Cercocarpus ledifolius - Curl-leaf mountain mahogany

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) is a slow-growing, nitrogen-fixing evergreen tree of the dry, cold semi-arid interior mountain ranges of North America, its extremely dense wood a traditional fuel and its bark used medicinally.

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹
• Wood¹

Type

• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Livestock forage¹

Footnotes

1. Cercocarpus ledifolius | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷