Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Semi-Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Large
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 6-20' x 4-12'
Natural Growth Habit: Spreading, Upright
Native To: Mexico, Western USA
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Insignificant
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attractive Bark / Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fall Color / Hedge / Intermountain Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #3
Sunset Garden Zones: 1-3, 7-10, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-10
Cercocarpus montanus is a shrub or small tree native to western North America. It has an upright to spreading, multi-branched habit. The most prominent and striking appearance feature is its silvery, feathery, corkscrew-like seed tails (fruits) that cover the plant in late summer and fall. Excellent for privacy hedges, windbreak, massed plantings, revegetation of native spaces, and bank/slope stabilization. It prefers well-drained, sandy, rocky, clay, and shallow soils. Very low water use; highly drought-resistant once established. Best in full sun. While it can tolerate partial shade, its performance drops significantly without direct sunlight. Tolerant of coastal salinity. Very high disease and insect resistance. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Not fire-resistant, but readily resprouts after burning back. Cold hardy to -20°F.
Cercocarpus montanus is a shrub or small tree native to western North America. It has an upright to spreading, multi-branched habit. The most prominent and striking appearance feature is its silvery, feathery, corkscrew-like seed tails (fruits) that cover the plant in late summer and fall. Excellent for privacy hedges, windbreak, massed plantings, revegetation of native spaces, and bank/slope stabilization. It prefers well-drained, sandy, rocky, clay, and shallow soils. Very low water use; highly drought-resistant once established. Best in full sun. While it can tolerate partial shade, its performance drops significantly without direct sunlight. Tolerant of coastal salinity. Very high disease and insect resistance. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Not fire-resistant, but readily resprouts after burning back. Cold hardy to -20°F.
