Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Plant Height: | 9 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink White |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are mildly toxic |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: 2 months Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Layering |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
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