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Hardiness Zones: 6
to 7 |
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Habit: Deciduous |
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Growth Rate: Slow
to moderate |
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Site Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; prefers moist, well-drained soil |
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Height: 8
to 12 feet |
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Width: -- |
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Texture: Medium |
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Form: Dense
oval; rounded top; often suckers to form a colony |
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Flower/Fruit: Twisted,
3 to 8" racemes of white lily-of-the-valley-like flowers
in early summer; flowers open from the base to the tip; fragrant |
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Foliage: Medium
to dark green, alternate, simple leaves; 3 to 6" long;
pubescent below; gold fall foliage |
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Comments: More
upright than C. alnifolia; cinnamon-red exfoliating
bark; attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; seeds
attract birds; native to southeastern US |
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Cultivars: -- |
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