
How to grow spicebush
Lindera benzoin
When to plant spicebush
Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Spicebush is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 72 to 180 in apart
- Sun
- Partial sun
Common problems
- laurel wilt
- needs male and female plants for fruit
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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