Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 10 feet to 39 feet |
Plant Spread: | 10 to 32 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/2 to 1 inch round, thin skinned, green fruits ripen to yellow or pale orange; each containing a large stone with up to 3 white seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Yellow, aging to orange and reddish-orange. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Pollinators: | Birds Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |