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Hardiness
Zones:
5-9 |
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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; moist to dry soil; prefers an alkaline pH |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Rounded shrub to small tree;
usually multitrunked; dense
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Height:
6 to 12’
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Width:
6
to 10’ |
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Leaf:
3 to 5" alternate, simple
leaves; brilliant yellow fall color |
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Flower/Fruit:
Shiny greenish yellow
spicily fragrant flowers in late winter; scarlet red spicy scented
fruit in fall
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Comments:
Native;
flowers attracts birds; leaves and twigs have a spicy fragrance;
larval food for spice bush and tiger swallowtails
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Cultivars:
--
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