Garrya elliptica (Silk Tassel)
This evergreen shrub is deer resistant and is beloved for its striking, long catkins, which add substantial winter interest to your landscape, and persist for many months after the Jan/Feb bloom. Silk Tassel is a regional PNW native, performing best in slightly warmer microclimates such as near shorelines. It varies in size, ranging from 8-18 ft. tall over considerable time. These will likely branch out and be more bushy than tall. It grows well in full sun but thrives in part shade and is not fussy about soil types as long as they are well drained. The leaves are dark green and leathery. Both male and female plants have elegant long, gray-green catkins, but the male catkins are more showy--sometimes reaching 10 in. long.
This evergreen shrub is deer resistant and is beloved for its striking, long catkins, which add substantial winter interest to your landscape, and persist for many months after the Jan/Feb bloom. Silk Tassel is a regional PNW native, performing best in slightly warmer microclimates such as near shorelines. It varies in size, ranging from 8-18 ft. tall over considerable time. These will likely branch out and be more bushy than tall. It grows well in full sun but thrives in part shade and is not fussy about soil types as long as they are well drained. The leaves are dark green and leathery. Both male and female plants have elegant long, gray-green catkins, but the male catkins are more showy--sometimes reaching 10 in. long.
This evergreen shrub is deer resistant and is beloved for its striking, long catkins, which add substantial winter interest to your landscape, and persist for many months after the Jan/Feb bloom. Silk Tassel is a regional PNW native, performing best in slightly warmer microclimates such as near shorelines. It varies in size, ranging from 8-18 ft. tall over considerable time. These will likely branch out and be more bushy than tall. It grows well in full sun but thrives in part shade and is not fussy about soil types as long as they are well drained. The leaves are dark green and leathery. Both male and female plants have elegant long, gray-green catkins, but the male catkins are more showy--sometimes reaching 10 in. long.