Index / Search / Physocarpus opulifolius
§1 Plant
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim., orth. cons.
vernacular common ninebark — species · Rosaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Rosaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Physocarpus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 735 counties across 35 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- High
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- Low
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 100 min.
- Precipitation
- 35–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.5–6.5
- Root depth
- 14 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 10 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 10 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Moderate
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Fruit colour
- Orange
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 1,045,000
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 735 counties across 35 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Cleburne 05023
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Johnson 05071
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Pope 05115
- Searcy 05129
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
Colorado view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Carroll 17015
- Cook 17031
- DuPage 17043
- Fulton 17057
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Monroe 17133
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Stephenson 17177
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Decatur 18031
- Elkhart 18039
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
Kansas view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bracken 21023
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Madison 21151
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Taylor 21217
- Warren 21227
- Woodford 21239
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Alger 26003
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Baraga 26013
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ontonagon 26131
- Osceola 26133
- Otsego 26137
- Presque Isle 26141
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Cook 27031
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Lake 27075
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Olmsted 27109
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Rice 27131
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Greene 36039
- Monroe 36055
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Schenectady 36093
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Davidson 37057
- Durham 37063
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- McDowell 37111
- Moore 37125
- Orange 37135
- Randolph 37151
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Watauga 37189
North Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamblen 47063
- Haywood 47075
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Pickett 47137
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Brooke 54009
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- Marion 54049
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Brown 55009
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
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