Native in the Pacific NW. This grows in my back woods here and there. I never have noticed the fruit, so it must be small and/or the birds eat them all. May attract crows, jays, grosbeaks, thrushes, waxwings, nuthatches, chickadees, titmice, woodpeckers, vireos, wrens, warblers. As a fuel wood, it is extremely difficult to split unless one scores the bark from top to bottom on each chunk. The bark and roots have medicinal properties, but be cautious regarding the leaves and seeds. The berry is edible but quite bitter.

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