Cercocarpus ledifolius | Curl-Leaf Mahogany | Shrub
Cercocarpus ledifolius belongs to the plant family ROSACE and Genus Cercocarpus This Shrub prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Cercocarpus ledifolius does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Cercocarpus ledifolius so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mahogany is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Cercocarpus ledifolius | Curl-Leaf Mahogany is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Cercocarpus ledifolius can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. Curl-leaf mahogany does best in full sun to partial shade. It usually does best in dry soils.
Cercocarpus ledifolius will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Cercocarpus ledifolius is a woody perennial. Curl-leaf mahogany is deciduous in nature.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 30' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.