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

“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

There’s a scent garden filled with fragrant sages created by landscape designer Margaret Oakley Otto, tall sugar bush and toyon shrubs covered with berries and the dried remains of summer’s wildflowers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

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

He had gone back and forth gathering sap from the sugar bush.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson