Pieris japonica 'Katsura' 2.5gallon crabapple 5" W x 15" H

5" W x 15" H x 9

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Height: 18-20 Inches

but it really is in the Boxwood family and many times stands in the shadow of its overused Asian cousin

Pieris japonica 'Katsura' 2.5gallon crabapple 5" W x 15" HSelected for its continuous new growth through spring and summer, large glossy leaves that are wine red in color before turning green with age, and rose colored flowers. In late spring, blooms cascade over green foliage, and new growth afterward comes in glossy red again. The elegant flowers, born on rose colored racemes are lilac white with a lilac skirt. The habit of this broad upright bush is compact and reaches 4 to 5 high in 10 years.