Curl-leaf mountain mahogany

Virginia Tech Forestry Department, Virginia Tech Dendrology Database

Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)

Also Known As: Mountain mahogany
Plant Family: Rose (Rosaceae)

Identification Guide: *Print version pdf
Phenophase Field Guide: *Print version pdf

2009 Live Map - View live map

Did you Know? The wood of curl-leaf mountain mahogany is extremely hard and so dense that it won’t float in water. It makes an excellent fuel, giving off an intense heat while burning for a long time. It is occasionally used in the manufacture of small articles for domestic and industrial use.

Phenological Observations of Interest: First Leaf, First Flower, Full Flower, End of Flowering, First Ripe Fruit


2009 Live Map for Curl-leaf mountain mahogany

Below you can view the latest 100 observations that have been reported in 2009 for Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (If the map below is empty then there have not been any 2009 observations reported.)

Use the navigation buttons on the left to zoom in/out and pan around. Click on each place marker to get detail information about that observation.

1 = First Leaf
5 = First Flower
7 = Full Flower
9 = End of Flowering
11 = First Ripe Fruit

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