by Lou Calabrese. Source: Kent County Master Gardeners plant sale, Delaware. (Dr. S. Yost, USDA NIFA Capacity Building Grant funds).

Description:

  • small to medium-sized deciduous tree
  • etymology: Tetradium from Greek for four (petals); daniellii = after William Freeman Daniell (1818-1865), British army surgeon and botanist
  • scientific name formerly Euodia daniellii (synonym) (sometimes misspelled “Evodia”)
  • leaves opposite, pinnately compound, glossy
  • flowers small, white, showy, fragrant; in large flattened clusters (corymbs); bloom July-August; attract honeybees
  • fruit small, reddish, with 2 shiny, black, bee-bee like seeds (hence the common name)
  • USDA hardiness zones 4 to 8
  • in Delaware, escapes from cultivation to moist woods (but not listed as Invasive, nor Invasive Watchlist, in Delaware)

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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