New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Indian Plum |
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Oso Berry |
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Bird Cherry |
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Oso-Berry |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 10 feet (2-3 m) |
| Plant Spread: | 12 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Erosion control Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Oct 28, 2012 2:34 PM Native in the Pacific NW west of the Cascade Mountains and along the Columbia River Gorge, from British Columbia south to California. One of my first bloomers in the spring. Makes a nice summer screen as an understory to taller trees. The fruit ripens in fall and provides winter food for birds and mammals. Only the female plants bear fruit, which is edible but bitter. Spreads by suckering. The crushed leaves smell similar to watermelon rind. The bark may be used as a mild laxative. Nectar source for hummingbirds, moths, butterflies, bees and other pollinators. [ Reply to this comment | |
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