Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Evergreen chaparral shrub with summer white flower clusters and a heavy crop of bright red winter berries, the 'holly' that gave Hollywood its name. A wildlife magnet.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 8–20 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA