Bush Chinquapin
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Bush chinquapin is a low evergreen chaparral shrub of western mountains with golden-backed leaves and spiny burs holding sweet edible nuts that feed wildlife. Drought- and fire-hardy.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 7–7 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA, NV, OR