Osmaronia cerasiformis

Identification

Genus: Osmaronia Species: cerasiformis Variety: None Cultivar: None
Common name: Oso Berry.
 

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Description

In the wild you will find this plum in either relatively highly forested areas in part or high shade or north slopes in fairly moist partial shade, sandy topsoil, clay subsoil. Uncommon in closed-cone pine forest, chaparral, mixed evergreen forest, assoc. pls, Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Rubus species, Poison oak, Quercus agrifolia, Quercus chrysolepis, Lithocarpus, Diplacus aurantiacus, Rhamnus californica, Umbellularia californica, Cornus stolonifera and Populus trichocarpa. An attractive deciduous shrub to small tree ,a green woodsy plant that resembles a pussywillow until it flowers or fruits. Oso berry flowers at the same time as Ribes species(very early spring) and make a good mix with them. Flowers are like many natives, usually males on one plant and females on others, except on good years(or maybe bad years?) then you will find both on the same plant. (Redundancy in native systems is common.) Crushed foliage smells like a green watermelon. The inch (1cm) fruits are like a olive-blueberry(and, from all the literature says, tastes like that) We have never been able to taste Indian Plum as the wildlife do not seem to mind the bittersweet taste. Partly dioecious, maybe by stress. ( Syn.Oemleria cerasiformis)

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Characteristics

Osmaronia cerasiformis Oso Berry tolerates clay.
Osmaronia cerasiformis Oso Berry is great for a bird garden.
Osmaronia cerasiformis Oso Berry's foliage turns a different color in the fall, type is deciduous and has fragrance.
Osmaronia cerasiformis Oso Berry's flower color is white.
Osmaronia cerasiformis Oso Berry's fruit is edible.

Communities

Communities for Osmaronia cerasiformis Oso Berry:Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Sage Scrub, Mixed-evergreen Forest, Redwood Forest and Yellow Pine Forest.

Ranges for Osmaronia cerasiformis

ph: 4.00 to 7.00
usda: 8 to 9
height[m]: 1.00 to 4.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 3.00
rainfall[cm]: 90.00 to 730.00

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