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Hardiness Zones: 6
to 9 |
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Habit: Evergreen |
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Growth Rate: Rapid |
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Site Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; range of soil types: dry to wet; thinner
foliage in shade |
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Height: 10
to 15 feet |
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Width: 6
to 10 feet |
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Texture: Coarse |
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Form: Dense,
spreading mound with long, loose, thorny arching branches |
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Flower/Fruit: Fragrant
silvery white flowers in fall; 0.5 to 0.7" fleshy fruit
in spring |
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Foliage: Alternate,
simple, shiny silvery green leaves; 2 to 4" long; ruffled
margins; warm light brown underside |
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Comments: Drought,
salt spray and pollution tolerant; fruit attracts birds; tends
to sucker |
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Cultivars: Hosoba-fukurin;
Fruitlandii
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