Description
Sold in bundles of 10.
At a Glance: Medium sized deciduous shrub
Height: 3-8ft high
Leaves: Large fuzzy maple-like leaves
Flowers: Small white flowers
Fruits: small clusters of raspberry-like bright red berries
Appeal: Hardy, thicket forming shrub. Competitive with invasive plant species. Edible berries.
Helpful Tips: Click HERE to determine your recommended planting density.
Ethnobotany: Young shoots eaten raw in large quantities. Berries were often dried and eaten with smoked clams. Leaves were folded and used as berry picking containers.
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
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full sun > 80%
mostly sunny 60%-80%
partial sun and shade 40%- 60%
mostly shady 60%-80%
full shade > 80%
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moist
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low elevation
mid elevation
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References:
Pojar, Jim, and Andy MacKinnon. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Revised ed. Redmond, Wash.: B.C. Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Pub., 2004. Print.
“Sound Native Plants.” Sound Native Plants. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. www.soundnativeplants.com.
