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Boxleaf Silk Tassel

Garrya buxifolia

Garrya buxifolia is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names dwarf silktassel and boxleaf silktassel. It is native to Oregon and northern California, where it grows in forests and chaparral, especially in the coastal mountains and hills. This is an erect shrub approaching three meters in maximum height and generally not sprawling very wide. It has a thick foliage of oval-shaped leaves, each several centimeters long and about half as wide, green and shiny on the upper surface and paler and hairy on the underside. The flower cluster is a long, hanging cluster of flowers. The shrub is dioecious, with male and female plants producing similarly arranged flower clusters. Female flowers give way to hanging bunches or small clusters of fruits. The fruit is a spherical berry which is green when young and turns reddish to dark bluish-purple when ripe.

Interior Silktassel

Garrya congdonii

Garrya congdonii or Congdon silktassel, a fairly common evergreen shrub native to the coastal ranges of California, is one of a small biological family of approximately twenty known species in the family Garryaceae, most of which are Garrya. While the female and male sexual organs of Congdon silktassel are on separate plants, the pendant male catkins are much more showy. This plant is reasonably attractive and neat enough in its growing habit to be appealing as a landscape species. It is stocked commonly at commercial plant nurseries. All Garrya are associated with warm temperate regions of North America. Congdon silktassel has a multi-furcate trunk branching structure yielding an almost spherical form. The height can attain four meters, but more commonly averages two to three meters in the wild. Congdon silktassel, as all the genus Garrya, have opposite leaves that have a tough leathery feel, glossy green on top, but paler, slightly furry and duller on the underside. The dioecious flowers are concentrated in flower clusters which cascade downward as aments of approximately three to five centimeters in length. While the Congdon silktassel manifests separate male and female plants, the pendant male catkins are much more evident, up to 25 centimeters long; those of the female are shorter and silver-grey. Although the flowers bloom in late January and February, dried leafs remain on the tree well into summer as light gray decorations. The plant has smooth dark bark, dark-greenish when young, but with age the bark roughens. New twigs are green and moderately stout.

Coast Silktassel

Garrya elliptica

Coast silktassel (Garrya elliptica) is an evergreen shrub that flowers in January or February, with very long flower clusters that cascade downward as catkins. The pendant male catkins are much more showy. They are about a foot long and grey-green. The female catkins are shorter and silver-grey. The leaves have a tough leathery feel, glossy green on top and remain year round. This shrub also has a dense and tidy form, growing moderately fast to about 12 feet tall and 6 to 10  feet wide. 


It takes full sun, except in hot inland locations where it likely will need some shade, and infrequent to occasional summer water. It prefers well-draining soil but tolerates clay and serpentine soil. It makes a great informal hedge or small tree and can be cut back (espaliered) to grow almost flat against a wall or fence. 

Evie Silktassel

Garrya elliptica 'Evie'

Horticultural selection from Garrya elliptica. This large shrub has beautiful creamy white catkins that appear during the spring. It would make a great option for a bird garden because of the denser foliage than other tassel bushes. This shrub-like appearance and white catkins make it an appealing option for larger plants in a bird garden. Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Prefers sun or part shade in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden.

James Roof Silktassel

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'

Horticultural selection from Garrya elliptica. This large shrub or small tree produces long, showy flower tassels up to 12' in length in winter. Its spectacular flower show, combined with sturdy evergreen foliage and a tolerance of pruning make this a popular landscape specimen. It is ideally suited to the coast, which is its natural environment but will tolerate inland planting, where some light or partial shade is recommended. Plant in well draining soil and add some supplemental water. You should expect a mature height of around 12' and a similar spread in a garden situation in southern California.
Horticultural selection G. elliptica: origin = cuttings (19__) by James Roof, Prairie Creek state Park, Humboldt Co.; intro saratoga Horticultural Foundation. Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun or part shade in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden.

Ashy Silktassel

Garrya flavescens

Garrya flavescens is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name ashy silktassel. It is native to the southwestern United States, and Baja California and Chihuahua in Mexico, where it grows in many habitats, including dry forest, desert, and chaparral. This is a shrub reaching a maximum height approaching three meters. The leaves are oval-shaped, up to 7 or 8 centimeters long and about half as wide. The underside may be hairless to very hairy and pale dusty gray. The plant is dioecious, with both male and female plants producing long hanging clusters of flowers. Female flowers give way to bunches or clusters of spherical berries covered in hairs.

Bearbrush

Garrya fremontii

Garrya fremontii is a species of flowering shrub known by several common names, including California fever bush, bearbrush, and Frmont's silktassel. Both the latter name, and the plant's specific epithet are derived from John C. Frmont G. fremontii is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to California. It can be found in a number of habitats, from mountain forest to woodlands and chaparral canyons and slopes. This is a shrub reaching a maximum height of three to four meters. The leaves are oval-shaped, 2 to 12 centimeters long and about half as wide, and smooth green, rarely with hairs on the undersides. The plant is dioecious, with male and female plants producing long, hanging clusters of yellowish to pinkish flowers. The fruit is a spherical berry, starting green and turning pink and then purple. The fruit is eaten by birds and mammals, who disperse the seeds. The plant can also sprout from its root crown. Like many other chaparral species, it is quick to recover from wildfire.

Canyon Silktassel

Garrya veatchii

Garrya veatchii is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names canyon silktassel and Veatch silktassel. It is native to the chaparral hills of southern California and Baja California. This is a small treelike or bushy shrub reaching maximum heights near two meters. It has oval-shaped leaves 3 to 9 centimeters long and about half as wide with margins flat, wavy, or slightly rolled, and undersides covered thinly to thickly in woolly hairs. It produces long, hanging flower clusters of light-colored flowers, those on female plants giving way to hanging clusters of fruits. The fruit is a spherical to egg-shaped berry covered in a soft coat of hairs.

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