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Shoal Creek Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus ‘Shoal Creek’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-11 Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub or Tree
Height at Maturity: 15-20′
Width at Maturity: 15-20′
Spacing: 8-10′ for solid hedge; 22’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Broad, Upright
Growth Rate: Very Fast
Flower Color: Light Blue
Flower Size: Large, 8-12″ long x 1″ wide
Flowering Period: Mid-late Spring through Summer
Flower Type: Single, in long panicles
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Medium Green
Fragrant Foliage: Yes, aromatic
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Poorly Drained
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.5 (Slighty Acidic to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low when left in it’s natural form
Attracts: Pollinating Insects, Visual Attention, Songbirds, Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Insect, Wet Soils
Description
A tree that produces blue flowers? Yes! Some people call this the “Sage Tree” because its spikes of violet-blue flowers resemble those of blue sages (Salvia). When young and in bloom many also mistake it for a butterfly bush.
The ‘Shoal Creek’ Chaste Tree, Vitex agnus-castus, was introduced by Goodness Grows near Athens, Georgia. It was propagated from a seedling that was selected for its larger, more vibrant flower spikes, its faster growth rate, and its superior cold hardiness. In early summer spikes of lilac blooms appear at the ends of every stem on the tree, which grows 15 to 20 feet tall with an equal width. Pruning after the first flowers fade often encourages a second bloom cycle in late summer through early fall.
The flowers of the Chaste Tree are very attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and beneficial pollinating bees. If the spent flowers are left on the tree in fall, seeds will form that Cardinals and other birds absolutely love to dine on during the winter months. So, if you are into feeding the birds, this is a must have tree that will provide a free source of food for them.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Depending on your preference, Shoal Creek Chaste Tree quickly grows into a multi- or single-trunk large shrub or small tree to about 15 to 20 feet tall and wide. In design, we use it as we do upright Japanese maple: as a focal point specimen tree, in groupings of three or more where space allows, or to frame in the corners of homes and other structures. Grown as a shrub, when planted in straight or staggered rows it makes a colorful hedge, and looks especially nice around garden ponds and other bodies of water and in rock gardens. A worthy addition to bird, butterfly, and pollination gardens!
Suggested Spacing: 8 to 10 feet apart for solid hedge; 22 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Shoal Creek Chaste Tree will grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility, including clay soil. soil, including clay soils. it will tolerate somewhat wet conditions and is also drought tolerant when established. No pruning necessary however responds well to it for shaping purposes or to control size. Deadheading spent flowers encourages a heavier rebloom.
Note: The chaste tree is cold hardy in USDA Zones 5a-9b. In USDA Zones 5 and 6 young plants might die back to the ground during an unusually cold winter. If so, cut it back to the ground like you would a butterfly bush and it will quickly regrow to a 4 to 6′ shrub.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water a Vitex Chaste Tree.
How To Plant A Chaste Tree
How To Fertilize, Prune & Water A Chaste Tree
Plant Long & Prosper!
Meet The Wilson Brothers & Staff
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I received such a beautiful and healthy plant!! I was pleasantly surprised how big it was already and it arrived with some blooming going on. I’m very happy with my purchase! It’s planted and doing great so far.——————————————————–Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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This is a beautiful specimen! Big solid root system and packed well and healthy. I can see that a large branch was cut off so this will be ready to take off after I plant it! I am very pleased!
I’ve bought several plants from Wilson Brothers and have been well pleased every time!———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
This is a beautiful specimen! Big solid root system and packed well and healthy. I can see that a large branch was cut off so this will be ready to take off after I plant it! I am very pleased!
I’ve bought several plants from Wilson Brothers and have been well pleased every time!———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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