| Hardiness Zone: | 5 - 11 |
| Mature Height: | 6-12 Feet |
| Mature Width: | 6-15 Feet |
| Features: | Tiny, creamy white flowers packed closely in a ball-like structure, in mid-summer; fragrant and attractive to bees; fruit also in ball-like structure, green with a red tint, turning brown late in the season. |
| Culture: | Full sun; must have moist soils and can grow in wet sites (even along the water's edge); tolerates alkaline soil. |
| Mature Form: | Broad rounded to rounded, but somewhat open. |
| Native To: | United States (and Illinois) |
| Soil Conditions: |
Dry
 Moist, Well-DrainedWet |
| Tolerance: |
Alkaline Soil Dry Sites
Salt
Soil CompactionWet SitesWind |
| Uses: |
Barrier
Border
Foundation
Hedge
Massing
Naturalizing
Screen
Specimen
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| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Additional Notes: | In the north, the plant tends to be shorter (6 feet), than when grown in the south. |
