Northern Spice Bush

$22.99

Ship

Fall (End of October) Spring 2024

Size

3-4'

Northern Spice Bush

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Ships:

Fall

heightmaturity
Height at Maturity:

Under 10 Feet

exposure
Exposure:

Full Sun

zone
Planting Zones:

6-9

Usage
Usage:

Birding

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Shipped As:

Bare-root

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Can Not Ship To:

NY

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Customer Reviews

Based on 6 reviews
83%
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Robert White
Dead stick?

Within 24 hours of receiving this bare root I soaked it for 2 hours and planted it. Unlike the Arrow Wood that shipped with this, it had no fine roots. A week later, the Arrow Wood has green leaf buds forming. But the Spice Bush just looks dried out and dead. Is this normal?

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Richard Kalvaitis
Fantastic quality

This spring I ordered a few things, among them was this spicebush plant (I wish I got 2!) and some blueberries from Stark Bros. Man, the quality difference is staggering. My spicebush came in tip-top condition, big, healthy, tips trimmed, well-packaged and secured. Stark bros sent me a blueberry plant that was potted in a heavy 4x4 pot, and crushed itself on the way to my home... it was doomed before it even showed up (and they want me to wait 4 weeks and give them a scratch test to prove it's really dead before they refund me!!!)

I'll be buying whatever I can from here from now on!

S
Sharon Mabe
Northern spice bush

So far, the bush has done well since being planted.

G
GALEN HOPKINS
Spice Bushes

Nice product and was surprised how tall these bushes were when they arrived, thanks.

R
Rhonda Miller
Healthy Plants

Packaged very well and healthy. I planted the bare-root spice bushes in a pot indoors, because I raise butterflies. I have a spice bush outside that attracts the butterflies to lay eggs. I will bring in the eggs and caterpillars and set them on the indoor plants.

$22.99

Ship

Fall (End of October) Spring 2024

Size

3-4'

Description Reviews

Northern Spice Bush

Northern Spice Bush is a deciduous, medium-sized shrub that will perform well in the warmer USDA plant hardiness zones. This bush gets its common name from the leaves and berries, which emit a mildly spicy aroma when bruised or crushed.

The species is a native of the eastern United States, mainly in the southeastern region, the lower midwest, and west as far as Texas and Oklahoma.

Some gardeners might shorten the common name northern spicebush to just spice bush.

How and where to grow Northern Spice bush.

In nature, the shrub grows in full sun or partial sunshine clearings, meadows, and slopes. It requires about an inch of water per week but does not like to stay continuously wet, so quick-draining soil is a must.

However, once you meet the light and drainage requirements, the northern spice bush will become very independent; it needs nothing more from you except water during a dry week.

TN Nursery customers often order northern spice bush to use in these locations:

  • Shade garden (in a partially sunny spot)
  • Rock garden
  • Pollinator garden
  • Natural area
  • Urban garden
  • Native species garden

The Northern Spice Bush Brings Natural Beauty to Your Landscape

The northern spice bush is a nicely sized species that can reach about fifteen feet high but is also tolerant of pruning. The leaves are medium- to dark green, oval, and about five inches long. They turn gold in the autumn.

The bark is grayish-brown and has light speckling. Tiny medium-yellow to dark gold flowers appear in small but attractive clusters in the early weeks of spring. These flowers later produce clusters of fruits--red berries that ripen in the late summer through early fall.

Order Your Northern Spice Bush From TN Nursery Today

TN Nursery is one of America's most trusted sources of high-quality plants and shrubs. Please place your order with us today and get excellent results.

Customer Reviews

Based on 6 reviews
83%
(5)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
17%
(1)
R
Robert White
Dead stick?

Within 24 hours of receiving this bare root I soaked it for 2 hours and planted it. Unlike the Arrow Wood that shipped with this, it had no fine roots. A week later, the Arrow Wood has green leaf buds forming. But the Spice Bush just looks dried out and dead. Is this normal?

R
Richard Kalvaitis
Fantastic quality

This spring I ordered a few things, among them was this spicebush plant (I wish I got 2!) and some blueberries from Stark Bros. Man, the quality difference is staggering. My spicebush came in tip-top condition, big, healthy, tips trimmed, well-packaged and secured. Stark bros sent me a blueberry plant that was potted in a heavy 4x4 pot, and crushed itself on the way to my home... it was doomed before it even showed up (and they want me to wait 4 weeks and give them a scratch test to prove it's really dead before they refund me!!!)

I'll be buying whatever I can from here from now on!

S
Sharon Mabe
Northern spice bush

So far, the bush has done well since being planted.

G
GALEN HOPKINS
Spice Bushes

Nice product and was surprised how tall these bushes were when they arrived, thanks.

R
Rhonda Miller
Healthy Plants

Packaged very well and healthy. I planted the bare-root spice bushes in a pot indoors, because I raise butterflies. I have a spice bush outside that attracts the butterflies to lay eggs. I will bring in the eggs and caterpillars and set them on the indoor plants.