I found some websites about broadleaf evergreen:

https://goingtoseedinzone5.com/2009/...uat-in-zone-7/

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/article/514100

http://botanyboy.org/a-beautiful-lau...istea-sericea/

Broad Leaf Evergreen
http://www.dobiaslandscaping.com/bro...en-shrubs.html

http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G6820
I found this great article from U of Missouri

G6820 Selecting...

I found several beautiful hollies that grow well in zone 7

Ilex vomitoria yaupon holly

Ilex glabra ink berry

Ilex latifolia luster leaf holly- very nice leaf

Ilex pedunculosa longstalk holly- very nice big leaf

ILEX altaclarensis 'Wilsonii'- nice tree


I also saw several nice Rocket Rhododendron growing in the area.

This is a similar list for shrubs:

Hairy manzanita: Arctostaphylos columbiana
Colorado's Hardy Manzanitas: Welcome Winter Beauty | Audubon Rockies
Arctostaphylos x coloradensis zone 5
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi zone 4
English laurel zone 6-8
SILVERBERRY Elaeagnus pungens ZONE 5-6
Euonymus kiautschovicus ZONE 5
Euonymus japonicus ZONE 6
Buxus micriphylla japon BOXWOOD ZONE 5
Photinia x fraseri red tip ZONE 7
Photinia...

Did anyone suggest japanese privet? Not a hard plant to successfully

This is the list I collected of evergreen broad-leaf and exotic trees that can survive zone 7. It may not be entirely accurate though:

Desert Willow- Chilopsis linearis ZONE 6-7
STRAWBERRY TREE Arbutus unedo ZONE7
Arbutus 'Marina' ZONE8
TEXAS MADRONE Arbutus xalapensis ZONE7
Arbutus arizonica zone 6
Magnolia grandiflora ZONE 6-7
Rhapidophyllum Hystrix ZONE...

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Originally Posted by B87 View Post
For drought and cold tolerance I would also suggest...

Olea europaea
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Eucalyptus gunnii

yes, have already discussed the two eucs (very nice plants I agree) and their potential plus several others. the olive may (or may not, LOL) be potentially a bit dicey as a long-term ornamental let alone a fruit producer and over here is generally regarded as normally hardy to 15f and generally...