Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled 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 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
Plant Height: | 15 - 25 feet |
Plant Spread: | 15 - 25 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant Broadleaf Other: leaves fragrant if crushed as are the stems when cut or broken. The fragrance has a peppery aspect to it; not unpleasant |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Single seeded red drupes, maturing to purplish-black. |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on new wood |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Pollution Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Layering Other: roots easily |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
piksihk | On May 24, 2023 | Obtained plant I believe this is the most me that froze back; new growth from base. |
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