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Castanopsis sempervirens

Bush Chinquapin.

Santa Margarita, CA
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One Gallon 0 $ 24.99
Plants in production
One Gallon 13 --
A slow-growing bush, also called Bush Chinquapin, that lives in the middle elevations of inner California mountains into southern Oregon. In the wild they grow in raw granitic gravel/sand/rock. Companion plants include Abies concolor, Arctostaphylos nevadensis, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus lambertiana, and Quercus kelloggii. Don't even try unless you live up in the pine forests. This is a beautiful plant that is VERY hard to grow in the nursery and the price reflects that. Syn. Chrysolepis sempervirens

Castanopsis sempervirens tolerates sand.
Castanopsis sempervirens is great for a bird garden.
Castanopsis sempervirens's foliage type is evergreen.
Castanopsis sempervirens's flower color is na.

Communities for Castanopsis sempervirens:Yellow Pine Forest.

ph: 4.00 to 7.00
usda: 3 to 7
height[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 4.00
rainfall[cm]: 70.00 to 120.00

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