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Hardiness
Zones:
5-9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Moderate |
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Site
Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist, well drained
soil |
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Texture:
Medium to coarse |
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Form:
Multistemmed with short
trunk and spreading branches
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Height:
15 to 30'
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Width:
15 to 20' |
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Leaf:
6 to 12" alternate, simple leaves;
has an unpleasant odor when crushed; yellow fall foliage |
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Flower/Fruit:
Maroon flowers in early
spring; 3 to 5" yellowish green fruit ripens to dark brown
with yellow pulp; taste similar to banana
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Comments:
Native; difficult to transplant; best
used along edges of property; may form clumps from root sprouts; larva food
for zebra swallowtail butterflies
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Cultivars:
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