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Garrya elliptica James Roof

Identification

Garrya elliptica James Roof, Silk Tassel.
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' - Coast Silk Tassel, the male flowers, catkins, can be a foot long - grid24_3
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' - Coast Silk Tassel, the male flowers, catkins - grid24_3
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' - Coast Silk Tassel, the male flowers, catkins, can be a foot long on an interesting bush that can be wonderful hedge.  - grid24_3
Garrya elliptica James Roof Silk Tassel

Description

Silk Tassel is native coast ranges San Luis Obispo Co. to Ore.. An evergreen shrub to small tree with yellowish male catkins 10 inches long in early spring. They turn gray as they age. The name silk tassel describes the catkins. It likes sun near the coast, part shade inland with moderate water. It does not like being more than a few miles from the ocean as the large temperature swings make it unstable. If you are inland and you have a east wall or pool under high shade with summer temperatures never exceeding 100 F. you can try it. No cold damage at 12 deg., it got severely burned at 0, a couple did not recover. Deer generally don\'t eat. These plants can become drought tolerant in moderate climates with rainfall above 25 inches, but looks a great deal better with garden water or on the edge of garden water. The plant itself has a v shape to it. Multi-stemmed from the base flairing (arching) to 8\' wide at 8\'. The leaves are a green with a somewhat glossy top and gray underside. The stems are green to a reddish brown. It can look woodsy to formal according to its placement. I usually use it to transition from one to the other. Excellent with redwoods or against a red brick wall or walk. The best spot I ever put these into was in part-shade in San Luis Obispo in adobe soil with a drainage system draining next to them. They got to 15\' tall in 2 years. The ones 10 feet away in sun and relying only on drip failed to reach 2 feet tall before they died. This is consistant with it growing like a weed in Britian.

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One Gallon (Up to 85) $ 8.99

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One Gallon 16 85 $ 8.99

Available at our Santa Margarita store.

Contact: bawilson@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
Address: 3232 Las Pilitas Rd. Santa Margarita, CA 93453
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Five Gallon 0 0 $ 26.99

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Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
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One Gallon 0 34 $ 8.99
Five Gallon 0 0 $ 26.99

Characteristics

Garrya elliptica James Roof Silk Tassel tolerates clay and serpentine.

Garrya elliptica James Roof Silk Tassel's foliage color is green and type is evergreen.
Garrya elliptica James Roof Silk Tassel's flower color is white.

Communities

Communities for Garrya elliptica James Roof Silk Tassel:Chaparral, Mixed-evergreen Forest and Northern Coastal Sage Scrub.

Ranges for Garrya elliptica James Roof

ph: 6.00 to 8.00
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 2.00 to 3.00
width[m]: 2.00 to 3.00
rainfall[cm]: 70.00 to 1040.00

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