Frangula californica (coffeeberry)
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California native Coffeeberry (previously classified as Rhamnus californica)
An evergreen shrub that grows up to eight feet high and ten feet wide. It can be pruned to maintain a smaller shape. It has fragrant green yellow blossoms that bloom in the spring and summer. In the fall this shrub has red berries, which can be toxic. This plant produces a pollen that can produce an allergic reaction.
You can lightly pinch or prune at any time. Can be sheared in spring for a formal hedge or screen.
- Plant in full sun or shade
- Tolerant of most soils, best in heavy clay
- Water once a month, especially during summer
- Great companion plant under evergreen oaks
- Drought tolerant once established
- Fire resistant
- Great for erosion control and bank stabilization
- Hardy to 5 degrees
- Native to California
- Butterfly + pollinator attractor!