stretchberry
Forestiera pubescens
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size8 to 15 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green
- Foliage color
- Gray-green, pubescent on both surfaces.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Stretchberry (Forestiera pubescens) is a shrub for borders, woodland gardens, and low maintenance planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The small yellow flowers open on bare twigs in late winter, and bees visit them for early nectar. Male and female flowers grow on separate bushes, so you need both to get the dark blue fruit that birds enjoy.
Pairs well with Autumn sage, Blue grama, Dew flower, and Mexican buckeye.
Native range
AZ, CA, CO, NM, and 4 more places. See all 8
AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, and UT.