Silk Tassel Bush : Garrya elliptica

Plant type: evergreen shrub
Height: 6-15'

Light: full to part sun (afternoon shade if in a hot area)
Soil: any, well drained

PPL: no

Dripping with cool. Winter decor!
Flowers in winter with long yellowish catkins. Male flowers longer and more "tassel-like"; female makes grape-like fruits commonly eaten in late summer by birds.

Deep green, leathery leaves make for a deer resistant, good hedge option.