Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon south africa A fast growing California native

A fast growing California native shrub that can reach maturity in two years

The fine side is for touching up the edge

over pruning

You can deadhead or lightly head back in the early summer after flowering

Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon south africa A fast growing California nativeToyon An evergreen shrub to small tree that grows up to thirty feet high and fifteen feet wide. This plant can grow up to ten feet in three years. It has white flowers that bloom in the summer. It is great for erosion control or slope stabilization because this shrub eventually becomes deep rooted. Plants can take two years to get established and can be fragile until established. Young plants being grown as shrubs should be regularly pinched to