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Hardiness
Zones:
7
to 9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: -- |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to shade; dry to moist soil |
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Height:
10
to 20 feet |
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Width:
10
to 15 feet |
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Texture:
-- |
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Form:
Crooked
trunk; open, loose large shrub to small tree; leggy |
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Flower/Fruit:
Fragrant
white flowers in spring; shiny, black, gritty, non-juicy berries
last into winter
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Foliage:
Alternate,
simple, leathery, glossy dark green leaves; 0.5 to 2"
long; red to crimson fall color |
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Comments:
Heat
and drought tolerant; native to southeastern US; fruit attracts
birds; peeling gray to reddish brown bark; nectar plant for
butterflies; larva food for Henry's elfin butterflies
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Cultivars:
--
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