Silk Tassel James Roof

This upright shrub is v shaped with multiple reddish brown stems gracefully flaring from.

Silk tassel james roof.

Garrya elliptica james roof. This large shrub or small tree produces long showy flower tassels up to 12 in length in winter. Long 20 cm dangling like christmas decorations. New twigs are green and moderately stout.

Large shrubs have the appearance of a chandelier. See this plant in the. Amazing 1 long silver gray tassels from late fall last through winter. Its spectacular flower show combined with sturdy evergreen foliage and a tolerance of pruning make this a popular landscape specimen.

In winter it is lit up by pendant silvery tassel like male catkins 8 in. Other common names silk tassel james roof family garryaceae genus garrya are vigorous evergreen dioecious shrubs with simple leathery leaves and small greenish flowers in pendent catkin like racemes in late winter and early spring. Silk tassel bush is a flowering evergreen shrub in the garryaceae family that is known for its showy cascading flowers. The cultivar james roof named after the former director of the uc berkeley botanic garden has catkins up to 10 inches long on the male plant.

The silk tassel is not fussy about soil type as long as it is well draining. Noted for its long silvery catkins garrya elliptica james roof silk tassel is a large vigorous bushy evergreen shrub clothed in leathery wavy edged dark green leaves. Dark greenish when young but with age the bark roughens. Wavy leaf silk tassel is a beautiful winter blooming evergreen shrub native to the oregon coast from lincoln county south to santa barbara county california.

It is ideally suited to the coast which is its natural environment but will tolerate inland planting where some light or partial shade is recommended.