Oemleria cerasiformis |
Native Region: western N. America from BC to Calif.
Zone Range: 6-10
Preferred Climate: temperate
Harvest Date: Sunday 22 June, 2025
Seed count: 12-15
Description:
This arching, thicket-forming deciduous shrub has glossy dark green leaves and bears small, bell-shaped almond-scented white flowers in early spring. Flowers are followed by plum-like purple-black fruit about 3/4 inches long. Height and spread 8-12 feet.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in a seedbed as soon as ripe. Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part-shade.
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