James Roof Garrya Elliptica

Garrya elliptica has survived local temperatures in the single digits.

James roof garrya elliptica. The royal horticultural society has given it its prestigious award of garden merit agm. Hardy to usda zone 8 native to the coast range and near the pacific ocean from southwest oregon to southern california. Garrya elliptica james roof is the most popular variety because its tassels are much longer than the species up to 30cm long and lasting for many weeks making a striking backdrop to other smaller plants. Flowers male in drooping grey green catkins to 20cm in length.

Noted for its long silvery catkins garrya elliptica james roof silk tassel is a large vigorous bushy evergreen shrub clothed in leathery wavy edged dark green leaves. A few male cultivars with especially long tassels are available james roof 30 cm evie 25 cm. In winter it is lit up by pendant silvery tassel like male catkins 8 in. Tassels dry and abort the plant by late spring then.

Large shrubs have the appearance of a chandelier. Garrya elliptica probably dies more often from too much water rather than too little. Genus garrya are vigorous evergreen dioecious shrubs with simple leathery leaves and small greenish flowers in pendent catkin like racemes in late winter and early spring details james roof is a large vigorous bushy evergreen shrub with leathery dark green leaves. Prune immediately after flowering.

Long 20 cm dangling like christmas decorations. Garrya elliptica gets to 10 feet tall in the wild and tends to be taller than wide.