Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | In Water |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 12 |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Dehiscent |
Flower Color: | Green |
Flower Time: | Summer Year Round Other |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Good as a cover crop |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide darkness Stratify seeds: o 1 Fbuims tyarHr sv -oselncdtled ew ieed Depth to plant seed Start indoors: 6 Seeds are hydrophilic: 4"/1 |
Pollinators: | Wasps |
Containers: | Preferred depth |
Awards and Recognitions: | Texas Superstar®: A50SA 20 |
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