General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4-10 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small ovoid yellow fruit matures to orange or red.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Yellow, greenish-yellow, or violet.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Monoecious

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