| Common Name |
California Fremontia, Flannelbush |
| Latin Name |
Fremontodendron californicum |
| Family / Origin |
Sterculiaceae / |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
7-24 / 8-10 |
| Type / Form |
Tree // Small to medium |
| Native Habitat |
Dry slopes from 3,000 to 6,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Water |
None to once per month in summer |
| Height X Width |
12 feet X 15 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green, deciduous |
| Flowers |
Very attractive, with 5
broad, yellow petal-like sepals, 1 to 2 inches across, appear on short
shoots in spring and early summer, may flower throughout summer and into
the fall |
| Bark / Roots |
Dark gray and becoming
furrowed, with rounded, rough ridges. Inner bark is mucilaginous.
Young twigs are yellowish
brown and densely covered in wooly hairs, older twigs become smooth and
gray-brown, numerous spur shoots, naked buds are small and densely
hairy, leaf scar with one bundle scar. / Roots extensive but fragile. |
| Maintenance |
Little |
| Propagation |
Seed - pre-soak for 48 hours in warm water and then sow
singly in pots in a cold frame in late winter. Variable germination.
Grow the young plants on in the greenhouse for at least their first
winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or
early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe
wood, July/August in sandy soil in a frame. Cuttings of greenwood in
spring in a frame |
| Pests and Diseases |
None |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, espalier, barrier, low maintenance,,
background |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Mountain, Fire Retardant, Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
1 to 2 inch yellow flowers in spring |
| Nature Value |
Bird habitat |
| Native American Uses |
Bark used for cordage and dye, medicinal |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=512 |
| Images and data |
http://www.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/fremontodendron_californicum.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Sterculiaceae/Fremontod_californicum.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3618 |
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=512 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1715/ |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremontodendron_californicum |
| Images and data |
http://www.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/fremontodendron_californicum.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=frca6 |
| Images and data |
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/datastore/datastoreview/showpage.cfm?usernumber=100&surveynumber=451 |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Fremontodendron+californicum |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/frecal/all.html |
| Distribution, images and data |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRCA6 |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Fremontodendron+californicum |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/317.htm |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
