Flowers:
White (Creamy white clusters of flowers (racemes) in late spring)
Foliage:
Green (Gray-green summer foliage); Red-Violet (Inconsistent reddish-purple fall foliage)
Fruit:
White;red (Small white berries;the bright red pedicels that hold the berries persist into early winter, even after fruit have dropped)
Soil:
Tolerant of a wide variety of soil types and moisture conditions
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (2-4" long by 1-2" wide) are opposite, simple, ovate, and acuminate with 3-4 pairs of veins that sweep toward, but never contact, the leaf margin.
