Croton alabamensis 24/11 Restock Lithocarpus are evergreen trees related

Lithocarpus are evergreen trees related to both oak and chestnut

The flowers are the real surprise

Long a prized accent in Southern gardens and stubbornly hard to find in small sizes

For three seasons of interest on one tough

and gardens where scale and leaf texture are weighed with care

Croton alabamensis 24/11 Restock Lithocarpus are evergreen trees relatedFew native shrubs carry as much quiet history as Croton alabamensis, the Alabama croton, a rarity known in the wild from only a handful of counties along the Cahaba and Black Warrior rivers, where the shrub clings to dry, limestone bluffs. This is a plant of the Southern woodland edge, once more widespread and now treasured wherever a gardener can offer the Alabama croton a home. The foliage is the whole show. Each leaf is bright green above and