WorldFloraDB - Oemleria cerasiformis

Characteristics

Leaves: petiole 5–12(–15) mm; blade abaxially paler, 5–10(–15) × 1.5–4 cm, base cuneate, apex acute to obtuse. Inflorescences appearing with leaves, 3–10 cm. Flowers: sepals 1.5–2 mm, glabrous, glabrate, or hairy; petals (3–)4–6 mm (smaller on pistillate flowers); stamens 10 within hypanthium, 5 exserted from rim; carpels 3–4(–4.5) mm. Drupes glaucous, taste bitter. 2n = 16.

More

A deciduous shrub. It grows about 2-3 m high. It forms suckers. The branches are slender and erect. They are smooth and grey. The leaves are oblong and glossy and green. They are grey and slightly downy underneath. The male and female flowers are on separate plants. The flowers are white. They hang along stalks. The fruit are like plums. They become purple when ripe.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

dioecy

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

1.5 - 2.5

Mature height (meter)

1.5 - 2.5

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It grows naturally in moist woodlands in North America. It suits shady places. It needs good, moist soil. It suits hardiness zones 6-10.

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Rocky valleys and canyons by streams, roadsides and moist to fairly dry open woods.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The fruit is eaten raw or cooked. They need to be well ripe. They can be eaten with oil.

Uses	forage medicinal oil
Edible	fruits
Therapeutic use	Laxative (bark), Tuberculosis Remedy (bark), Unspecified (bark), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Analgesic (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed, cuttings or suckers.

Mode	cuttings seedlings suckers
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-23
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-