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Fall and Winter Fruits and Nuts
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Planting Natives in Cool Months is Best!
This gives plants time to get established, with much of the irrigation supplied by nature's rain. Our plants are high quality and well rooted. We expect to have a good supply of the following plants this winter.
Rhamnus californica 'Mound San Bruno'
Coffeeberry
6'x6' Sun-Pt. Shd Occ. H2O
Dense, evergreen foliage; Fabulous berries enjoyed by songbirds.
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Vaccinium ovatum
Huckleberry
6'x3' Sun-Shd Occ. H2O
Tasty fruits; Glossy evergreen foliage & white flowers in spring.
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Sambucus mexicana
Blue Elderberry
15'x15' Sun-Pt. Shd Occ. H2O
One of the best wildlife plants, providing nectar, food & shelter. Can be used as a small tree.
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Corylus cornuta californica
Hazelnut
8'x8' Pt. Shd Occ. H2O
Dangling catkins, tasty nuts, graceful branches & beautiful leaves.
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Ribes speciosum
Fuchsia-Flowered Gooseberry
6'x6' Sun-Pt. Sun Occ. H2O
Hummingbird favorite! Showy red flowers followed by fruit; Deer resistant!
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Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon
15'x10' Sun-Pt. Sun Occ. H2O
Showy red berries in winter preferred by birds. Good screening plant.
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Rosa gymnocarpa
Wood Rose
4'x4' Shd-Pt. Shd Occ. H2O
Fragrant pink flowers & brilliant rose hips eaten by wildlife.
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