Luma (Chilean Myrtle Berry) Els PW 10882 Somewhat less cold hardy than

Somewhat less cold hardy than other arguta varieties

needing only 200-400 hours to bloom and set fruit

The largest-fruited cultivar available

the compact tree blooms with Rosy Gage and bears a heavy crop that ripens in late summer

Vitis labrusca

Luma (Chilean Myrtle Berry) Els PW 10882 Somewhat less cold hardy thanLuma apiculata An unusual evergreen tree from central and Southern Chile and Argentina, Chilean Myrtle Berry, also simply known as Luma, grows to 15' or more in frost free areas, or dense shrub to 3' x 2' if it dies back to the ground each winter, with evergreen leaves like a boxwood. The bark turns orange like madrone and peels off to reveal white to pink new bark. Fragrant, clear white flowers with multiple white stamens appear generously in mid