Brush - Range & Pasture - Buckbrush

BES-TEX BRUSH ID GUIDE

Buckbrush

Coralberry, Indian-Currant

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Perennial Woody Brush

Plant Type

Shrub; honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae)

Life Cycle

Perennial; native

Leaf Habit

[PLACEHOLDER]

Typical Height

1 to 5 ft (OSU)

Photo Gallery

Buckbrush (coralberry) growing as a dense, rounded shrub — **Whole Plant** Photo: Tubifex, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Buckbrush arching stems with small oval leaves and clusters of purplish-red berries — **Leaves and Fruit Clusters** Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How to Identify It

Quick ID

Leaves

Opposite, simple, oval to elliptical (OSU)

Fruit

Clusters of red fruit where leaves attach to stems (OSU)

Bark

Gray-brown and shredding (OSU)

Growth

Forms large stands (OSU)

Look-Alikes

Other low shrubs

How to tell them apart from buckbrush: [PLACEHOLDER]

Counter script: "If it is a knee-high shrub in big patches with opposite oval leaves and clusters of coral-red berries along the stems, it is most likely buckbrush."

Where It Grows

Texas

Eastern Texas (OSU)

Oklahoma

Throughout the state (OSU)

New Mexico

[PLACEHOLDER]

Sites and soils: Forests and prairies; wide variety of soils; moderately shade tolerant (OSU).

Best Time to Control

Best treatment timing for buckbrush: [PLACEHOLDER]. Follow the product label.

Buckbrush is a woody perennial. No pre-emergent herbicide controls buckbrush.

Treatment Methods

Herbicide Options

The Remedy Ultra label notes buckbrush is only suppressed by Remedy Ultra alone
We did not find a Corteva non-restricted label or Brush Busters guide that lists buckbrush for control. Call BES-TEX for help choosing a labeled option.
Rates and mixes: follow the label

Individual Plant vs. Broadcast

Density guidance for this plant: [PLACEHOLDER]
Follow the label for broadcast use

Product names are examples only. Always read and follow the product label. For product selection and help, contact BES-TEX at 325.653.1300.

Sources: Oklahoma State University Extension, Buckbrush plant profile; Remedy Ultra label, EPA Reg. No. 62719-552 (suppression only). No Texas A&M rangeplants page found.