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Mountain Mahogany
LATIN NAME
Cercocarpus montamus
LONGEVITY
Perennial
SEASON
Cool
ORIGIN
Native
DETAILS:
Other common names, “True mountain mahogany,” “Birch-leaf mountain mahogany,” and “Alderleaf mountain mahogany.”
Growth form is a deciduous shrub or small tree up to 12 feet tall.
Flowers May to June, and the fruits mature from July to September.
The seed is tipped with a persistent long feathery tail.
Seed production is sporadic, going as long as 10 years with no seed production.
This plant is good to excellent forage for cattle, sheep, and goats.
It is extremely valuable as winter browse for deer; the twigs are palatable yearlong.
Hopi Indians used the bark to make a reddish-brown dye for leather.
Adapted to rocky bluffs, mountainsides, breaks, and in canyons at elevations of 5,000 to 7,000 feet.
QUALITY TRAITS
Not For Sale
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