Cliff Fendlerbush (Fendlera rupicola)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 4 Height, Mature (feet) 6.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention Yes Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils No Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance None Frost Free Days, Minimum 70 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 7.0 pH, Maximum 8.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 170 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 300 Precipitation, Minimum 10 Precipitation, Maximum 35 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 10 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -13 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Summer Commercial Availability Contracting Only Fruit/Seed Abundance Low Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 60000 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor High Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No