Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Berries dark purple when ripe |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Other: Cyanogenic (cyanide) compound Prunasin present in leaves. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees |