- More photos and information here
- Current height: 6 inches
- Grows 4-6 feet; understory tree
- Light: Part to full shade
- Soil: moist
- Pale yellow spring blooms
- Leaves turn bright yellow in the fall
- Blue-grey bark
- Fun fact: Native Americans used the twigs to make bow strings and fishing line (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds
Leatherwood (shrub)--Coming Soon
SKU: DP01-SS
$35.00Price
3 Gallons
A hardy and easily grown shrub, leatherwood presents pale yellow flowers with white centers; a good and bountiful bloomer among shade-preferring shrubs. Its leaves also emerge in early spring and often are among the first in the landscape to unfurl. The bark and leaves are tough but extremely flexible; its twigs can be tied in a knot without breaking. In winter the twigs can take on orange and red tones. This shrub may cause skin irritation when touched.