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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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