Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Unknown
Pollinator plant
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 1.20 m high × 1.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-9
- Moisture
- Well-drained, Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Tea
- Functions
- Dye, Nitrogen fixer
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 3 out of 5
A refreshing tea can be made from the dried leaves of this plant. This tea is a good alternative to coffee from China, as it contains no caffeine. The leaves are collected when the plant is in full bloom and then dried in the shade.