Osoberry Indian Plum : Oemleria cerasiformis
$12.00 - $18.00
Plant type: deciduous shrub
Height: 8 - 15'
Light: full sun to full shade
Soil: dry to moist
Growth rate:
PPL: YES
One of the first to leaf out in the spring. Great shrub for wildlife (mason bees) and can reach an excess of 15 feet tall.
Fruiting is highly variable; only the female plants will bear the tiny mango-to-plum like drupes.
Indigenous peoples included osoberry in their diets, making a tea of the bark, and chewing its twigs to elicit a mild anesthetic and aphrodisiac ;)