Forestiera acuminataIndiana Native
Swamp Privet
Other Common Names: Eastern Swamp Privet

Family:

Oleaceae (Olive Family) 46

Genus:

Forestiera 1

Plant Type:

Shrub/Tree 82

Growth Forms:

Upright 605

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 261

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 879

Flower Notes:

Yellow (Yellow-green bracts; appear in fascicles)

Foliage Notes:

Green; Yellow (Golden yellow fall foliage)

Stem Notes:

Gray (prominent lenticels, bark is smooth)

Fruit Notes:

Black (Purple-black drupes)

Ultimate Height:

10-30 feet

Ultimate Spread:

15-20 feet

Bloom Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers wet soils but dry soil tolerant.

Range:

Ohio River Valley to the Mississippi River Delta and west to Texas

Maintenance:

Medium 104

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves are opposite, simple, 1 to 4" long, ovate-oblong, to ovate-lanceolate, slightly serrate from the center to the tip, acuminate, cuneate, and glabrous. Flowers are dioecious, in small axillary clusters or fascicles, yellow-green bracts with protruding stamens that appear before new leaves emerge. Fruits are curved-ovoid, purple-black drupes, 1/2" to 3/4" long, with thin pulp and a large seed.

Ecological Functions:

Special Characteristics:

Indiana Native 168

Wet Soil Tolerant 114

Additional Information

The Swamp Privet is a large shrub typically found near swamps, floodplains, wet woods and marshes. Purple-black fruits (drupes) ripen during late summer and is a food source for water fowl, such as ducks. Forestiera acumunata is dioecious, so one would need a male and female for the shrub to produce its fruit. Leaves are a dark green and looks evergreen from a glance, yet turns a golden yellow in fall.

1 Forestiera acuminata found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
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Additional Information

1 Forestiera acuminata found

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