×Pyracomeles 'NCXP1'
Summary
South Coast Research & Extension Center (South Coast REC/SCREC) is located in Irvine California, this site has a sandy loam soil and plants are irrigated with reclaimed water. UC Davis is located in Davis, California, this site has a silty clay loam soil and plants are irrigated with potable water. More information about the field sites is located in the Nuts & Bolts section.
Juke Box®, an intergeneric hybrid of Pyracantha and Osteomeles, is a small, mounding evergreen shrub with shiny green leaves. These tidy shrubs are billed as a disease-free boxwood alternative, though their natural habit was more spreading in our trial and would require pruning for a formal hedge. Their overall appearance and foliage health were consistently very good in Davis, though the occasional plant developed a non-uniform shape, which would be easily corrected with minor pruning. During the high heat of Davis summer, the leaves did fold somewhat during the day, though evaluators did not feel this negatively affected the overall appearance. Plants appeared somewhat more stressed during deficit irrigation in Irvine as the season progressed, which may have been the result of the reclaimed water. There was no difference in growth or overall appearance between treatments at either site. We recommend Juke Box be irrigated on low water in WUCOLS Regions 2 and 3 but would not recommend it for use with reclaimed water.
Basic Info
| Submitted by: | Spring Meadow Nursery |
| Site(s): | UC Davis & SCREC |
| Trial Exposure: | Sun |
| Year evaluated: | 2020 |
Height & Width (after 2 years): | 1.7' x 3.9' - UC Davis 2.1' x 6.1' - SCREC |
Reported Height & Width (at maturity): | 1-3' x 1-3' |
| WUCOLS plant type: | S |
| Water Needs & WUCOLS Region: | Low - Region 2 Low - Region 3 |
Mean Overall Appearance rating: (1-5 Scale, 5 is highest) | 4 - UC Davis 3.3 - SCREC |
Flowering Months: | N/A |
Growth and Quality Data
