| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | 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) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3 to 4 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Large green berries ripen to pink |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Green |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
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