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Hardiness
Zones:
3
to 9 |
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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, acidic, highly organic soil
but tolerates a range of conditions including wet soil |
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Height:
6
to 15 feet |
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Width:
6
to 10 feet |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Oval
to broad rounded shrub; dense, fine twigs and multi-trunked |
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Flower/Fruit:
Small
creamy white flowers on male and female plants; tight cluster
of bright red berry-like drupes on female plants; persists
into winter
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Foliage:
Alternate,
simple dark green leaves; serrated to doubly serrated; purplish
green foliage in fall turns black with first frost |
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Comments:
Male
and female plants required for pollination; fruit attracts
birds; tends to sucker and form clumps; native to eastern
US
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Cultivars:
See
table (in Trees)
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