If
you live in the Southwest, and you want to provide a habitat for
songbirds, two plants to consider are the skunkbush sumac and the
torrey wolfberry.
The
skunkbush has unimpressive flowers that bloom in the spring, but
afterward, hairy red berries that are high in vitamin C form on the
bush – and birds love them. It's big, about 8 ½ feet, so keep
that in mind if you have a small garden (unless you want to get all
prune-y and shape-y with it).
The
torrey wolfberry is also a bit sprawling, but one source I found said
that you can “prune the lower branches to show off the attractive
pale trunk.” It's berries are red, and the birdies love it. I
haven't tried these in my garden yet, but when I do I think I'll
prune them so the berries are up high enough to make the birds less
of a target for the local cats.
My
yard is still a work in progress. Think I'll try the wolfberry first
. . .
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