| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Plant Height: | 12-16 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 8-14 feet |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/8 to 1/4 inch oviod predominately red drupes but some female plants can produce yellow fruit. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Dioecious |
