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New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) potted shrub in a 9 inch pot, organic

$21.00

Family:  Buckthorn (Rhamnaceae)

Hardy to Zones 4 to 8
(Red Root) Perennial woody shrub native to the mountains of the Eastern US that bears showy, lilac-scented flowers of white.  Extremely tough, drought tolerant, and cold hardy.  Excellent permaculture plant, nitrogen fixer.  Tasty, noncaffeinated substitute for black tea.  Well-known and highly respected astringent and lymphatic.  This is the official species.  Full sun to light shade.  Dryish and/or depleted soils OK.  Space 3 feet apart.

Potted shrub in a 9 inch pot, certified organically grown

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    Willow Whyte Lynch

    Do these reseed a lot? Are they prolific/spreading?
    Thanks Richo!

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      Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      hello wilow whyte, thanks for writing. they are prolific in habitat after a burn and tend to be resolute in the shelterbelt.
      see pages 258 to 259 in “growing plant medicine,” for a really good answer to your question, richo

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  2. Susan Frick

    Will any more of the New Jersey Tea plant be available this year? I have been on the wait list for a while but really want it. Thanks

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