Common Name: Anacua (Knockaway, Sandpaper Tree) Latin Name: Ehretia anacua Tree Size: Medium Leaf Type: Evergreen Growth Rate: Slow Water Needs: Dry Tolerances: Drought, alkaline soils (pH > 7.5) Attributes: Texas native, showy or fragrant flower Features: Flowers, fruit, and trunk. Comments: Drought-tolerant native with gnarled trunk and sandpapery leaves. Problems: Fruit drop Firewise: Yes

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