Here is another shrub that is guaranteed to attrack backyard songbirds. The Mockingbird here tries to guard my hedgerow of them each year for himself but isn't very successfull. Besides the Grackles, Robins, Catbirds and Mockingbirds last year Waxwings came each day when the fruit was ripe until it was all gone. It is called Goumi. I bought mine at Raintree Nursery. This fruit is ment for people but it is so tart that mostly it is made into jelly. No matter, the birds go nuts for this fruit. Fruit pictured is not ripe yet but soon.
