Characteristics: Broad-leaved, evergreen shrub. Flower: Small greenish to white flowers blooming early May through Late June. Growth: Slow growing. Mature height: 6-12’. Spread: 6-12’ Shade: Tolerates partial shade. Fruit: Black drupe late September persisting to March. Habitat: forested seasonal wetlands, shrub swamps, sandy woods. Hydrology: Facultative wetland, salt resistant, tolerates salt spray, tolerates seasonal inundation. Range: Nova Scotia to Florida and Louisiana along Costal Plain. Comments: Excellent foundation plant that adds nice texture to the landscape.
Shrub provides shelter, cover and nesting for birds. Fruit is an emergency
winter food source for birds such as flickers, eastern bluebird, cedar waxwing,
towhee, wild turkey and waterfowl.
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