Flower Notes:
White (Small, unpleasantly-scented white flowers appear in late June)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Medium to dark green; no appreciable fall color)
Fruit Notes:
Black (Small black, bloomy fruits are persist into winter; not ornamentally important)
Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1-2" long) are opposite, simple, elliptic to oblong-obovate, and enitre. Young stems pubescent and somewhat purple, while older stems are glabrous and gray.
