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Common Name: Leatherwood      Latin Name: Dirca palustris      Size: 4 (min) to 8 (max)
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Dirca palustris
Maximum Height: 8 feet

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Category: Shrub
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Dirca
species: palustris
Origin:
Size: 4 (min) to 8 (max)
Size Description: medium shrub
Notes: Native Americans used bark for baskets, bow strings, fish lines.
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Part Shade Tolerance:star ratingstar ratingstar ratingstar ratingGood PerformanceSee other plants that like part shade.
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Bloom history: (Recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio, unless otherwise noted)3/6/2017 until 3/19/2017 See other plants that bloom at this time.
3/31/2014 until 4/14/2014 See other plants that bloom at this time.
3/22/2011 until 4/5/2011 See other plants that bloom at this time.
Plant Images and Specimens
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Planted By: Dick Ammon
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz

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Shrub in Bloom
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
Age: Young
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Early Spring
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Flowers
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
Age: Young
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Early Spring
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Flowers
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
Age: Young
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Early Spring
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Shrub in Foliage
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
Age: Young
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Late Spring
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Fall color
Location: Louisville, KY
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz

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