Silk Tassel (Garrya elliptica)

This amazing tree has flowers that hang, one below the other, in a long silk tassel.

January		April	July	October
Evergreen leaves
Flowers	Dried flowers

Field ID Tips

· Leathery opposite evergreen leaves, shiny on the top and paler underneath.

· Wavy leaf margins

· Flowers cascading down, one after the other.

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Mountain Home To West Point Shrubs

The long greenish catkins are male flowers. The shorter grey catkin is female.

Dried flowers stay on the stem into summer.

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