General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
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 10b
Plant Height: 6 to 12 feet, possibly 16 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Clusters of small, orange berries.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Narrow-Leaf Firethorn
  • Slender Firethorn
  • Woolly Firethorn

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Location: Chicago Botanical Gardens
Date: 2013-05-21
Bonsi, Style Roots - over-rock

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