| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) 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 9b |
| Plant Height: | 3-10 feet, possibly 12 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Clusters of 2 to 3.5 inch long banana shaped yellowish-green ellipsoid fleshy berries containing several hard brown seeds. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Greenish-white maturing to white. Inner petals have thick tissue at bottom inner surface that turns maroon at maturity. |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Stratify seeds: Store in refrigerator for 90-120 days before sowing Days to germinate: 2-3 weeks Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of soil |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Root Other: root suckers, grafting and budding techniques |
| Pollinators: | Beetles |
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