Foliage:
Green; Bronze (Go to bronze in fall)
Fruit:
Red (Drupes are red when ripe)
Soil:
acidic, sandy or gritty soil
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Branchlets are a reddish brown, mature ones have exfoliated bard. Leaves are evergreen turning bronze in winter and return to green in the spring. Flowers are drooped and urn-shaped, color is white to pink happening in April and May. Drupes are edible and red when ripe.
