Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Plant Height: | 15 to 35 feet, but can grow to 45 to 60 feet |
Plant Spread: | 15 to 30 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Malodorous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Malodorous Other: 6 petal, 1.5 inch wide, solitary, red-brown flowers |
Flower Color: | Purple Red Multi-Color: Purple to maroon to brown Other: red-purple or maroon |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Uses: | Erosion control Shade Tree Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: 90-120 days |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Root Other: root suckers, grafting and budding techniques |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
jmorth | On September 23, 2014 | Fruit Ripened 1st fruit fall ... signal of edibility |
jmorth | On May 2, 2013 | Bloomed Date based on personal photo record. |
jmorth | On August 28, 2012 | Harvested Taste is assuredly different. Custard consistency exotic/banana, melon similarities. For home grown, not bad, not bad at all... |
jmorth | From August 24, 2012 to September 9, 2012 | Fruit Ripened Took 7 years to flower, fruit, and partake. |
jmorth | From March 19, 2012 to April 15, 2012 | Bloomed End blooming date is an approximation based on photo records. Waited 7 years for blooming to happen. |
jmorth | On March 15, 2005 | Obtained plant Purchased two 'saplings' from local Wildflower Association/club at Lincoln Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Il. |
antsinmypants | On October 11, 2023 | Transplanted 5 into the backyard near chickens. |
antsinmypants | On April 30, 2023 | Seeds sown Sowed 4 more seeds that germinated into individual pots of soil & set back on the heat under lights. |
antsinmypants | On April 23, 2023 | Seeds sown Sowed 2 seeds that germinated into individual pots of soil & set back on the heat under lights. |
antsinmypants | From April 17, 2023 to April 30, 2023 | Seeds germinated One seed is starting to germinate. 2 seeds have germinated on 4-23-2023. 4 more seeds have germinated on 4-30-2023. Total of 6 seeds have germinated so far. |
antsinmypants | On December 6, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Put 15 seeds in moist paper towel in filtered water in ziplock & put in crisper drawer. |
MunchkinsMom | On May 7, 2022 | Obtained plant Arkansas Audubon (Native Sun Nursery) $25.00 6" x 16" |
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