James Roof Plant

James roof is one popular horticultural variety known for its especially long tassels.

James roof plant.

A prolific bloomer with yellow pink cream colored male catkins that dangle 12 or more from the ends of the branches in winter to early spring making a spectacular show and turning gray as they age. New twigs are green and moderately stout. Performs best in full sun to part shade in well drained soils. Moreover above each bract pair there is a triplet of flowers.

This plant produces tiny dark seeds. High 180 300 cm and 3 10 ft. These shine out against a background of wavy margined grey green to dark green foliage throughout the winter and appear to hang like tassels. Silk tassel james roof coast tassel bush james roof winner of the prestigious award of garden merit of the royal horticultural society grows up to 6 10 ft.

How to grow garrya james roof plant size 4m height 4m spread aspect south facing west facing position in border back. The cultivar james roof has catkins up to 30 cm 12 in in length. The name silk tassel describes these catkins. There are a total of four stamens per flower.

Details james roof is a large vigorous bushy evergreen shrub with leathery dark green. James roof is a handsome form of garry elliptica an evergreen shrub that becomes festooned with long silvery silk like catkins from december to march. Origin cuttings 19 by james roof prairie creek state park humboldt co. Intro saratoga horticultural foundation.

Chalk clay loam sand garrya elliptica james roof also known as the silk tassel bush is an evergreen shrub to small tree with yellowish male catkins 20cm long in early spring which turn grey as they age. Hardy to usda zone 8 native to the coast range and near the pacific ocean from southwest oregon to southern california. A few male cultivars with especially long tassels are available james roof 30 cm evie 25 cm. Prune immediately after flowering.

Plant in well draining soil and add some supplemental water. Prune immediately after flowering. Drought tolerant and deer. Silk tassel james roof other common names silk tassel james roof family garryaceae genus garrya are vigorous evergreen dioecious shrubs with simple leathery leaves and small greenish flowers in pendent.

The plant has smooth dark bark dark greenish when young but with age the bark roughens. The ripened purplish black fruit of about 1 cm in diameter has a hard desiccated coating but is rather fleshy on the interior. The foliage is green with a somewhat glossy top and grey underside.