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curl-leaf mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 10.0 ft. to 20.0 ft.
Spread: 8.0 ft. to 12.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Nutrient Poor, Rocky, Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Native to the west slope of Colorado.