Plant Habit: | Tree |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PBR |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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