| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 8 to 12 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small ovoid coral-red berries |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Other: Creamy-yellow, turning darker yellow with age |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous Other: The berries are mildly toxic |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
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