Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 12 to 40 feet |
Plant Spread: | 6 to 10 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small round, black drupes. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Pollution Drought tolerant |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |