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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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