| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 20 - 50 feet: very slow growing |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Needled |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Medicinal Herb |
| Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves Roots Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Tea |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
