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Hardiness Zones: 5
to 9 |
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Habit: Deciduous |
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Growth Rate: Slow |
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Site Requirements: Sun;
well-drained acidic soil |
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Height: 8
to 15 feet |
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Width: 6
to 10 feet |
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Texture: Medium
to coarse |
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Form: Oval
shrub to small tree |
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Flower/Fruit: 1.5
to 2" 5-petaled white flower in late spring; 1.5"
yellow fruit with soft down; sour and very seedy; ripens in
fall |
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Foliage: Alternate,
trifoliate lustrous dark green leaves; petiole may be winged;
bright green young stems; triangular stems with green thorns
at nodes; yellow-green fall foliage |
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Comments: Vigorous;
very thorny; a novelty plant or tough barrier plant |
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Cultivars: -- |
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