General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
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 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 12 to 36 feet
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Glossy orange-red berries maturing to black
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

Common names
  • Fiddlewood
  • Negrito
  • Berlandier Fiddlewood

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