Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
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 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 6 to 19 feet |
Plant Spread: | 6 to 12 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Flowers: | Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Dye production Erosion control Flowering Tree Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 2-3 weeks Other info: Soak for 24 hrs first. If the seed has not swollen, then scarify and soak again for 12 hrs |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Retro67 | On March 26, 2024 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Seeds failed to germinate |
Retro67 | On March 5, 2024 | Seeds sown Seeded 12 indoors with Goji Berry |