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Rhamnus californica 'Mound San Bruno'

Pronunciation

RAM-nus kal-ih-FOR-nik-uh

Common Name

Coffeeberry 'Mound San Bruno'

Plant Type

Shrub

Mature Size

5 ft. tall and wide

Water Requirements

None: avoid summer water

Sun/Shade Requirements

Full to half sun, shade

Wildlife

Other birds

Flower Color

Inconsequential pale yellow

Maintenance- Design- Planting Tips

Coffeeberry isn't a flashy shrub, but it does add much needed structure to the native plant bed. The berries on the plant are attractive and beneficial for birds and small mammals.

There are many different varieties of coffeeberry. They can be used as an informal hedge or screen or gently pruned to be a bedding or foundation shrub. 'Mound San Bruno' has a compact growing habit that works well in a perennial bed.

PADG notes: The California native coffeeberry 'Mound San Bruno' was planted in a native plant bed that receives both sun and shade. The amount of sun the bed gets varies depending on the time of year and time of day. That's a common condition in many gardens and not all shrubs do well in both sun and shade.

The coffeeberry was watered once a week to get it started, but now that it is established, it is only watered once or twice over the summer to wash the dust off the leaves.

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