| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 8 to 25 feet or more |
| Plant Spread: | 10 to 20 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Black, Blue-black or Red berries |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White Other: Cream |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All green parts of the plant are toxic, unripe fruit is toxic and should be cooked before ingesting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Flies |
