OFGAC Native Trees and Shrubs Database

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Hairy Honeysuckle Lonicera hirsuta
Name, French:Chèvrefeuille hirsute
Name, Other:
Natural Habitat: Dry or moist areas, gravelly or rocky woods, thickets, slopes, clearings, swampy or mossy woods.
Tree Form:Trailing or high-climbing vine.
Size At Maturity: Shrub 3 m high 10 feet
Light Requirement:
Water Requirement: (scale of 1-5)
Wildlife: Fruit is of limited use to wildlife but hares eat the twigs.
Notes: Orange to yellow, narrowly tubular flowers above saucer-like fused leaves; orange-red berries in stalked clusters. Grows best in acid soil.
References
Contact the Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee
Contact City of Ottawa Forestry Services