Laurel Sumac
Malosma laurina
Laurel sumac is a fast, rounded evergreen chaparral shrub with aromatic laurel-like leaves and creamy flower clusters, followed by small fruits for birds. Drought-proof and quick screening.
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 8–15 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA