Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Plant Height: | 5-6 ft |
Plant Spread: | 4-5 ft. |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Suitable for forage |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Meredith79 | On May 23, 2015 | Obtained plant Have not seen this bloom and it has been planted just as long as Duke. |
Meredith79 | On May 21, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event Exceptionally attractive and tasty fruit is often larger than a quarter in size with a tangy sweet flavor; ripens mid-July. Large, glossy-green foliage becomes orange and yellow in fall. |