Plant Habit: | Shrub |
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) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 4 to 5 feet |
Plant Spread: | 4 to 5 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Fragrant green to yellow poms are sour when eaten raw but make excellent jams and jellies |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Other: Deep orange buds open to pale peach/salmon-pink flowers with white markings and yellow center |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Suitable Locations: | Espalier |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |