Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 10 - 25 feet or more |
Plant Spread: | 10 - 20 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Small green berries, maturing yellowish to brown. |
Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Late fall or early winter Winter |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Other: Greenish-yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Shade Tree |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Other Beneficial Insects |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |
Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |