Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 2-3' x 3-5'
Natural Growth Habit: Compact, Dense, Spreading
Native To: Cultivar, South Africa
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Edible / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Fragrant / Hedge / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 12-13, 16-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11
Carissa macrocarpa ‘Tuttle’ is a dense, low-growing, evergreen shrub featuring gloosy, dark-green, leathery leaves, white, star-shaped flowers, and edible red fruits. The leaves have coppery-bronze spring growth. Has thorns. Uses include as a hedge, low screen, barrier, in containers, as a foundation plant. It prefers full sun, but is shade tolerant. Not particular to type of soil but, thrives in well-drained sandy or loam soils. Low to moderate water use; drought resistant once established. Deer resistant and rabbit resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 30°F.
Carissa macrocarpa ‘Tuttle’ is a dense, low-growing, evergreen shrub featuring gloosy, dark-green, leathery leaves, white, star-shaped flowers, and edible red fruits. The leaves have coppery-bronze spring growth. Has thorns. Uses include as a hedge, low screen, barrier, in containers, as a foundation plant. It prefers full sun, but is shade tolerant. Not particular to type of soil but, thrives in well-drained sandy or loam soils. Low to moderate water use; drought resistant once established. Deer resistant and rabbit resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Fire resistant. Cold hardy to 30°F.
