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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