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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: 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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 25 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1 inch oval green fruits.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Date: 2004-09-10
Credit USDA
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Retro67 On May 12, 2024 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
This was one of the first plantings. '22. Dead by spring '24.
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