Exposure:
Sun to partial shade; tolerates a range
of soil types (dry, moist)
Height:
20 to 25'
Flower/Fruit:
Small white flowers in spring; small, shiny
red-orange berries clustered along the stems of female plants that persist
into the winter
Comments: Small shiny leaves; I. decidua
and I. opaca will pollinate; usually multitrunked; attracts birds;
larval plant for Henry's elfin butterfly; drought tolerant; good screen
plant; salt tolerant
Cultivars:
Virginia Dare (orange berries);
Stokes Dwarf (male); Will Flemming (upright, male)
