Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 8 to 12 feet |
Plant Spread: | 12 to 15 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Semi-evergreen Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small green drupes, maturing to dark bluish-black color. |
Fruiting Time: | Fall Other: Ripen in fall, persist into winter. |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Considered slightly malodorous to some individuals. |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Pollution Drought tolerant |
Pollinators: | Various insects |