Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 20-25ft |
Plant Spread: | 20-25ft |
Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Ovate (sometimes rounded), dark green leaves (to 3” long) are broadest near the base and sometimes lobed near the top. Leaves are coarsely toothed and mostly hairless. Leaves turn orange to purple red in fall. |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Rounded fruits (1/2” diameter) that ripen to scarlet in September-October and typically persist to late fall/early winter. Fruits are technically edible, but are usually best left for the birds. The fruit is sometimes called a haw. |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Flowers emit an unpleasant fragrance. |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Other: May |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Flowering Tree |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Pollinators: | Midges |