| Common Name |
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany, Evergreen Mahogany, Desert
Mountain Mahogany |
| Latin Name |
Cercocarpus ledifolius |
| Family |
Rosaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
1-3, 7-10, 13-24 / 6-9 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Large |
| Native Habitat |
3,000 to 10,500 feet in western USA |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, sand, limestone, low organic
content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Water |
Once per month |
| Height X Width |
12 feet X 12 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Wood extremely hard |
| Leaves |
Dark green top, silvery underneath, evergreen |
| Flowers |
Inconspicuous flowers but eye catching spiral
silver-haired seed plumes, plant has spicy aroma |
| Bark / Roots |
Reddish
to grayish brown with deep, wide furrows and ridges that may break into
plate-like scales. Twigs reddish
brown, slender and pubescent becoming smooth and gray-brown; spur shoots
are common. / Shallow. |
| Maintenance |
None |
| Propagation |
Seeds. |
| Pests and diseases |
None |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, low maintenance, background, specimen |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Mountain, Fragrance, Ethnobotanical |
| Nature Value |
Important browse species |
| Native American Uses |
Wood used to make tools and weapons, bark used as tea
flavor, medicinal uses |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CELE3 |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercocarpus_ledifolius |
| Images and data |
http://www.malag.aes.oregonstate.edu/wildflowers/species.php/id-920 |
| Images and data |
http://extension.usu.edu/range/woody/curlleafmahog.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.ruggedcountryplants.com/shrubs/cercocarpus-ledifolius.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendrO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=434 |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1883 |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CELE3 |
| Images and
data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58199/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.waterwiseplants.utah.gov/default.asp?p=PlantInfo&Plant=59&Cart= |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Cercocarpus+ledifolius |
| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6677,6695,6701 |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/cerled/all.html |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/194.htm |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/34340/ |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
