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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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