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Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal

These trees can grow tall when allowed, and offer fall color and winter interest! Colonial habit makes them ideal for habitat restoration- to fill space after invasive removal, as a visual barrier, or for slope stabilization! Cluster of drupes (berries) are red and often persist into winter.

Pollination: Male and female needed.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade

Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry

Soil Type: Adaptable 

Height: 15’-30’

Width: 20’-30’

Bloom Color: Green 

Bloom Time: Jun-Jul

Fruit: Drupes in red casings are arranged in pyramidal clusters.

Fall Color: Orange, Red

Root Type: Branching

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract wasps, bees, and flies. Hosts the red banded hairstreak and spring azure butterflies, moths such as the showy dagger moth and regal moth, some beetles and smaller insects. Seeds are eaten by birds such as turkey, thrushes, and cardinals. Commonly browsed by deer and rabbits.

Notes: Regular mowing around the tree/colony is the best way to curb runners.