Characteristics: Broad-leaved, deciduous shrub with upright habit Leaves: Alternate, simple, foliage color red to reddish purple in fall Flowers: Perfect, white; flowers in May Fruit: Red fruit September to December and persists into winter Growth: Slow growing. Mature height: 6-12’ Spread: 3-6’ Shade: Tolerates partial shade Habitat: Forested seasonal wetlands, shrub bogs and sometimes upland soil Hydrology: Facultative wetland, irregular to seasonal inundation Range: Massachusetts to Florida, West to Minnesota, Ohio, Arkansas and Texas Comments: Nice planted in masses or borders. Salt resistant, drought tolerant, emergency winter food for many species such as bobwhite, brown thrasher, cedar waxwing, eastern meadowlark. Introduced in 1700.
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