mountain mahogany
noun
: any of a genus (Cercocarpus) of western North American evergreen shrubs or small trees of the rose family
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Patches of oak brush and mountain mahogany gave way to higher slopes so steep that there was no vegetation on them at all.
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Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Oh, and a now-large toyon and mountain mahogany on either side to provide partial shade.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
As June, progresses, the flowers start to peak in the foothills, providing pops of color as plants like the pincushion cactus, wild iris and mountain mahogany begin to bloom.
—Dawn Wilson, The Denver Post, 23 July 2024
Cleland worked with Anderson Landscaping to add more than a dozen ‘Blue Ice’ Arizona cypresses, desert willows, manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’, mountain mahogany, pink and white oleanders, and New Mexican desert olive in addition to three purpleleaf plum trees.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
From sunny landings on the way up, acres of alderleaf mountain mahogany bushes that sprout long, feathery seeds in summer through early fall blanket the slopes like winter frost.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2021
Winds and extremely dry conditions in the area have not helped as that blaze burns in steep terrain in timber, mountain mahogany, pinyon pine and juniper.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 June 2021
John Maley’s 28,000-acre ranch sits on the eastern edge of Steens Mountain Wilderness, a sprawling high desert in a remote corner of southeastern Oregon that’s thick in season with sagebrush, juniper and mountain mahogany.
—Joseph Haeberle, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2020
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Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Oh, and a now-large toyon and mountain mahogany on either side to provide partial shade.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
As June, progresses, the flowers start to peak in the foothills, providing pops of color as plants like the pincushion cactus, wild iris and mountain mahogany begin to bloom.
—Dawn Wilson, The Denver Post, 23 July 2024
Cleland worked with Anderson Landscaping to add more than a dozen ‘Blue Ice’ Arizona cypresses, desert willows, manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’, mountain mahogany, pink and white oleanders, and New Mexican desert olive in addition to three purpleleaf plum trees.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
From sunny landings on the way up, acres of alderleaf mountain mahogany bushes that sprout long, feathery seeds in summer through early fall blanket the slopes like winter frost.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2021
Winds and extremely dry conditions in the area have not helped as that blaze burns in steep terrain in timber, mountain mahogany, pinyon pine and juniper.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 June 2021
John Maley’s 28,000-acre ranch sits on the eastern edge of Steens Mountain Wilderness, a sprawling high desert in a remote corner of southeastern Oregon that’s thick in season with sagebrush, juniper and mountain mahogany.
—Joseph Haeberle, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2020
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“Mountain mahogany.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20mahogany. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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