Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | 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) |
Plant Height: | 10 to 25 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Compound fruits, 3/4 to 1 inch fleshy green, ripening to reddish-purple |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Other: Female flowers are white, male flowers are greenish |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |