General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 6-8 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small orange to red berry.
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Creamy-white, tinged pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Location: Hyde Hall, Essex, UK. 
Date: 2024-02-19

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