Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon Bees Dead head in late summer/

Dead head in late summer/ early fall after flowers have run their course

Young plants should be regularly pinched or lightly headed back to promote dense branching habits in the late fall or early winter

This plant has pale gray green leaves with dark narrow lines that vary in color depending on the sunlight

That tiny droplet acts like a prism

Fall Evergreen/Deciduous Late summer dormant Fragrant Yes Cold Hardy to 10 Attracts pollinators Bees

Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toyon Bees Dead head in late summer/Toyon An evergreen shrub to small tree that grows up to thirty feet high and fifteen feet wide. This plant can grow up to ten feet in three years. It has white flowers that bloom in the summer. It is great for erosion control or slope stabilization because this shrub eventually becomes deep rooted. Plants can take two years to get established and can be fragile until established. Young plants being grown as shrubs should be regularly pinched to