Oemleria cerasiformis (Osoberry) Size:2 gal CN -FRUITING/FEMALE with multiple dark red to

with multiple dark red to purplish petals

and red in the fall

The trees host butterfly caterpillars and provide perches and nesting places for many bird species

Leaves are glandular releasing a spicy fragrance on warmer days

Oemleria cerasiformis (Osoberry) Size:2 gal CN -FRUITING/FEMALE with multiple dark red toPlant Description: A deciduous shrub with many long, slender stems and long oval, light green leaves. Bark is a dark purplish brown color. Shrubs are either male or female (dioecious). Male flowers are more striking than the female, larger and more white. Female flowers appear greener. Blooms just as the leaves are appearing. The berries of this plant are edible and grow in small clusters of peachy orange colored fruits that ripen to bluish black,