Shrubs in Oregon

What are shrubs?

Shrubs are too big to be wildflowers, and too small to be trees. Most of them have woody stems and reproduce using flowers.

What are some examples of shrubs?

Here in Oregon, some examples of native shrubs include elderberry, salmonberry, ninebark, red-osier dogwood, spirea, huckleberry, and many more.

  • How to identify Indian plum

    How to identify Indian plum

    What is Indian plum? Indian plum is a shrub native to Northwest Oregon forests. I like to call it ‘the first bush’ because it’s the first to start getting its leaves in spring (sometimes as early as December!) and the first to start going yellow in the fall. So how do you identify Indian plum?…

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