Forestiera angustifolia
Family: Oleaceae
Plant Description: Stiff, intricately branched rounded, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub to 2.7 m high and as broad. Leaves oblanceolate, 0.5-3 cm long, opposite. Leaves often clustered on short, knotty spurs of older twigs. Bark and twigs are gray and smooth. Flowers clustered along the branches, without sepals or petals. Male and female flowers on separate plants. Fruit about 8 mm long, black. plant tends to be supported by its branches lying on branches of other shrubs.
Plant Trivia:
Field Identification: Branches gray, coming off the main stem opposite, at 90-degree angles to form elbows.
Occurrence: Common in pastures and woods.
Bloom Period: March-November
Plant Use: Fruit and leaves provide food for wildlife. It is an attractive thornless ornamental
Key to species Forestiera:
- Leaves tapered to ends…………………………………………….F. acuminata
Leaves not tapered………………………………………………….F. angustifolia
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