Rosaceae
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Also known as Cercocarpus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Mountain Mahogany · Curl-Leaf · Western Native · Xeriscape · Drought Tolerant · Evergreen Shrub · Rosaceae · Wildlife Habitat · Rocky Soil · High Desert
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany is a drought-tolerant, evergreen shrub or small tree native to western mountain ranges, thriving in rocky, well-drained soils with full sun. Once established, it requires very little supplemental watering and no fertilizer, making it ideal for xeriscape gardens. Its feathery seed plumes add ornamental interest in late summer and it provides excellent wildlife habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days once established; more frequent during first growing season
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8.7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 110°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 96 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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