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Hardiness
Zones:
5
to 8 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Slow |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; moist, well-drained acidic soil; does not
tolerate poor drainage |
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Height:
3
to 5 feet |
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Width:
3
to 4 feet |
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Texture:
Medium
to coarse |
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Form:
Rounded,
dense mound; informal; upright with spreading, crooked branches |
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Flower/Fruit:
1
to 2" creamy white flowers in spring with a sweet honey
fragrance; flowers appear before leaves
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Foliage:
Alternate,
simple, leathery blue-green to dark green leaves; 1 to 2.5"
long; orange, yellow to scarlet fall color |
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Comments:
Drought
tolerant; excellent fall foliage color; must have good soil
drainage; may sucker to form a colony; native to coastal plains
of southern US
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Cultivars:
Mount
Airy
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