The chaste tree: When pruning makes a tree




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Summary: As a nurseryman, I am occasionally asked: “What’s an attractive small tree that grows quickly and has lovely flowers?” That’s a short list, but one very fine candidate is the Mediterranean tree Vitex agnus-castus. Now, I’ve applied a very broad definition to the word “tree,” because this lovely specimen is actually a large bush that can be pruned to be more tree-like.