| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 25 to 50 feet or more |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 3/4 inch round to elongated fleshy yellowish-orange berry, ripens to purplish-brown. Each fruit contains several small, hard seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Other: Greenish-white |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Stratify cold-moist for 60-90 days Scarify seeds: Soak in warm water for approximately 24 hours before sowing Needs specific temperature: 55ºF-60ºF Days to germinate: 1-6 months Depth to plant seed: Sow at approximate depth of 3/8 inch Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
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