• Shrubs ~ Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Silk Tassel Bush or Quinine Bush ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
  • Shrubs ~ Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Silk Tassel Bush or Quinine Bush ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
  • Shrubs ~ Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Silk Tassel Bush or Quinine Bush ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
  • Shrubs ~ Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Silk Tassel Bush or Quinine Bush ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
  • Shrubs ~ Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Silk Tassel Bush or Quinine Bush ~ Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens ~ Retail Nursery ~ Mail Order Nursery
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Habit & Cultural Information

Mature size
12 ft T x W
Minimum temperature
15° F
Light
Sun or shade
Water
Intermittent
Habit
Evergreen, Shrub

Notable Features

  • Deer Resistant
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Pacific NW Native
  • Clay tolerant

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Silk Tassel Bush or Quinine Bush

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Silk Tassel Bush or Quinine Bush

Size
At Nursery
$24.50
Nursery only Available for purchase at Dancing Oaks Nursery. This plant is not available for online ordering or shipping.

3 qt - no shipping Out of stock

Beautiful, foot-long silky tassels adorn this evergreen native in late winter (Jan-Feb in the PNW). Perfect for informal screening, it is already dense, but also very amenable to formative pruning in April or May. The bush is not crazy about wind - a little protection is good. And don't despair, it takes a few years to establish and then it will take off. Garrya elliptica was used as a substitute for quinine by early settlers in hopes of avoiding malaria. Whether it was effective or not is another question.

Mature size: 12 ft T x W

Minimum temperature: 15° F

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