| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Dye production Suitable for forage |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Raw Cooked Fermented |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Layering |
| Pollinators: | Self Bees |
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