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Mahonia bealei - Leatherleaf Mahonia
Family Berberidaceae
Botanical Name Mahonia bealei
Common Name Leatherleaf Mahonia
Size 6 - 10' tall with similar spread
Hardiness Zone (6)7 - 9
Culture Prefers moist, well-drained, acid soil; part shade to shade.
Ornamental Value Fragrant yellow flowers in spring, blue fruit in summer, coarse evergreen foliage.
Landscape Use As an accent, in a shrub border, for shade gardens.
Key Identifying Characteristics Alternate, pinnately compound, thick and spiny foliage, wood is yellow.
Notable Cultivars none
Campus Location Ag: Garden Entrance, Ellington Crtyd, Morgan Hall
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