Rhus integrifolia / Lemonade Berry

One of our best selling and most reliable native plants, Lemonade Berry is amazing, beautiful and should be in more local gardens.  Found in our own Ventura County hills and down into Baja California, this EXTREMELY drought-tolerant native is a tough, evergreen beauty.  Quickly growing 4-8 feet tall (sometimes up to 15!), it works well as a wild screen or get your favorite chain saw out and cut it into a 5x5 box to hide the neighbors!  Small spring flowers develop into Summer fruits that local birds love and are used to make a tart ‘lemonade’ drink.  This is one of those plants that looks amazing all year in our hills with no Summer water, and it will add wildlife and evergreen beauty to your garden.  Great choice for local Coastal gardens, and handles clay soils well.  Very versatile, Lemonade Berry takes full sun on the coast or use it under oak trees in hotter places. (Or use its' Big-Brother Sugar Bush in full sun)