Spicebush Shrubs bare-root

Spicebush Shrubs, Full-Part Sun, Perennial Bush Steep Hill Garden (Bare-root approx 2-3 feet tall)

Spicebush Shrub (Lindera benzoin)  - Native to much of the East Coast, Spicebush is a small shrub rarely growing over six feet tall. It is found in average, moist woods and marshes.  It has dark green, oval-shaped leaves with smooth edges. The leaves turn yellow in the Fall. They also have a pleasant lemonish fragrance when they are crushed. Dense clusters of tiny, pale yellow flowers bloom before the leaves from globose buds and twigs. Flowers occur in umbel-like clusters and are followed by glossy red fruit (on female trees).  Both the fruit and foliage are aromatic. Leaves turn a colorful golden-yellow in fall.  Berries can be used as an allspice alternative; leaves can be used in tea. Spicebush is the larval food source of the Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly.

Care: Wet to moderately dry soil.  Spicebush is a good understory plant.  Plant a male and a female plant for berries.  Cannot determine male/female till berries form.  Suggest three trees for better odds to get a mix of male and female trees (if you want berries).  

Growing Conditions
Light:         Part Sun-Light Shade
Height:      6 feet 
Spread:     3 feet
Zones:       4-9
Critters:     Deer, rabbit, and groundhog

Shipping: We will ship throughout the winter.  Will Ship approx. November-March.