Buttonbush out of stock and the fruit is nice

and the fruit is nice and firm

and lovely year-round green

Inaba Shidare requires good drainage and does best when planted in acid soils rich in organic matter

This is called summer size control pruning

Live in Zone 5

Buttonbush out of stock and the fruit is niceIn a competition for the most interesting blooms, this shrub definitely takes the cake. But the Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) has a lot more to offer than to pose as a simple conversation starter. Where to begin? This deciduous shrub was all but made for areas too wet for most other plants. Native to the eastern part of North America USDA growing zones 5 to 9, it's been used for years as a way to dress up boggy sites! In the early spring,