Anaqua (Sandpaper Tree)
Ehretia anacua · Tree
Anaqua (Sandpaper Tree) is a tree, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 25–45 ft × 25–45 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs. Expect white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts birds and stands up well to drought.
- USDA zones
- 8-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 25–45 ft × 25–45 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Drought
- Native to
- S Texas, Mexico
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