Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 6 - 12 feet (1.8 - 3.6 m) |
Plant Spread: | 6 - 12 feet (1.8 - 3.6 m) |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Blooms on old wood Blooms on new wood |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds Other info: Must have both a male-flowered and female-flowered plants with overlapping bloom times to have berries. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Layering Division |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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Wrong classification! by MotherRaphaela | Oct 18, 2014 7:44 AM | 2 |
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