Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 10-30 feet |
Plant Spread: | 10-20 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink Red |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Flowering Tree |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Pollution |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
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