False Indigo Bush

False indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa) BARE ROOT TREES WILL BEGIN SHIPPING OCT/NOV. 

False indigo bush is a small shrub in the legume family. It likes wet sites and can be found across much of the US and Mexico. As a legume it can fix nitrogen in the soil. Its flowers are small but of great use to many native pollinators. The foliage is a choice browse for many herbivores. A valuable native plant in its own right we love to use this species as a support plant when establishing trees. The combination of nitrogen fixation, dappled shade it provides, and shrubby height make it an excellent companion for young trees. This year we grew both seeds and cuttings. Seeds and cuttings were collected from a wild patch in Durham NC. They seem to grow abundantly from seed whereas dormant hardwood cuttings for us resulted in about 50% success rate this year.