Looking for Mayten Trees

Hi,
I'm trying to find Mayten trees for my property - at least one, but I'd like a couple, if I can find them.

If any of you have any to sell, or know of any sources, please let me know.

Thank you!!

Maytenus phyllanthoides, from extreme southern TX and southern FL? Or Maytenus boaria, from Argentina?

If that's what you're looking for - be warned, they're only zone 9 hardy.

Resin

It's the Boaria - http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=1042

I want to try it here. I know we get cold, but the lowest we got last winter was 14 - if it does that, do you think it would kill the whole tree, or just drop its leaves?

I desperately want a weeping type tree about this size. A Weeping Willow is too big for the area I want it in.

You might consider a weeping Katsura tree instead (Cercidiphyllum japonicum). There are several weeping cultivars and I think they get about the same size as the Mayten, but they're hardy to zone 4. With the mayten, it may survive some of your winters, but it's almost guaranteed to suffer severe damage or quite possibly die some year that you have a chillier winter. With smallish shrubs and perennials I'm usually willing to take chances like that, but a tree is a bigger investment and a more devastating loss to the landscape when it's severely damaged or killed, so I'd err on the side of finding something that's at least rated as being hardy to your zone, or preferably one zone colder just to be safe.

You can see several of the weeping Katsuras on this page, and this website specializes in weeping plants so you might browse around and see if there's anything else you like
http://www.pendulousplants.com/catalog_a-c.htm

If you only got down to 14°, it'll do fine. But that's tropical zone 12, not zone 7! Are you sure that's right?? Did you mean -14°? (that will probably kill Maytenus boaria). I'm on the edge of zone 9 and last winter was unusually mild, but we still got down to -5° on a couple of nights.

That would be 14F aka -10C...would that kill it? I definitely think it's going to be borderline and won't make it through a hard winter, so there are better tree choices out there.

Resin,,, -5 is not zone 9 I am zone 8 and have never gone below 15 here - even in the worst winter.... I have a lemmon tree outside, and durantas with no problem, zone 9 would never get that cold.

Resin (and most of the rest of the world outside the US!) use Celsius rather than Fahrenheit temperatures. So in degrees C, -5 is zone 9.

I thought seeing Resin was answering based on Fahrenheit over Celsius that he was talking about his Fahrenheit temp. -5 C is still like what 18? that is good and warmish.

Well, last winter was my first winter here, so I'm not sure it would always be like that, but the lowest we got was 14F. I'm on the south edge of 7b, bordering 8a, so I'm willing to take a chance on some plants.

But.... I think ecrane is right - better safe than sorry with a tree. Thanks for the suggested site, ecrane. I'm now pouring over trees everywhere, trying to figure out which one to plant in this part of the yard. Think I'm leaning towards a Weeping Cherry now, but I have a couple of others I have to do more research on.

SCnewbie you are doomed with Mayten trees. The tropical and even subtropical really won't grow where you are. I have a tough time with tropical plants and some years it doesn't break 32 F here. Most years I get a dip into the mid- 20's.

Just one thing to think about regarding M. boaria should you find one and plant it: They have very invasive root systems and are difficult to garden under. They sucker profusely if you nick the roots while weeding or trying to underplant, and are relentless about "giving up" once this starts happening.

Indeed, they are a beautiful weeping tree, but if you have hard clay or compacted soil, the roots will skate along the surface and can lift sidewalks, patios and can crack foundations. Their large roots are as hard as rock.

I agree with JasperDale. There are suckers all around the Maytenus boaria in this pic. Barely touched by our severe winter this past year.