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Old 05-04-2003, 11:10 AM
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Default Greenbelt Tree ID?

Anyone know what the evergreen tree/bush, which looks a lot like a
ficus benjamani but with tiny grape-like clusters of purple-black
fruit, growing along the greenbelt is? Most seemed to be
multitrunked, with very light bark and rather glossy dark green
leaves. (I didn't have my camera today, and I don't have a web site
to post a photo to anyway.) I didn't see anything like it in
Wasowski's NATIVE PLANTS. Is it native, naturalized, undesirable for
any particular reason? Are the fruits eaten by birds or animals?

Just looking for native species with interesting textures, colors,
and/or wildlife attracting properties.