Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 15 - 20 feet (4.5 - 6 m) |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 15 feet (3.5 - 4.5 m) |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Red maturing to black |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Malodorous |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | 2"-3" 3"-4" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Flowering Tree Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds Sow in situ |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Division |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
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