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Mahonia aquifolium

Identification

Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon Grape.
Mahonia aquifolium.hollyleaved barberry, holly mahonia, Oregon grape holly. Camera technology has come a long way. - grid24_3
Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon-grape
Mahonia aquifolium.hollyleaved barberry, holly mahonia, Oregon grape holly berries. - grid24_3
Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon-grape has blue berries.
Leaf coloration of Mahonia Nevinii. New growth is commonly red to brown. - grid24_3
Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon Grape, has very attractive red leaves in the winter.
I have no idea how old this hedge is. It was mature 30 years ago. - grid24_3
Mahonia aquifolium as a hege.

Description

Oregon Grape is an evergreen shrub to 6 feet with creeping rhizomes. It's native from N. Calif. to B.C.. It doesn't mind sun or shade is best with regular water but drought tolerant. Oregon Grape has edible berries birds love (they are best used in jelly). Deer will bother only in heavy deer areas. Easy to take care of and used a lot in doctor's offices and parking lot landscaping.
Excellent plant for those of you in Portland, Eugene, Big Bear lake, or other places that get cold and need an evergreen. It has also done well in the colder interior valleys of California. There are some beautiful hedges of it in Santa Margarita and Paso Robles.
We've had customers have trouble with the Mahonias being defoliated in the lower coastal climates, i.e. S.Ca., by some insect. (Labadie says it's Barberry looper and Lenz says it's called loopers (Coryphista meadii) The plants recover but are leafless for 3-6 months each year. We've never seen the insect as it doesn't seem to survive our lovely climate.
(AKA Berberis Aquifolium)

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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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Available at our Escondido store.

Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
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Characteristics

Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape tolerates clay and seasonal flooding.
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape is great for a bird garden.
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape's foliage color is reddish-green and type is evergreen.
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape's flower color is yellow.
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape's fruit is edible.

Communities

Communities for Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape:Douglas Fir Forest and Red Fir Forest.

Ranges for Mahonia aquifolium

ph: 6.00 to 8.00
usda: 5 to 10
height[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 95.00 to 545.00

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