montanus is moderate to fast while curl-leaf mahogany is a slow-growing species that may take as long as a century to reach its final size. These are extremely long-lived plants, with recorded lifespans of up to 1350 years!

Plant with full sun in all soil types including dry clay. Extremely xeric once established, Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany is slow-growing and requires no irrigation after about two years of growth. In wetter conditions the plants will be lusher with a more open habit; plants are dense and shorter in very dry sites.

Mountain mahogany is edible to browsing animals, so edible it is an imporant part of the diet of elk, bighorn sheep, deer, cattle, sheep and goats, both as leaves and, in winter, twigs. Ranchers call it sweetbrush, recognizing its palatability.

Mountain Mahogany, Cercocarpus betuloides. California Mountain Mahogany typically grows in dry areas in the foothills and mountains of California, often in chaparral communities, and in other parts of the southwestern United States and Baja California. This shrub has a typical size of three to five meters in height.. . . . .364011236451!]0000000000000009783314145793!]