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New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
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Botanical Name:
Ceanothus americanus
Common Name:
New Jersey Tea
Germination Test Type:
cut
Collection Locale:
Wisconsin
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5
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In Stock: 0.29 lb
Prices
Sample Bulk Pricing
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More Details Information
Characteristics
Medicinal
Shade Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Flowering Shrub
Honey Bee Food
Edible Leaves
Butterfly Attracting
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Growing Info:
Scarification:
Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours
Stratification:
cold stratify for 60 days
Germination:
sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed
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Comments:
White flowers in panicles, midsummer; a handsome shrub with dark green 3" leaves, compact and very adaptable regarding sun and moisture, doesn't mind drought
Physical Characteristics
: A decidious Shrub growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 1 m (3ft 3in) at a fast rate. It is hardy to zone 4. It is in flower from Jun to August, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs)It can fix Nitrogen. The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires dry or moist soil.
Conservation Plant Characteristics
Ceanothus americanus L.
New Jersey tea
CEAM
| Summary |
| Duration |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit |
Subshrub, Shrub |
| Native Status |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
| Federal T/E Status |
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| National Wetland Indicator |
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| Morphology/Physiology |
| Active Growth Period |
Spring and Summer |
| After Harvest Regrowth Rate |
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| Bloat |
None |
| C:N Ratio |
High |
| Coppice Potential |
No |
| Fall Conspicuous |
No |
| Fire Resistant |
No |
| Flower Color |
Blue |
| Flower Conspicuous |
No |
| Foliage Color |
Green |
| Foliage Porosity Summer |
Dense |
| Foliage Porosity Winter |
Moderate |
| Foliage Texture |
Medium |
| Fruit/Seed Color |
Brown |
| Fruit/Seed Conspicuous |
No |
| Growth Form |
Multiple Stem |
| Growth Rate |
Slow |
| Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) |
3 |
| Height, Mature (feet) |
3.0 |
| Known Allelopath |
No |
| Leaf Retention |
No |
| Lifespan |
Moderate |
| Low Growing Grass |
No |
| Nitrogen Fixation |
Low |
| Resprout Ability |
Yes |
| Shape and Orientation |
Semi-Erect |
| Toxicity |
None |
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| Growth Requirements |
| Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils |
Yes |
| Adapted to Fine Textured Soils |
No |
| Adapted to Medium Textured Soils |
Yes |
| Anaerobic Tolerance |
None |
| CaCO3 Tolerance |
Medium |
| Cold Stratification Required |
Yes |
| Drought Tolerance |
High |
| Fertility Requirement |
Low |
| Fire Tolerance |
Medium |
| Frost Free Days, Minimum |
120 |
| Hedge Tolerance |
Low |
| Moisture Use |
Low |
| pH, Minimum |
4.3 |
| pH, Maximum |
6.5 |
| Planting Density per Acre, Minimum |
2700 |
| Planting Density per Acre, Maximum |
4800 |
| Precipitation, Minimum |
25 |
| Precipitation, Maximum |
60 |
| Root Depth, Minimum (inches) |
14 |
| Salinity Tolerance |
None |
| Shade Tolerance |
Tolerant |
| Temperature, Minimum (°F) |
-28 |
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| Reproduction |
| Bloom Period |
Late Spring |
| Commercial Availability |
Routinely Available |
| Fruit/Seed Abundance |
Low |
| Fruit/Seed Period Begin |
Summer |
| Fruit/Seed Period End |
Fall |
| Fruit/Seed Persistence |
Yes |
| Propagated by Bare Root |
Yes |
| Propagated by Bulb |
No |
| Propagated by Container |
Yes |
| Propagated by Corm |
No |
| Propagated by Cuttings |
No |
| Propagated by Seed |
Yes |
| Propagated by Sod |
No |
| Propagated by Sprigs |
No |
| Propagated by Tubers |
No |
| Seed per Pound |
112000 |
| Seed Spread Rate |
Slow |
| Seedling Vigor |
Low |
| Small Grain |
No |
| Vegetative Spread Rate |
Slow |
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| Suitability/Use |
| Berry/Nut/Seed Product |
No |
| Christmas Tree Product |
No |
| Fodder Product |
No |
| Fuelwood Product |
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| Lumber Product |
No |
| Naval Store Product |
No |
| Nursery Stock Product |
Yes |
| Palatable Browse Animal |
Medium |
| Palatable Graze Animal |
Low |
| Palatable Human |
Yes |
| Post Product |
No |
| Protein Potential |
Low |
| Pulpwood Product |
No |
| Veneer Product |
No |
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