Botanical Name: Rhus integrifolia
Common Name: Lemonade berry Type of Plant: dicot: shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape upright to spreading, branching fairly dense but somewhat variable; canopy rounded and full rather open and spreading Height 5' - 10' (15') Spread equal + Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun Soil tolerates most, including rocky, clayey slopes Hardiness some frost; tolerates heat (zones 18-24) Morphology: Leaves pinnate, alternate, oblong-ovate, 1" - 2" long, grayish green, leathery, margins somewhat to ed, new foliage green Flowers dense terminal panicles of tiny pinkish white flowers February - April Fruit flattened, sticky drupe, 1/4" long Propagation: seed Usage: medium-large filler, mass plantings, background if trained; can be sheared into formal hedges; excellent for erosion control on dry slopes Landscape Care: Watering occasional deep soak - needs little after established Fertilizing little needed Pruning to shape desired; best if occasionally headed back Pests/Diseases relatively free Special Conditions/Other Origin: Southern California coast Family: Anacardiaceae Notes: |
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