Maytenus boaria

Botanical Description

Mayten is a slow-growing evergreen shrub or tree with a dense, oval crown and graceful, weeping foliage. It can grow up to a height of 24 metres in the wild, though cultivated plants are usually rather smaller[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The bole can be 35cm or more in diameter[ 549 Title Flore Forestiere Du Globe Publication Author Chnacerel L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Gauthier-Villars et Co.; Paris. Year 1920 ISBN Description Written in French, a very detailed work on the timbers of the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for medicinal purposes and the oil obtained from its seed, which are used locally. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.