| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) 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 9b |
| Plant Height: | usually about 5 feet; to 10 feet when very old possible |
| Plant Spread: | 5 feet, to 10 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Blooms on old wood Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
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