Plant Habit: | Shrub |
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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 8 to 12 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small ovoid coral-red berries |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Creamy-yellow, turning darker yellow with age |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are mildly toxic |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
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