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Hardiness
Zones:
2
to 7 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; tolerates range of soil conditions including
wet or dry sites |
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Height:
5
to 9 feet |
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Width:
5 to 10 feet |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Loose,
multi-stemmed shrub; broad, spreading, rounded mound; upright
stems with short horizontal branching |
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Flower/Fruit:
Dull
white flowers on flat-topped cyme in early summer; short-lived
dark purple drupe in fall
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Foliage:
Opposite,
simple, medium to dark green leaves; 2 to 5" long; purplish
to reddish fall color; slender, upright bright red to dark
blood-red stems in winter; best color on young, vigorous stems
so severely prune in early spring |
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Comments:
Drought,
wind, air pollution tolerant; vigorous; spreads by underground
stems to form a colony; can become invasive
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Cultivars:
See
table
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