Cercocarpus montanus | Mountain Mahogany, Tse'Esdaaziih. Originated in … Arizona | Tree
Cercocarpus montanus belongs to the plant family ROSACE and Genus Cercocarpus This Tree 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 montanus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Cercocarpus montanus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Cercocarpus montanus mountain mahogany,tse'esdaaziih is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Cercocarpus montanus | Mountain Mahogany, Tse'Esdaaziih 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).
The bark of Cercocarpus montanus has been used in traditional fabric dyeing. Reddish brown is the most typical color produced by Mountain mahogany. Cercocarpus montanus is known as tse'esdaaziih in Navajo. This plant can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -10 Fahrenheit. This species likes full sun to partial shade. It needs soil that is dry.
Cercocarpus montanus will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Cercocarpus montanus is a woody perennial. Mountain mahogany is deciduous in nature.
The Bark of Cercocarpus montanus can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … reddish brown
"Dyes & Fibers", Will Bearfoot, Oliver Press, Willits California, 1975.
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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.