Plant Habit: | Tree |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 40 feet plus |
Plant Spread: | 30 - 40 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White Yellow |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Shade Tree Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: if starting indoors or can be winter sown outdoors or in unheated greenhouse Suitable for wintersowing Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: unblemished fruit must be significantly overripe; clean & dry seeds |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Wind Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
WebTucker | On May 18, 2023 | Bloomed |
WebTucker | On May 16, 2022 | Bloomed |
WebTucker | On November 11, 2021 | Fruit Ripened |
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That's interesting... by wcgypsy | Feb 11, 2015 1:26 PM | 6 |
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