Fivepetal Cliffbush (Jamesia americana)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant Yes Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 3 Height, Mature (feet) 6.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Irregular Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance None Frost Free Days, Minimum 160 Hedge Tolerance High Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 7.0 pH, Maximum 8.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 1000 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 3000 Precipitation, Minimum 9 Precipitation, Maximum 24 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 6 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -23 Reproduction Bloom Period Early Spring Commercial Availability Contracting Only Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium 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 Slow Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate 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 Yes Palatable Browse Animal High Palatable Graze Animal Medium Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Medium Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No