Plant Database
Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry
Rhamnus californica ‘Mound San Bruno’
Frangula californica 'Mound San Bruno' (syn. Rhamnus californica), commonly known as Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry, is a superior, compact evergreen shrub prized for its dense, rounded form and exceptional garden tolerance. A selected cultivar of the California native Coffeeberry, it features glossy, dark green, lance-shaped leaves with distinctive rolled-under margins and attractive red new stems . In fall, small, inconspicuous, yellowish-green flowers appear, followed by clusters of small berries that ripen from green to red and finally to black-red, providing ornamental interest and wildlife value . With its naturally tidy, mounding habit and remarkable adaptability to a range of garden conditions, including clay soil, it is an outstanding choice for foundations, low hedges, screens, and native plant landscapes .