Snowbrush also used as a timber

also used as a timber tree for building homes and making attractive wood furniture

pollinator gardens and woodland gardens

In the Willamette Valley

and porcupines

Gardening with Big Leaf Maple: Big leaf maple will thrive in full to part sunlight and moist to dry

Snowbrush also used as a timberCeanothus velutinus Snowbrush, also known as mountain balm or tobacco brush, is a large evergreen shrub with tremendous habitat value. In early spring, its oval shaped, bright green leaves become shiny and sticky with a delightfully fragrant resin. By late spring or early summer, the bush becomes heavily laden with equally fragrant plumes of white flower clusters that are a rich nectar source for hummingbirds and countless species of insect