Easy to grow shrub

Reliable, hardy, and tough, Dwarf Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii) is a great deciduous shrub for your garden. It grows slowly and requires very little pruning, only removal of dead wood. Best grown in well-drained soil of acid pH it requires average irrigation.  In late March, it produces beautiful white bottle brush type flowers signaling the transition from spring to summer.

After flowering, the gray green leaves develop and produce a very pleasant shrub. Fall color is outstanding, as the leaves slowly turn from yellow to orange and ultimately scarlet. Color lasts fairly late into fall.

The branch structure is graceful in winter.  In Corvallis, it will handle full sun as long as it is watered periodically.  In partial shade, it requires less water to thrive. Ultimate height is often only 2 to 3 feet tall and wide; great for smaller gardens.  Click this link for more information from OSU's Landscape Plants Webpage.  Once on that site, click 'Final Picture' and then follow the 'Previous Picture' links to see more photos.  This is a fantastic source of information about plants to grow in the Corvallis area.

Reminder:

Keep watering newly planted trees: 

Tree diameter (inches) × 10 = number of gallons per week. 

CBUF bulb sale at the Fall festival Sept 23 and 24. We have Deer Proof bulbs, Daffodils, Tulips, Alliums, and many others. Money from bulb sales helps fund CBUF beautification projects in the downtown core area of Corvallis.  This is truly a win-win.