sugar bush

British  

noun

1. an anacardiaceous evergreen shrub, Rhus ovata, of S California and Arizona, having pale oval leaves, spikes of yellow-tinged red flowers, and deep red fruits

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sugar bush

We also passed dense stands of thick-leaved yerba santa, California buckwheat, sugar bush and chilicothe vines and we were treated to the squawks of California scrub jays and a red-tail hawk flying overhead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

“The garden goes dormant in the summer but doesn’t die. Drought-tolerant plants are survivors. The sugar bush, toyon, manzanita, coffee berry, ceanothus and hummingbird sage hold their vivid green color year-round,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024

Time is of the essence in the "sugar bush."

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022

She also recounts episodes of driving out to a sugar bush, "an area where maple trees grow and syrup is tapped from them and processed."

From Fox News ● Dec. 10, 2021

When they traveled to the sugar bush, the family packed as lightly as possible.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich