Product Description
The tree has an apple sized green fruit. As the fruit dries, it opens at one end and disperses tiny red seeds. The fruit drops to the ground and turns into a hard star shape that is quite attractive. The Autograph tree gets it's common name (also called the Signature Tree) because of the leaves. Each mature leaf is fairly large, 5 to 8 inches, oval, thick and sturdy. You can scratch the leaf with a sharp object and it will remove the dark green outer layer and reveal a light green inner layer. People write messages, their name, love notes and other types of graffiti into the leaves. The messages stay as long as the leaf is attached to the tree, often months. The leaves have also been used in the past as playing cards.
The flowers of the tree are sometimes used in floral arrangements and a sticky sap found in the seeds has been used as a weatherproof caulking. Makes an unusual house plant.
- Easy to grow house plant
- Write messages on the leaves
- Prefers full or morning sun
- Trim as needed
- Immediate shipping in a 2" pot
