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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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