Carried by 10 nurseries
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Oemleria cerasiformis, also known as the Osoberry and Indian Plum, is the sole species in genus Oemleria. It is a shrub native to the Pacific coast and ranges of North America, from British Columbia, Canada to Santa Barbara County, California, U.S.A. It is among the first plants to leaf out and flowers early in the spring. It reaches a height of 1.5-5 meter and has lance-shaped leaves 5-12 centimeter long. Native Americans ate them, made tea of the bark, and chewed its twigs to use as a mild anesthetic and aphrodisiac.
Shrub
5 - 20 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
White, Pink
Spring
Partial Shade
Low, Moderate
Moderate
Fast
Tolerates a variety of soils as long as adequate drainage is provided.
4, 5*, 6*, 7, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Open areas, forest edges, damp areas
Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
2 confirmed and 7 likely
Northern Scurfy Quaker
Homorthodes furfurata