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Expected Height at Pickup: 3-4', 5 gal

REGIONALLY NATIVE: Closest wild occurrence is NE Ohio. Hardy in central Indiana. (Please plant it instead of Japanese barberry. We beg of you.)

A shorter, suckering, semi-evergreen shrub with berries eaten by a variety of birds! Plants are easily pruned/shaped to a reasonable height, and are often used as short hedges since they are prone to suckering. Can be planted for winter interest as berries often remain on the shrub into the winter and leaves may not be entirely lost in cold winters. Prefers slightly dry acidic soil, but is broadly adaptable. Tolerates road salt.

Pollination: Male and female needed.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade

Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry

Soil Type: Adaptable (Peaty/Acidic Preferred)

Height: 5’-10’

Width: 5’-10’

Bloom Color: Green

Bloom Time: May

Fruit: White/light blue berries on the stem mature in summer.

Fall Color: Semi-evergreen

Root Type: Rhizome 

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Berries are eaten by many species of birds including bluebirds, towhee, thrashers, thrushes, flickers, woodpeckers, wrens, and vireo. Thickets provide habitat for some low nesting birds.

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