Exposure:
Sun to partial shade; range of soil
types; does not tolerate shade or wet soil
Height:
15 to 25'
Flower/Fruit:
Greenish white flowers; velvety red fruit
in late summer on female plants lasting into spring
Comments: Medium green leaves turn red, yellow,
orange, scarlet, and red velvet in fall; rejuvenate by cutting to the ground
every few years; not poisonous; naturally occurs in western part of North
Carolina; spreads by suckers
