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Trees and shrubs
Cascara
Frangula purshiana
Cascara is a deciduous tree that reaches about 35 feet at maturity, with a slow growth rate. Up to about 35 feet tall. In the wild it grows in moist soils in open areas, along roadsides, and in understory of coniferous and mixed evergreen forests.
Water
Moderate
Light
Shade
Hardiness
Zone 6
Mature height
35 ft
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| 5 gal | $21.00 | $18.90 | |
| 15 gal | $79.00 | $71.10 |
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Shrub, Tree
- Mature size
- Up to about 35 feet tall.
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Water needs
- Moderate; medium drought tolerance once established
- Soil moisture
- Moist
- Light
- Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -3°F (about USDA Zone 6)
- Bloom
- White · Apr
- Grows in
- Moist soils in open areas, along roadsides, and in understory of coniferous and mixed evergreen forests.
- Native range
- S. British Columbia south to N. California; also Rocky Mountain region south to N. Idaho and W. Montana; to 5000' (1524 m).
Wildlife and uses
Attracts: Birds Find Seed or Plants View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network. National Wetland Indicator Status
Good for: Restoration, Hedgerow, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
