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| Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 6
[Find Your Zone] |
| Mature Height: | 20-30 Feet |
| Features: | Flat clusters of small, creamy white flowers in late spring; flowers have an unpleasant scent; bright red fruit late summer, often lasting into winter; glossy green summer foliage, turning purplish-red in autumn. |
| Culture: | Full sun; moist, well-drained soil, but tolerant of drought; pH adaptable. |
| Cultivars: | var. inermis which is thornless |
| Mature Form: | Broad rounded with distinctly horizontal branches |
| Native To: | United States (and Illinois) |
| Soil Conditions: |
Dry
 Moist, Well-DrainedWet
|
| Tolerance: |
Alkaline SoilDry Sites Salt
Soil Compaction
Wet Sites
Wind |
| Uses: |
Massing
Patio
Screen
Shade
Specimen
Street
Wind Break
|
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage Color: |
Purple Red |
| Additional Notes: | Tree has long, sharp thorns on branches. |
