Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 15 to 30 feet |
Plant Spread: | 12 to 15 feet |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Small round berries, green matuing to reddish and drying to black. |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Green |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Shade Tree |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |