Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 3 to 8 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3 to 8 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant Needled |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Small fleshy yellow-green drupe containing two seeds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Brown Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 6 to 12 months |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |