| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| 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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 8 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 12 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 3/4 to 1 inch long, glossy drupes; maturing from green, to red and dark purplish-black when ripe. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Monoecious |
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