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Hardiness
Zones:
4
to 9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Slow |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; tolerates a wide range of soil types, even
poor sites and wet or dry soil |
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Height:
6
to 10 feet |
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Width:
3
to 5 feet |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Multi-stemmed
shrub; spreading; open; rounded top; tends to become leggy
with age; stiff, upright habit with a vase shape |
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Flower/Fruit:
0.3"
white to pink flowers in spring; 0.25" round, bright
red fruit in fall that lasts into winter; best fruit production
in sun
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Foliage:
Alternate,
simple 1.5 to 3.5" leaves, salmon to brilliant scarlet
fall color; color varies among seedlings |
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Comments:
Drought
tolerant; native; easy to transplant; fruit has astringent
taste that birds do not prefer; suckers from roots; best used
in a mass planting; tends to become leggy
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Cultivars:
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