Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun 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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 30-50 feet |
Plant Spread: | 20-40 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Clusters of 1/2 to 1 inch long multiple-seeded pink to purple, white, or black drupes. |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Other: Greenish-yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Erosion control Shade Tree Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Pollinators: | Wind |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious Dioecious |