| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 6-20+ feet (2- 6+m) |
| Plant Spread: | Usually wider than tall.. Males tend to be more upright and less spreading in habit than the females. |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Erosion control Guardian plant Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Fall sow or 90 days Cold Stratification @ 5C (41F) Can handle transplanting Other info: Not self-fertile.. Requires a male and female for fruit. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Cuttings: Root Layering Stolons and runners Offsets |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Dioecious |
