General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 12-36 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1/2 inch oblong green drupes mature to dark purpe-black.
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Yellowish-green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Erosion control
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

Image
Common names
  • Eastern Swamp Privet
  • Eastern swamp-privet
  • Eastern swampprivet
  • Swamp Privet

Photo Gallery
Location: St Louis
Date: 2015-04-18
Inconspicuous April flowers

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