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Forestiera pubescens

Common name elbow bush

Family oleaceae

Life cycle shrub

Flowers yellow (winter)

Size to 15'

Adaptable deciduous shrub typically growing to 10' tall. Simple green leaves. Yellow flowers are held close to the branches in winter, and are followed by purple berries in summer. Common in the southwest and south-central U.S., but apparently not commonly cultivated.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: left fence border

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