Cercocarpus ledifolius
Mountain Mahogany
Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany
Plant Family:
Rosaceae
Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')
Flower:
Yellow
Blooms :
Apr
to:
May
Flowers are generally small, greenish yellow, trumpet-shaped, and pubescent. Flowers can also be white, red, yellow or green.
Botanical Description
Fragrant?
No
Foliage:
Green
Evergreen
Small dark green leaves emerging from slender gray stems. Leaves are alternate, simple, often clustered at ends of spur-like shoots, 1.3-2.5 cm long, leathery, somewhat resinous, narrowly elliptical, acute at both ends, margins entire and turned under
Oregon Native?
Yes
West State Native?
Yes
Oregon
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
4
Water Needs:
VL
Sun Needs:
Full Sun
Deer Resistant?
No
Firewise?
No
Height:
10-15'
Spread:
10-15'
Growth Rate:
Slow
Native Habitat:
Curlleaf mountain-mahogany occupies habitats with low precipitation and extreme temperature ranges. Native ranges from the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range east to Montana and south to Colorado, northern Arizona, and Baja California, Mexico. It is w
Soil:
Grow in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers a sandy clay soil and will tolerate drought once established.
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Low
Fertilizer:
It is nitrogen-fixing, requiring no fertilizer.
Mulch:
Long Term:
Winter:
Prune in winter; tolerates hedging or shearing (https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/projects/GBNPSIP_TechNotes/Horticulture/HG_Native_Plants_2009-03.pdf)
Spring:
Summer:
Fall:
Common Problems
Diseases:
Insects:
Relatively free of disease and insects
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